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Paying for Growth, Prospering from Development
This paper addresses the difference between growth and development, the reasons communities seek growth, the ways in which local governments unwittingly worsen growth problems in…
Ultralight Hybrid Vehicle Design: Implication for the Recycling Industry
This paper describes the engineering of the Hypercar, a car made of carbon fiber that is lightweight, efficient, and safe. The authors argue that the…
Negawatts: Twelve Transitions, Eight Improvements, and One Distraction
This article from 1996 describes the transitions required for the more efficient use of electricity. In the article, Amory Lovins argues that twelve fundamental transitions…
Ultralight Hybrid Vehicles: Principles and Design
The technical feasibility of superefficient family cars has been demonstrated. Yet it has typically compromised vehicle performance, safety, cost, manufacturability, or marketability. Industry experimentation has…
Hypercars: The Next Industrial Revolution
Strong synergies between ultralight mass, ultralow drag, and hybrid-electric drive can produce attractive designs for superefficient cars (and many other vehicles). A realistic near-term 4–5-passenger…