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Title: UNLEADED GASOLINE IN THE UNITED STATES: A SUCCESSFUL MODEL OF SYSTEM INNOVATION
Accession Number: 00483827
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The introduction of unleaded gasoline and catalyst-equipped vehicles required numerous changes in U.S. transportation and energy systems. Simultaneous technological and operational changes in fuel production, distribution, and end-use systems had to be made, and the inherent resistance to change that characterizes complex sociotechnical systems had to be overcome. The transition to unleaded gasoline was unique in that it was instigated and orchestrated by federal rules and laws; market forces did not play a direct or major role. This government-orchestrated transition serves as a possible model for other countries that are contemplating the phasing out of lead in gasoline and, more generally, as a model for the United States and other countries for the introduction of nonpetroleum fuels.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1175, Fuels. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01416523
Authors: Pagination: p. 45-52
Publication Date: 1988
Serial: ISBN: 0309047129
Features: References
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Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM
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