Title Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels / Committee on Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
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Description	1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Alternative vehicle technologies : status, potential, and barriers -- Alternative fuels -- Consumer attitudes and barriers -- Modeling the transition to alternative vehicles and fuels -- Policies for reducing GHG emissions from and petroleum use by light-duty vehicles -- Policy options.
Summary	"For a century, almost all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) have been powered by internal combustion engines operating on petroleum fuels. Energy security concerns about petroleum imports and the effect of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on global climate are driving interest in alternatives. Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels assesses the potential for reducing petroleum consumption and GHG emissions by 80 percent across the U.S. LDV fleet by 2050, relative to 2005. This report examines the current capability and estimated future performance and costs for each vehicle type and non-petroleum-based fuel technology as options that could significantly contribute to these goals. By analyzing scenarios that combine various fuel and vehicle pathways, the report also identifies barriers to implementation of these technologies and suggests policies to achieve the desired reductions. Several scenarios are promising, but strong, and effective policies such as research and development, subsidies, energy taxes, or regulations will be necessary to overcome barriers, such as cost and consumer choice."--Publisher's description.
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Subject	Alternative fuel vehicles.
	Alternative fuel vehicles.
	Electric vehicles -- United States.
	Electric vehicles.
	United States.
	Electric automobiles -- United States.
	Electric automobiles.
	Hybrid electric vehicles -- United States.
	Hybrid electric vehicles.
	Hybrid electric cars -- United States.
	Hybrid electric cars.
	Compressed natural gas.
	Compressed natural gas.
	Spark ignition engines -- Alternative fuels.
	Spark ignition engines -- Alternative fuels.
	Greenhouse gas mitigation -- United States.
	Greenhouse gas mitigation.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Energy and Environmental Systems.
Other Form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Transitions to Alternative Vehicle and Fuels. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels 9780309268523 (DLC) 2013932897 (OCoLC)840490431
ISBN	9780309268530
	0309268532
	9780309268523
	0309268524

Title Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels / Committee on Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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