THE FUELS OF THE FUTURE

Half of Americans live in areas that fail to meet Federal clean-air standards. The major culprit: the automobile. Driving causes more of the world's air pollution than any other human activity. For more than 20 years the Federal Government has tried to remedy the air-pollution problem by clamping down on auto emissions. Required by law, automakers produced cleaner engines and added emission-control systems to their cars. Since the air is still dirty, attention has turned to a different technological fix: the use of cleaner-burning alternative fuels. This report discusses the economic and environmental trade-offs likely if the switch to new fuels comes to pass.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Consumers Union of United States, Incorporated

  256 Washington Street
  Mount Vernon, NY  United States  10550
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Consumer Reports
  • Publisher: Consumers Union of U.S., Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0010-7174
  • Serial URL: http://www.consumerreports.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Alternate fuels; Benzene; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Clean fuels; Economic factors; Electricity; Environmental impacts; Ethanol; Gasoline; Methanol; Pollutants; Solar energy; Toxicity; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497126
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: pp11-15
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM