Un fichier .pdf à telecharger de 2.4 Méga. Trés interessant, pas de langue de bois, pic oil, effet de serre présenté, pas sous forme de vague allusions ou de peut-étre, mais sur un ton trés affirmatif.
http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/A9A59 ... _large.pdf
Trés courageux de la part d'un fabricant de camion.
Présentation des carburants alternatifs étudiés par VOLVO.
A lire absolument pour les économistes de la terre plate.
http://www.energybulletin.net/9302.html
Future Fuels for Commercial Vehicles
Volvo [press release/brochure]
Most stakeholders – vehicle manufacturers, fuel producers, politicians and researchers – agree about the problems.
Our current use of fossil energy types is not sustainable in the longer term. In overall terms, almost three billion tonnes of crude oil are consumed every year and 60% of it is used by the transport sector. Most people also agree that time is a critical factor.
The measures that are being suggested differ, however. The time has therefore come for us to join forces and produce a picture and a vision of the possible routes and the action we should take.
Transforming an energy system comprising vehicles, fuel and infrastructures takes a long time and requires extensive resources from everyone involved – from producers to consumers. There is no question that the need to transport food, people and goods is going to increase. For many years now, Volvo has been working to fi nd the best solutions for the future. Our starting point is that every decision and action should be based on scientifi c data and have a holistic perspective that includes all energy-using sectors. This provides a platform for sustainable long-term decisions.
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Global oil production will probably peak within a decade and the time of cheap and abundant crude oil will be over. [pg3]
(September 2005)
