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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Our current transportation technologies and the need for change -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. A breakdown of transportation energy use -- 1.3. Future energy needs -- 1.4. Pollution and global climate change -- 1.5. Future fossil fuel use -- 1.6. Sustainable energy sources for the future -- 1.7. Atmospheric carbon removal -- 1.8. The way forward

2. Battery electric vehicles -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Primary and secondary batteries -- 2.3. Battery chemistry -- 2.4. Basic battery science -- 2.5. Battery electric vehicle characteristics -- 2.6. The history of the battery electric vehicle -- 2.7. Current battery electric vehicles -- 2.8. Battery electric vehicle infrastructure -- 2.9. More about lithium batteries -- 2.10. Advanced batteries and related technologies -- 2.11. Hybrid vehicle technology -- 2.12. Summary

3. Hydrogen and its derivatives -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The properties of hydrogen -- 3.3. Hydrogen storage -- 3.4. The production of hydrogen -- 3.5. Hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles -- 3.6. Fuel cells -- 3.7. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles -- 3.8. Hydrogen infrastructure -- 3.9. Ammonia -- 3.10. Methanol and dimethyl ether

4. Biofuels -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Bioethanol -- 4.3. Biodiesel -- 4.4. Renewable diesel -- 4.5. Biogas and biomethane -- 4.6. Biomethanol and biodimethyl ether -- 4.7. An overview of biofuels

5. Other modes of transportation -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Rail transportation -- 5.3. Maritime transportation -- 5.4. Air transportation

6. The future of transportation -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. What we need to do -- 6.3. Vehicle efficiency analysis and grid capacity -- 6.4. A summary of road vehicle technologies -- 6.5. A summary of other modes of transportation -- 6.6. The future

Appendix A. Powers of ten -- Appendix B. Power and energy -- Appendix C. Units of power and energy -- Appendix D. Energy contents of various fuels -- Appendix E. Battery characteristics.

Transportation is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Any long-term plan to reduce, and eventually eliminate, fossil fuel use needs to include a transitioning of transportation energy to low-carbon sustainable sources. This book outlines the current transportation energy requirements and the primary sources of this energy. A detailed analysis of technologies appropriate for road transportation is included, and the application of sustainable technologies to rail, maritime and air transportation is discussed. Finally, a summary of the challenges involved in implementing sustainable transportation technologies and a quantitative analysis of how renewable energy production relates to the development of sustainable transportation are presented. The book is an invaluable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate science and engineering students with an interest in energy, transportation or environmental issues. Part of IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power.

Undergraduate and postgraduate science and engineering students with an interest in energy, transportation or environmental issues.

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Richard A. Dunlap is a Research Professor at Dalhousie University in Canada. He joined Dalhousie University in 1981 and became a full professor in 2001. He was the director of the Dalhousie University Institute for Research in Materials from 2009 to 2015. Having published more than 300 refereed research papers, his research interests include nuclear spectroscopies, magnetic materials, quasicrystals, critical phenomena and advanced batteries materials. He is the author of thirteen books, including six with IOP ebooks.

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