In many industrial countries, road transportation accounts for a significant portion of the country's energy consumption. In developing countries, the use of energy for transportation is on the rise. The recent increase in petroleum prices, expanding world economic prosperity, the probable peaking of conventional petroleum production in the coming decades, and concerns about global climate changes require efforts to increase the efficiency of the use of, and develop alternatives for, petroleum-based fuels used in road transportation. The energy efficiency of a vehicle could be improved in several ways: lightweighting the vehicle structure and powertrain using advanced materials and designs, improving the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, reducing tire rolling resistance, and hybridization. Each of these efforts will require improvements in materials and processes.


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    Title :

    Road transportation vehicles



    Published in:

    MRS Bulletin ; 33 , 4 ; 439-444


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 42 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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