An unconventional car: No engine, no transmission, no differential
   [1]http://phys.org/news/2013-11-unconventional-car-transmission-differe
   ntial.html
   "Without {onboard computer motion control}, the car is quite difficult
   to drive because the wheels are not coordinated," says the National
   Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researcher, who also directs the
   university's vehicle systems and control laboratory. "You feel like you
   are driving something uncontrollable. You could flip over, or travel
   along an undesired path, or cause a crash. But when the 'controller' is
   active, based on feedback loops, the vehicle motion can be controlled,
   just as the driver expects."
   Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War
   by Paul Wellstone  // murdered in plane crash
   [2]http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780816643844
   "The inspiring story of a grassroots rebellion. Powerline describes the
   opposition of rural Minnesotans to the building of a high voltage
   powerline across 430 miles of farmland from central North Dakota to the
   Twin Cities suburbs. Convinced that the safety of their families and
   the health of their land was disregarded in favor of the gluttonous
   energy consumption of cities, the farmer-led prairie revolt began as
   questioning and escalated to rampant civil disobedience, peaking in
   1978 when nearly half of Minnesota's state highway patrol was engaged
   in stopping sabotage of the project. After construction was completed,
   the powerline proved difficult to defend and unprecedented guerrilla
   warfare brought many towers to the ground (due to "bolt weevils").
   Through pulse-quickening personal interviews and big-picture analysis,
   Powerline lays bare the latent and unexpected power of the people of
   rural America--and resonates strongly with today's energy debates."
   {educational fair-use of copyright, 2013}
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References

   1. http://phys.org/news/2013-11-unconventional-car-transmission-differential.html
   2. http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780816643844