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Our automobile culture is devastating for the environment, but private passenger vehicles are unlikely to disappear from our roads anytime soon. Greener cars and fuels will be a necessity for many years to come. Green Transportation Basics is a guide to greening your personal driving habits by dramatically improving the efficiency of an existing vehicle using simple measures such as trip planning and regular maintenance to improve fuel economy. This handy guide also explores the most promising new green cars and trucks, including electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and natural-gas cars. It critically examines sustainable fuels including ethanol, biodiesel, straight vegetable oil, hydrogen, and biomethane, evaluating each according to a set of established criteria. Each green fuel source must:

• Be socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable
• Have a high net-energy yield
• Be clean, abundant, renewable, and affordable

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Dan Chiras is a respected educator and author who has published nearly 30 books on renewable energy and sustainable living, including Power From the Sun and Power from the Wind. Dan is the director of The Evergreen Institute, where he teaches workshops on green transportation, including green fuels and vehicles and electric car conversion.

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