GEOG 3EE3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Toyota Mirai, Flexible-Fuel Vehicle, Reference Question
4 Apr 2019
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Little over 200 years ago, horses and carriages were pretty common. Our society has evolved over 200 years is linked with changes in transportation. Beginning to use fossil fuels on a bigger scale. Cars are very used in north america. Cars have changed our cities and our structures, aka being built around cars. Ease of transported goods (e. g. cargo ships) We are able to connect one part of the world to another within hours apart. Now: in the matter of hours [for transported goods] Now: much different and much connected that it has ever been. Some sources of energy that will not likely" work (e. g. solar cars not functional for long-term commutes) Some questions and challenges that can be faced via transportation. Majority is for passengers (e. g. light-duty vehicles) Other forms of transit busses, planes, etc. With important consumption of fossil fuels, co2 does get released. Transportation accounts for 14% of global emissions of ghg (pretty significant share of emissions)
