Reinventing the automobile personal urban mobility for the 21st century

• Main Author: Mitchell, William J. 1944-2010
• Other Authors: Borroni-Bird, Chris, Burns, Lawrence D.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, c2010.
• Subjects: Electric automobiles > Technological innovations.; Automobiles > Technological innovations.; Intelligent transportation systems.; Transportation, Automotive.; Urban transportation.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780262288552
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (x, 227 p.) : col. ill., col. maps.

This book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive today follow the same underlying design principles as the Model Ts of a hundred years ago. In the twenty-first century, cars are still made for twentieth-century purposes. They're well suited for conveying mult...

Table of Contents:

• The new DNA of the automobile
• The mobility Internet
• Reinventing the automobile for urban use
• Clean, smart energy supply
• Charging infrastructure
• Integrating vehicles and smart electric grids
• New mobility markets
• Personal mobility in an urbanizing world
• Realizing the vision.