Forward Drive
Subtitle: The Race to Build "Clean" Cars for the Future
Publisher: Sierra Club Books for Children; Sierra Club Books
Published: February 29, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781578050352
Subjects: Motor Vehicle Design And Construction; General; Electric Vehicles; Technology; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Hybrid electric cars; Automotive - Industry; Environmental Science; Fuel cells
Description: "Forward Drive presents the fascinating story of the race to build the cars of the future - ones that can help to address the problems (including global warming, fossil-fuel depletion, and urban sprawl) that have accompanied the rise and spread of traditional gas-powered cars.

The book traces the history of automobile development, including early attempts to create practical electric vehicles, and it explores new technologies for clean cars, especially hybrid (gas/electric) drives and hydrogen-based fuel cells."--BOOK JACKET.