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There is a need to reduce the amount of fossil energy used for transport, both because of the easily available fossil fuel is becoming sparser and because of climate concerns. In this article, the concept of “peak oil” is briefly presented. Second, a practical approach to reduction of fossil fuel use for transport elaborated by two British commissions is presented. A key feature is the introduction of electric cars. This raises the third issue covered in this article: namely, how battery technology is going to meet the increasing needs posed by the transport sector.

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The valuable help by Dr Julia King in checking for factual errors and improving text is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Energy Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden

    Bertil B. Fredholm & Bengt Nordén

  2. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Bertil B. Fredholm

  3. Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

    Bengt Nordén

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Fredholm, B.B., Nordén, B. Fuels for Transportation. AMBIO 39 (Suppl 1), 31–35 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-010-0062-z

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