Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future - Brossura

Carson, Iain; Vaitheeswaran, Vijay V.

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ISBN 10: 0446199621 ISBN 13: 9780446199629

Casa editrice: Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Riassunto

The global race to build the car of the future is on as pioneers across the world tackle the challenge of creating cars that run on cleaner energy sources. New alliances are being formed to end our addiction to oil and create new technologies and we are in the midst of a major switch from carbon-based energy to new fuels and technologies. This is the history of the linked industries of oil and cars and how they've shaped domestic capitalism and the int'l landscape, creating progress and peril. We learn how Toyota became the world's largest car maker and, more importantly, a leader in hybrid cars using electric power. They take us into the oil co. boardrooms to show how some are execs are boldly exploring new energy sources while others deny the dangers of not doing so, risking extinction. We meet a legendary inventor whose work is already having an impact on the environment and the economy. With wide-ranging analysis and a keen view of the key players in the worlds of energy and cars, the authors tell the story of what may be the most important challenge facing the industrial world: How to make the transition from the Age of Petroleum to a cleaner and better future.

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L'autore:

Iain Carson has been the Industry Editor of The Economist since 1994, covering the airline, transportation and manufacturing industries. He has also worked as a reporter and anchor for BBC Television and Channel Four. Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is an MIT-trained engineer who covers global environmental and energy issues for The Economist. He is the author of Power to the People (FSG).

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• Editore: Grand Central Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0446199621
• ISBN 13: 9780446199629
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224