The document discusses the future of transportation. It notes that transportation currently poses environmental concerns such as pollution, climate change, and health hazards. It then outlines options for improving transportation such as intelligent transportation systems, alternative fuels like biodiesel and electricity, and alternative modes of transportation including high-speed rail, electric vehicles, and telecommuting. Finally, it discusses current developments in electric and hybrid vehicles, including their advantages of lower costs and emissions but also limitations around battery life and lack of infrastructure.

1. The Future of Transportation
by Briony Haechten

2. The Future of Transportation
• Why is transportation an environmental
concern?
• What kinds of options do we have at
improving transportation?
• What are we currently researching or
implementing?

3. Environmental Concerns
• Pollution/air, soil, water quality
• Climate change
• Health hazards
• Consumption of nonrenewable resources
• Land use
• Biodiversity

4. Environmental Concerns
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5. Environmental Concerns
Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources
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6. Environmental Concerns
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7. Options
• Intelligent systems
• Alternative fuels
• Alternative modes

8. Options
Intelligent Systems
• Traffic predictions
• Vehicle improvements
• Proper maintenance for improved efficiency
• Increased standards for vehicle performance

9. Options
Alternative Fuels
• Biodiesel
• Compressed Natural Gas
• Electricity/ fuel cells
• Ethanol/ flex-fuel
• Hydrogen
• Liquefied natural gas
• Propane
• CO2 fuel???

10. Options
Even more alternatives
• Walking/ biking
• Telecommute
• Solar
• Water
• Wind
• Compressed air
• Algae
• Maglev

11. Options
Alternative Modes
Maglev
Shanghai
2003
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12. Options
Alternative Modes
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13. Current
Electric/hybrid cars
• How they work
• Advantages
• Limitations

14. Current
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15. Current
Advantages
• Lowered costs for maintenance/operation
• Fuel efficiency
• Lowered emissions
• Energy dependency

16. Current
Limitations
• Lowered emissions??
• Battery life
• Costs
• Lack of infrastructure

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18. The End
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19. Works Cited
• http://cet.berkeley.edu/dl/CET_Technical%20
Brief_EconomicModel2030_f.pdf
• http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/trans
portation/afvs/ev+nev.html
• http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2e
n/conc2en/ch2c5en.html