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Car of the Future: Your E-mailed Questions and Ideas

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST

Over the winter of 2006-2007, we received nearly 900 e-mails from our online audience for this "Open Production." Some people suggested ideas for the documentary; others posed questions for us to ask of the experts being interviewed. All the input was greatly appreciated, and it is informing how we produce not just the broadcast program but also the companion Web site, teacher's guides, and other materials. Below is a sampling of the questions submitted, as well as excerpts from our expert interviews that address these questions.

Car of the Future: Project Update: March 7, 2007

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:00:00 EST

As producer Joe Seamans notes in the following audio clip, the hundreds of e-mails we've received from our audience for "Car of the Future" have been terrific, with great questions for the experts as well as ideas for the documentary. There also have been a few, well, rather imaginative suggestions. Tom and Ray, naturally, couldn't help having a little fun with them. Listen in.

Car of the Future: Project Update: February 23, 2007

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:00:00 EST

Given all the recent buzz about plug-in hybrids, we decided to go to U. C. Davis to visit Professor Andy Frank, who's considered the father of the PHEV (that's car talk for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle)...

Car of the Future: My Car of the Future, Today

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00:00 EST

See alternative vehicles already on America's roads, and hear from the people behind them.

Car of the Future: Project Update: February 2, 2007

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00:00 EST

In January, our production team spent two days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit....

Car of the Future: Project Update: December 26, 2006

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:00:00 EST

Janet and I have just returned from a visit to the Dartmouth area and the Sloan Automotive Lab at MIT and wanted to share a couple of "snapshots" from the trip...

Car of the Future: Project Update: December 18, 2006

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Producers Joe Seamans and Janet Smith are now "in the field" shooting some of their first interviews and sequences for the documentary...

Car of the Future: Open Production

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Our first Open Production explores a topic relevant to anyone who drives a car or lives on the planet Earth: can we transition to a new breed of vehicles that relies less on oil and produces fewer greenhouse gases? The documentary will be shot and edited over the winter and spring of 2006-2007 and is tentatively scheduled to air in the fall of 2007.

Car of the Future: Open Production: Draft Script

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

This work in progress offers an overview of the program and a sense of its style.

Car of the Future: Open Production: E-Mail Your Questions and Ideas

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Send us your input, and you may win a free DVD of a recent NOVA show.

Car of the Future: Open Production: About the Producers

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Learn about the filmmakers charged with the task of turning a complex topic into compelling TV.

Car of the Future: Open Production: Join the Discussion

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Take part in a dialogue about the technologies and policies needed to keep us movin' on down the road.

Car of the Future: Open Production: Expert Participants

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Whose voices will be heard? A wide range, from "Car Talk"'s dynamic duo to leading energy policy gurus.

Car of the Future: Open Production: Related Links

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST

Visit other Web sites to investigate the subject further.