The automotive industry and the environment a technical, business and social future / Paul Nieuwenhuis and Peter Wells.
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TextSeries: Woodhead Publishing in environmental managementPublisher: Boca Raton, Fla. : Cambridge, U.K. : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., c2003Description: xv, 255 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 1855737132Subject(s): Automobiles -- Research | Automobiles -- Environmental aspects | Automobiles -- Technological innovations | Automobile industry and trade | Alternative fuel vehiclesDDC classification: 629.222072 LOC classification: TL158 | .N54 2003Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) | School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (SMME) | Reference | 629.222072 (Browse shelf) | Available | Rack,11-Shelf,4 | SMME-68 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abbreviations and glossary -- Introduction -- The structure of the automotive industry -- Markets and the demand for cars -- From manufacturers to responsible mobility providers -- Sector shift, inter-sector dynamics and futures studies -- Powertrain and fuel -- Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy -- High volume car production: Budd and Ford -- Alternatives to high volume car production -- Sustainability -- Sustainable mobility -- Practical steps towards sustainability -- Automobility 2050, the vision -- The distributed economy -- The shape of the future -- The roadmap -- Micro factory retailing -- Conclusions and implications -- index.
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