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HITTING THE ROAD
Projections
suggest that by 2050 there will be two billion vehicles on the world's
roads, two and a half times as many as there are today. The "Car
Talk" duo, brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, hit the road in search of the
car of the future.
running time 8:16
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HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
Iceland, with a
thousand times fewer people and cars than the U.S., has introduced the
world's first hydrogen-fueled public buses in an effort to curb
dependence on imported oil.
running time 6:40
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TOWARDS BIOFUELS
Tom and Ray look at possible new ways to make ethanol. Such
"biofuels" have much lower greenhouse-gas emissions but, critics
say, come at a cost.
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FRONTIERS OF EFFICIENCY
Engines have
become more fuel-efficient over the years, but that efficiency has been
channeled into more powerful vehicles rather than improving fuel economy.
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PLUGGING IN
Can the next
generation of hybrid cars cause an energy revolution by allowing us to plug into
the grid? Vehicles powered from power plants could substantially reduce
greenhouse-gas emissions.
running time 10:22
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TAKING ACTION
To make the switch
to more Earth-friendly vehicles, we need more than visionary thinkers and
eco-conscious consumers, experts say. We need concerted government action.
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Created April 2008
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