Full Title: On the Road in 2035: Reducing Transportation’s Petroleum Consumption and GHG Emissions
Author(s): K. Bodek, J. Heywood, M. Weiss, et al.
Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITei)
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Description (excerpt):
This report summarizes the results of a research program that assessed the technology of light-duty vehicles and fuels that could be developed and commercialized during the next 25 years. The research was done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from mid-2005 to mid-2008. Our objective was to assess and compare options for reducing fuel consumption, especially fuels from petroleum and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, during the production and use of both fuels and vehicles.
In October 2000, MIT issued a report, “On the Road in 2020” [Weiss et al. 2000], that
explored the potential of new propulsion system and vehicle technologies to improve fuel consumption and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 20 years.
This new report has been written because the world has moved on since 2000. Engine, transmission, and vehicle technologies have improved.