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Re-inventing Mobility: Current Energy Use and Future Alternatives in Transportation

This article explores the current state of energy use in mobility, including the fuel situation, types of fuels, and transportation methods. It highlights the energy consumption of different vehicles, comparing cars to trains in terms of efficiency. The piece discusses biofuels, their advantages, and disadvantages related to food production and environmental impacts. Additionally, it delves into the adoption of electric cars, examining their efficiency, emissions, and challenges like energy storage and sourcing clean power. Insights into public transport energy use in Germany are also included.

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Re-inventing Mobility: Current Energy Use and Future Alternatives in Transportation

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  1. Re-inventing mobility Current energy use for mobility Maria FankhauserSylvia TrogerSylvia Wild

  2. Current energy use for mobility • Current Fuel Situation • Different Fuel Types • Fuel Distribution • Different Ways of Mobility • Fuel use for motorcars • Energy use for Public Transport • Biofuel • Electric Cars

  3. ExamplefortheCurrent Fuel Use in Road Traffic (in Germany) Quelle: http://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/158064/umfrage/verteilung-der-fahrzeuge-im-strassenverkehr-nach-treibstoffart-2010/

  4. Acceptanceofnew Fuel Types (Example E10 in Germany) Quelle: http://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/181568/umfrage/akzeptanz-von-e10-benzin/

  5. Currentenergyuseformobility

  6. Currentenergyuseformobility • noothermeansoftransportationhas such a lowenergyconsumptionasthetrain • thetrainneedsforthedistance Vienna to Salzburg 3.500 kWh (390 literfuel) for 500 persons • thecarneedsforthe same distance 9.240 literfuel

  7. BIOFUEL • Productofrenewableresources • Disadvantages • Competitivetofoodproduction • Different negative effects on theenvironment e.g. throughoverfertilization CO2 in athmosphere • Advantages • Perfecttechnicalsubstitutesfor fossil fuels • easy storageandtransport • Through burningno additional CO2 in atmosphere

  8. Different typesof BIOFUEL • Bioalcohol out ofsugar- orstarchcontainingplants • throughalcoholicfermentation • Bio- diesel out ofoilplants • Gainofoilbychemicalormechanicalextruding • Bioalcohol out ofreformationprocesses • The gainofmethanol out ofbiomass

  9. Video Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uXJoZDGYBXY

  10. Electriccars • Advantages • Loss ofdirectemissions • Higher efficiency • Low impulsioncosts • Problems • Storage ofenergyvery expensive andspace intensive • Coolingofbatteries • Limited coverage • Wheredoeselectric power comefrom?

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