Which of These Can be Used to Power Cars?

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The Future of the
Transportation
Industry

Elijah DeCoteau|Ms.Dungey
 Overview
● Background
● Alternative Fuels
● Comparison
● Data Analysis
● Conclusions
A Changing World Needs New Solutions
Where are these emissions coming from?
 What options
do we have?
● Ethanol
● Electricity
● Hydrogen
● Synthetic Gasoline
Hypothesis:
Electricity will provide the most
benefit.
 How can we compare?
● Safety
● Emissions
● Power
○ Efficiency
● Availability
○ Cost Effectiveness
○ Scarcity
○ Conveniency
 Data Collection

● Four alternative fuels

○ One scholarly article each

○ One graph each

 Data Analysis

● Electricity consistently
lowest
● Hydrogen and synthetic
fuel split
● Corn fuel next lowest
○ Contradicted by
environmental
impact data
 Conclusions
● Natural Gas/Propane
● Biodiesel
● Electricity
● Hydrogen
● Renewable Diesel /
Synthetic Gasoline
Image Citations
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temp
erature#:~:text=Highlights,0.18%C2%B0%20C)%20per%20decade.

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data

https://cicenergigune.com/en/blog/hydrogen-production-methods-colours

https://energync.org/alternative-fuel-vehicles/

https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/over-e200-to-fill-up-a-car-the-cost-of-ger
manys-bid-to-keep-combustion-engines/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/6-ways-hydrogen-and-fuel-cells-can-help-transition-to-cl
ean-energy/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433049320401251208/
Image Citations

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-content-americas-looming-wat
er-crisis

https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/when-is-corn-in-s
eason

https://www.barchart.com/story/news/22472390/crude-oil-does-opec-have-a-problem

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=electricity

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2021/03/27/synthetic-fuels-wont-save-the-plan
et-so-dont-say-they-could/