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␈↓␈↓ αATHE FUTURE OF CARS - ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMICS
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␈↓ α_The␈αautomobile␈αgives␈αmost␈α
Americans␈α
the␈α
freedom␈α
to␈α
go␈α
where␈α
they␈α
want␈α
whenever␈α
they␈α
want
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␈↓ ↓H20%␈α⊃of␈α⊃our␈α⊃GNP␈α⊃on␈α⊃cars,␈α⊃gas␈α⊂and␈α⊂roads,␈α⊂and␈α⊂we␈α⊂have␈α⊂suffered␈α⊂considerable␈α⊂air␈α⊂pollution␈α⊂and
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path␈α
as␈α
fast␈α
as␈α
their␈α
economies␈α
permit.
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social␈α
costs␈α
of␈αthe␈αautomobile␈αhave␈αbeen␈αincreasingly␈αemphasized␈αlately,␈αand␈αit␈αhas␈αeven
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suggested␈α
that␈α
we␈α
must␈α
give␈α
up␈α
much␈α
of␈α
our␈α
mobility␈α
in␈α
order␈αto␈αhave␈αa␈αbetter␈αenvironment
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are␈α
available␈α
between␈α
mobility␈α
on␈α
the␈α
one␈α
hand␈α
and␈α
environmental␈α
and␈α
energy␈αcosts␈αon
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are␈α
known.␈α
In␈α
the␈α
short␈α
term,␈α
however,␈α
the␈α
automobile␈α
will␈α
not␈α
change␈α
much,␈αand␈αthe
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is␈α
how␈α
to␈α
make␈α
it␈α
work␈α
better.
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symposium␈α
is␈α
for␈α
the␈α
presentation␈α
and␈α
discussion␈α
of␈αstudies␈αrelevant␈αto␈αthese␈αquestions.
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first␈α
session␈α
concentrates␈α
on␈α
the␈α
effects␈α
of␈α
various␈αoptions␈αthat␈αare␈αavailable␈αin␈αthe␈αimmediate
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␈↓ ↓Htime␈αframe␈αbetween␈αthe␈αpresent␈αand␈α1980.␈αThe␈αsecond␈αsession␈αdiscusses␈α
alternative␈α
engines␈α
and␈α
their
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The␈α
third␈α
session␈α
is␈α
dedicated␈α
to␈α
short␈α
term␈α
public␈α
policy␈α
issues␈α
including␈α
whether␈αthe
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or␈α
should␈α
be␈α
given␈α
up␈α
for␈α
mass␈α
transportation␈α
and␈α
communication,␈α
or␈α
whether,␈α
on␈α
the␈αother
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the␈α
individual␈α
freedom␈α
given␈α
by␈α
the␈α
automobile␈α
can␈α
and␈α
should␈α
be␈α
enhanced␈αand␈αhow␈αthis
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be␈α
done.
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