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Energy Efficiency of Vehicles educates readers about energy and the environment and the relationship between the energy we use and the environment. The world is at a point in time when people need to make very important decisions about energy in the next few decades. This book enables readers to utilize our scientific knowledge to make good rational decisions.
Energy Efficiency of Vehicles provides information on:
Calculations related to energy, power, and efficiency, and the impact of using different types of energy on the environment.Environmental consequences of consuming energy. Models related to impact of city driving on the energy efficiency and fuel economy of cars and trucks.
Preface
Introduction to Energy Efficiency
Energy and Power
Wheeled Vehicles
Boats and Ships
Airplanes, Jets, and Rockets
Energy and the Environment
United States and World Energy Consumption
Combustion of Fossil Fuels
The Electric Power Grid
Greenhouse Gasses and How They Impact the Temperature of the Earth
Fundamentals of Batteries
Detailed Modeling of Vehicle Efficiency
Performance and Efficiency of Internal Combustion Engines
Simulation of Fuel Economy for City, Suburban, and Highway Driving
Review of the Book (Course)
Index