Two billion cars [[electronic resource] ] : driving toward sustainability / / Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon

• Autore: Sperling Daniel
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 388.3/42
• Soggetto topico: Transportation, Automotive - Environmental aspects; Alternative fuel vehicles; Motor fuels; Motor vehicles - Fuel consumption; Automobiles - Environmental aspects
• Altri autori: GordonDeborah <1959->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-291) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Surviving Two Billion Cars; Chapter 2: Beyond the Gas-Guzzler Monoculture; Chapter 3: Breaking Detroit's Hold on Energy and Climate Policy; Chapter 4: In Search of Low-Carbon Fuels; Chapter 5: Aligning Big Oil with the Public Interest; Chapter 6: The Motivated Consumer; Chapter 7: California's Pioneering Role; Chapter 8: Stimulating Chinese Innovation; Chapter 9: Driving toward Sustainability; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Two billion cars
• ISBN: 0-19-773433-2; 0-19-974110-7; 1-281-92564-0; 9786611925642; 0-19-970409-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782735903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II