Forward Drive: The Race to Build the Car of the Future - Hardcover

Motavalli, Jim

 
9781578050352: Forward Drive: The Race to Build the Car of the Future

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Documents the race to build the cars of the future, tracing the history of automobile development and exploring new technologies, including the hybrid car that drives on both gas and electricity.

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Jim Motavalli is the editor of E: The Environmental Magazine and a journalist who has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Salon, and many other publications. He also hosts a public-affairs radio show and teaches journalism at Fairfield University. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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fuel cars from major automakers are entering the U.S. market -- promising far better performance and range than the disappointing electric vehicles of past decades -- "clean" cars are no longer being relegated to side-show status; they're about to take center stage.

Forward Drive presents the fascinating story of the race to build the cars of the future -- ones that can help to address the problems (including global warming, fossil-fuel depletion, and urban sprawl) that have accompanied the rise and spread of traditional gas-powered cars. The book traces the history of automobile development, including early attempts to create practical electric vehicles, and it explores new technologies for clean cars, especially hybrid (gas/electric) drives and hydrogen-based fuel cells.

In his research, author Jim Motavalli conducted extensive interviews with fuel-cell makers, energy researchers, and key auto-industry figures at GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, and

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