Towards Sustainable Road Transport

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

The Open Road

Preface

Biographical Notes

Acknowledgements

Acronyms, Initialisms, Symbols and Units used in this book

Chapter 1. The Evolution of Unsustainable Road Transport

1.1. Bicycles and beyond

1.2. Steam takes to the road

1.3. The age of electricity

1.4. The age of the motor vehicle – from dream to necessity

1.5. Growth of the petroleum industry

1.6. Development of roads

1.7. Growth of the automotive sector

Chapter 2. Drivers for Change

2.1. Challenges for new-generation road vehicles

2.2. Demographics and vehicle ownership

2.3. Petroleum production and consumption

2.4. Conventional petroleum reserves

2.5. Atmospheric pollution

2.6. Fuel and vehicle efficiencies

2.7. Emissions and climate change

2.8. Electricity ...