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#95 The Increasing Sustainability of Cars, Trucks and The Internal Combustion Engine
95 The Increasing Sustainability of Cars Trucks and The Internal Combustion Engine Author:Joseph L. Bast, Jay Lehr, Ph.D. This study examines the sustainability of cars and trucks in the first decades of the twenty-first century. The authors find private ownership of cars and trucks produces benefits that far exceed their costs to society. Moreover, concern over future shortages of oil, loss of farmland, air quality, and global warming does not justify restricti... more »ons on our freedom to travel. A survey of new automotive technologies and their expected rates of market penetration shows advanced gasoline- and diesel-fueled internal combustion engines will comprise 90 percent of new car sales in 2020 due to their lower price and superior performance and safety.« less