AUTO 106 — Clean Air and Energy Independence
This course will introduce students to eight alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles. Topics include each fuel’s source and its use in transportation, the basic scientific principles behind each type of vehicle and its components, advantages and disadvantages o f each fuel and vehicle including performance issues, and infrastructure requirements of each fuel and vehicle type. This course will consider how well each alternative helps achieve the goals of cleaner air and energy independence for the United States. Students will examine the availability of the fuels, the vehicles and service for the vehicles. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none