There's a lot being done to make vehicles that are a ton more efficient..but they're not coordinating with each other, nor do they have the means to mass produce them.
For example, all you drivers should know that less than 1% of the fuel you use is actually being used to move YOU. Therefore, an institute in the Rockies is working on a carbon fiber chassis that's lightweight, and the rest of the car will be weighed down by people, the engine, and other stuff. A good amount of energy is being wasted with the friction in the pistons, so they're working on much better lubricants...this is at MIT. And, there's multiple teams working on battery technology.
The immediate solution is to start driving less. The real problem is not global warming, it's peak oil, because if it takes more energy to get petrol, and most of it is being wasted on fuel, then we're kinda screwed.
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There's a lot being done to make vehicles that are a ton more efficient..but they're not coordinating with each other, nor do they have the means to mass produce them.
For example, all you drivers should know that less than 1% of the fuel you use is actually being used to move YOU. Therefore, an institute in the Rockies is working on a carbon fiber chassis that's lightweight, and the rest of the car will be weighed down by people, the engine, and other stuff. A good amount of energy is being wasted with the friction in the pistons, so they're working on much better lubricants...this is at MIT. And, there's multiple teams working on battery technology.
The immediate solution is to start driving less. The real problem is not global warming, it's peak oil, because if it takes more energy to get petrol, and most of it is being wasted on fuel, then we're kinda screwed.