Towards Sustainable Road Transport explores all the technical options for sustainably powered vehicles, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, investigating barriers to broad implementation, and outlining cutting-edge developments. This wide-ranging book covers advances in internal combustion engines, battery electric cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles, fuel-cell powered motors, and hydrogen as a direct power source. Also highlighting technical issues in storage, infrastructure, generation, and design, this volume's expert author team offers readers a deep understanding of the ongoing developments, challenges, adoption timeline, and likely future directions in the pivotal field of road mobility.
- Explores all current and emerging alternative vehicle power options in detail, with emphasis on electric traction, hybrid, hydrogen, fuel cells, and biofuels
- Comparative analysis of vehicle design requirements, primary power source efficiency, conversion technologies, and storage options
- Discusses key drivers of technological change, infrastructure requirements, and trends in electricity generation
