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Car of the Future

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This documentary features a one hour-long program aptly divided into six chapters:

Hitting The Road: This is the first chapter, wherein projections are used to suggest that by 2050 two billion vehicles would ply on the world’s roads which happens to be two and a half times as many as there are today and the “Car Talk” duo, brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, hit the road in search of the car of the future.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Iceland, with a thousand times fewer people and cars than the U.S., introduces the world’s first hydrogen-fueled public buses in an effort to curb dependence on imported oil in the second chapter.

Towards Biofuels: In the third chapter, Tom and Ray look at new ways to make “biofuels” like Ethanol that have much lower greenhouse-gas emissions but are very expensive.

Frontiers of Efficiency: The fourth chapter shows highly fuel-efficient engines, developed over the years, but rather than improving fuel economy, that efficiency has been channeled into more powerful vehicles.

Plugging In: In the fifth chapter, it is explored whether the next generation of hybrid cars can be used to create an energy revolution given that vehicles powered from power plants could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Taking Action: In the last chapter, experts comment that to make the switch to more Earth-friendly vehicles concerted government action is required; not just visionary thinkers and eco-conscious consumers.

Car of the Future, 2.0 out of 5 based on 12 ratings
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  1. liondancer says:

    Sadly there are next to none or no forms of hydrogen found on earth that is usable for hydrogen powered cars. All the hydrogen on earth use for powering cars are created by using fossil fuels. But hey if we can find hydrogen we shoudl definitely go for H cars

  2. t850 says:

    …awesome…:)))

  3. kinbigbird says:

    NOVA is one of the best shows ALWAYS!

  4. inogi339 says:

    I was just about to suggest, YouTube should have screen like this for all videos. Love it!!

  5. good video! enjoyed it!

  6. jtrain9 says:

    this was a good video

  7. defzonoc says:

    vote CLICK and CLACK!!!!!and read all my posts here :)

  8. AWESOME!!!! I like CARS!!!!

  9. defzonoc says:

    there is a word limit on yahoo i needed to drop some words ok?

  10. defzonoc says:

    i made a reloder even got a mock up of it as a functioning design it would replace gas pumps by changing batteries instead im not the only one but mine already works

  11. thedcase says:

    Why don’t they make it so when you go to a gas station. You just switch the battery in your electric car?

  12. MrZieGiee says:

    He sad: but is my secret xD LOL!

  13. MrZieGiee says:

    I can’t find the words…That’s real..

  14. goldragon988 says:

    Until the last drop of petrol has been used up and paid for, and has been made profit of off by the oil companies, the situation will not change.

  15. zaperatus says:

    Omg the man witht he white scooter thing looked like kipkay!

  16. ellagg says:

    also loved those 2 guys, they laugh about everything, and couldn’t resist laughing my ass of with them lol

  17. really like youtube for this kind of video.

  18. ellagg says:

    Loved it!!! i want a tesla car, their cool, fast, and enviromentaly friendly :) and i think the carbon fiber cars are a great idea!!!

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