Reinventing Fire Transportation Sector Methodology

This document provides RMI's methodology for the analysis of the transportation sector in Reinventing Fire.

 

Hypercars, Hydrogen, and the Automotive Transition

Lightweighting is the key to making vehicles superefficient and safe. In this invited technical review paper in the International Journal of Vehicle Design, Amory Lovins and David Cramer explain why, using as an example Hypercar's 2000 virtual design of the Revolution 99-mpg SUV. The paper also shows how Hypercar's Fiberforge process promises to achieve that goal at competitive cost, and how this manufacturing breakthrough can accelerate an exciting new stage in automaking and the emergence of the hydrogen economy.

 

FreedomCAR, Hypercar, and Hydrogen

This presentation on the energy efficiency options in cars and airplanes, and on the U.S. Department of Energy's FreedomCAR programs was given to the U.S. House of Representatives' Science Committee's Energy Subcommittee.

 

Design and Manufacture of an Affordable Advanced-Composite Automotive Body Structure

Reducing vehicle weight is critical to improving fuel economy and addressing range, performance, size, and cost challenges associated with fuel-cell and hybrid propulsion systems. This paper describes the design, fabrication, and assembly approach used for the carbon-fiber composite body structure in Hypercar, Inc.'s Revolution concept vehicle.

 

Critical Issues in Domestic Energy Vulnerability

In this presentation, Amory Lovins argues that America's energy infrastructure is vulnerable to disruption, either accidentally or intentionally. This presentation argues for a more efficient, diverse, distributed, and renewable energy system.

 

Eight-Fold Way Towards Faster Energy Efficiency

This presentation by Amory Lovins shows eight ways to accelerate energy efficiency through policy changes.

 

Hypercars: Uncompromised Vehicles, Disruptive Technologies, and the Rapid Transition to Hydrogen

This presentation by Amory Lovins summarizes the nature, status, and prospects of Hypercar development. It includes a description of how Hypercars accelerate the shift to a hydrogen economy.

 

Hypercars, Hydrogen, and Distributed Utilities: Disruptive Technologies and Gas-Industry Strategy

In this presentation to the American Gas Association, Amory Lovins explains the relationship between Hypercars, hydrogen, and distributed utilities. He argues that the Hypercar can be the catalyst for a shift to a hydrogen infrastructure and distributed utilities.

 

Uncommon Knowledge: Automotive Platform Sharing's Potential Impact on Advanced Technologies

This paper describes the potential technological and manufacturing advances that can be made available through platform sharing, which mixes lower-volume differentiating technologies to increase market attractiveness with higher-volume standard technologies to lower total costs. These changes in manufacturing process can be especially successful in automobile manufacturing.

 

Strategy for the Hydrogen Transition

This paper provides a specific strategy for transitioning to the widespread use of hydrogen. The authors describe how the careful coordination of fuel-cell commercialization in stationary and transportation applications, the use of small-scale, distributed fueling appliances, and Hypercar vehicles combine to offer leapfrog opportunities for climate protection and the transition to hydrogen.

 

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