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Reinventing the automobile : personal urban mobility for the 21st century / William J. Mitchell, Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, and Lawrence D. Burns.

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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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Mitchell, William J. (William John), 1944-2010
Other Authors: Borroni-Bird, Chris, Burns, Lawrence D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ©2010.
Subjects:
Electric automobiles > Technological innovations.
Automobiles > Technological innovations.
Intelligent transportation systems.
Transportation, Automotive.
Urban transportation.
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.

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