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Author Sperling, Daniel.

Title Two billion cars : driving toward sustainability / Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-291) and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents Surviving two billion cars -- Beyond the gas-guzzler monoculture -- Breaking Detroit's hold on energy and climate policy -- In search of low-carbon fuels -- Aligning big oil with the public interest -- The motivated consumer -- California's pioneering role -- Stimulating Chinese innovation -- Driving toward sustainability.
Summary Foreword. Acknowledgments. 1. Surviving Two Billion Cars. Transportation Trends: Headed in the Wrong Direction. Roadmap to Survival. Hard Work Ahead. 2. Beyond the Gas-Guzzler Monoculture. Internal Combustion: From the Model T to Cars on Steroids. The Quest for a Better Engine: Electric Drive Technology. Beyond Cars: New Options for Personal Mobility. The Coming Transformations. 3. Breaking Detroit's Hold on Energy and Climate Policy. The Making of the Detroit Mindset. The Jolt of Japanese Competition. Moving Detroit Toward Green. 4. In Search of Low-Carbon Fuels. Petroleum Fuels in Transition.
Subject Transportation, Automotive -- Environmental aspects.
Alternative fuel vehicles.
Motor fuels.
Motor vehicles -- Fuel consumption.
Automobiles -- Environmental aspects.
TRANSPORTATION -- Automotive -- Pictorial.
Alternative fuel vehicles. (OCoLC)fst00806149
Automobiles -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst00823444
Motor fuels. (OCoLC)fst01027587
Motor vehicles -- Fuel consumption. (OCoLC)fst01027789
Transportation, Automotive -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst01155348
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gordon, Deborah, 1959-
Other Form: Print version: Sperling, Daniel. Two billion cars. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780195376647 0195376641 (DLC) 2008021647 (OCoLC)223876805
ISBN 9780199704095 (electronic bk.)
0199704090 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. 9786611925642
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