Racing Toward Zero: The Untold Story of Driving Green
- Book
- R-501
- ISBN 978-1-4686-0146-6

- English
PRE-ORDER TODAY! Book Releases in mid-May 2021
In Racing Toward Zero, the authors
explore the issues inherent in developing sustainable
transportation. They review the types of propulsion systems and
vehicle options, discuss low-carbon fuels and alternative energy
sources, and examine the role of regulation in curbing
emissions.
All technologies have an impact on the environment, from internal
combustion engine vehicles to battery electric vehicles, fuel cell
electric vehicles, and hybrids-there is no silver bullet. The
battery electric vehicle may seem the obvious path to a
sustainable, carbon-free transportation future, but it's not
the only, nor necessarily the best, path forward. The vast majority
of vehicles today use the internal combustion engine (ICE), and
this is unlikely to change anytime soon. Improving the ICE and its
fuels-entering a new ICE age-must be a main route on the road to
zero emissions.
How do we go green? The future requires a balanced approach to
transportation. It's not a matter of choosing between
combustion or electrification; it's combustion and
electrification. As the authors say, "The future is
eclectic." By harnessing the best qualities of both
technologies, we will be in the best position to address our
transportation future as quickly as possible.