Chat 1: Automotive, how future car designs will help protect the environment

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Topic: Automotive, how future car designs will help protect the environment

Age group: 14-19
Date: 30 November 2006
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Dr. Rudolf Stauber, Head of Department for Operational Stability and Materials at BMW AG, Germany
Language: English

Resources

A guide to the different types of environmentally-friendly or “green” cars
This website publishes information about green cars, which are environmentally friendly vehicles such as electric cars, hybrid cars, hydrogen and solar cars. (Available in English)

A look at the growing popularity of environmentally-friendly cars in Germany
Car manufacturers make efforts to develop cleaner and cheaper alternatives. Environmentally friendly cars are becoming popular. (Available in English)

Article looking at the BMW Hydrogen 7
This is an article published by BBC, developing pros and cons on BMW's hydrogen car, around the question “Beauty or beast?”. This is the world's first series-produced car powered by zero-emission hydrogen. (Available in English)

Japanese carmakers have discovered ways to make environmentally-friendly cars fun to drive too.
The age of the hybrid car has finally arrived. Japan's automakers have spent the last decade rolling out cars powered by a combination of electricity and gasoline. (Available in English)