What is being done to reduce the environmental
impact of cars?
New designs for cars and engines:
Benefits
of electric vehicles, Electric Vehicles Association of Canada
For the teacher: This site describes the environmental
benefits of driving an electrical-powered car.
Hypercars,
Rocky Mountain Institute FAQ
For the teacher: "Hypercar" is a conceptual vehicle that
combines ultralight and ultra-aerodynamic design, a hybrid-electric
drive system, and other features to achieve very high fuel efficiency
and very low emissions.
Solar
powered cars, Newton's Apple is a production of KTCA Twin Cities
Public Television, USA
For the teacher: This teaching site describes solar-powered
cars.
Combustion
modeling, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, operated by
the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy
For the teacher: This site investigates an improved engine
design for greater fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.
Reinventing
the Wheels", by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, Altlantic
Monthly, 1995
For the teacher: This article explores new ways to design,
manufacture, and sell cars that can make them ten times more fuel-efficient,
and at the same time safer, sportier, cheaper, more durable, etc.
Future
cars, trucks will be computers on wheels
For the teacher: This article discusses solar-powered cars
that have motors embedded in its wheels.
Alternative
Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles, Argonne National Laboratory
For the teacher: This site explores new developments in
alternative fuels, new designs, cleaner-burning engines, improved
batteries and recycling of cars.
Air-breathing
engines, Andrew Nowicki
For the teacher: This site explores air-dependent engines.
Good diagrams accompany the text.
New fuels:
Alternative
Fuels, Transport Canada
For the teacher: This site explores alternatives to fossil
fuels for vehicles, including ether, electricity, natural gas,
etc.
Renewable
Fuels, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
For the teacher: Students can explore alternative fuels
for cars as well as the environmental impact of cars.
Vehicles, pollution, and recycling:
Vehicle
Recycling Programme, Friends of the Earth Canada
For the teacher: This short page describes the environmental
impact of cars on air pollution.
How
much CO2 is produced by a car in a year?, Center for the Study
of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
For the teacher: Students can use this site for statistics
on environmental impacts of cars.
Waste
Reduction in the Automobile Service Industry, New Hampshire Dept
of Environmental Services
For the teacher: This fact sheet is intended to help members
of the automobile service industry to reduce waste-related environmental
impacts. It touches on gas stations, service stations, shops,
tires, battery recycling, etc.
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The auto industry:
North
American Production of Motor Vehicles, Industry Canada
For the teacher: This chart compares the automotive industry
in Canada, U.S. and Mexico.
North
American Employment Related to Automotive Industries, Industry
Canada
For the teacher: This chart compares Canada, U.S. and Mexico.
Canadian
Automotive Industry,2003 Edition, Industry Canada
For the teacher: This site gives students an insight into
the complexity of the automobile industry: how many are on the
road, manufacturing, sales, employment, trade, etc.
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