and John Stoll Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that are aimed at reducing crashes‚ through the use of self-driving car technology by 2020. Volvo’s vision is that no one will be killed or injured in these driverless cars because there is no chance for human error. Volvo also believes that with the driverless car technology it’s developing‚ we could see virtually zero car deaths‚ at least in cars with this technology. Existing vehicles could be easily adapted to this
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Sio Tevaga Nov. 27‚ 2007 Business 102 Autobiography First of all‚ my name is Sio Tevaga; I am the youngest out of three. I was raised in the island of Samoa which is located about 5000 miles south of Hawaii. As a little kid‚ I was always competitive in all that I did especially when it came to sports. For example‚ racing was the one thing that I would say I mastered simply because I would out run all the kids that would race against me. Around the age of nine‚ that’s when my life started to
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BUY A HYBRID‚ SAVE THE PLANET Topic: Hybrid Cars General Purpose: To orally present information by sharing‚ defining‚ or explaining. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that hybrid vehicles are an environmentally sensitive and affordable for almost anyone. Central Idea: Hybrid cars have several advantages over conventional cars. Introduction I. Here is an alarming statistic: According to the website GreenerCars.com‚ the United States is the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide
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automobile market. Its success revolved around the first ever car made in India- The Ambassador. Modelled on the Morris Oxford series III‚ it is a hardy vehicle suited to Indian roads and conditions. The Ambassador is to India what the Chevrolet is to the United States. In many ways‚ the clatter and bang of the Ambassador‚ is the heartbeat of India. For years‚ one could buy any car in India‚ as long as it was an Ambassador. It is the only car which has been driven over the Indian roads for more than
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A solar car is a solar vehicle used for land transport. Solar cars combine technology typically used in the aerospace‚ bicycle‚alternative energy and automotive industries. The design of a solar vehicle is severely limited by the amount of energy input into the car. Most solar cars have been built for the purpose of solar car races. Exceptions include solar-powered cars and utility vehicles. Solar cars are often fitted with gauges as seen in conventional cars. To keep the car running smoothly‚
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gasoline one. An electric car is a car that powered by an electric motor rather than a regular gasoline engine. There are several major differences between gasoline and electric cars. First of all‚ “the electric motor will replace the gasoline engine” (“How Electric”‚ 2004). Secondly‚ “the electric motor is powered by a controller” (“How Electric”‚ 2004). Thirdly‚ “the controller gets power from the rechargeable batteries” (“How Electric”‚ 2004). In an electric car‚ according to Brain‚ the
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my vehicle from going farther then it could’ve. My car also needed a bit of momentum to start so the friction did not help my care move at all. What problems related to friction did you encounter and how did you solve them? The friction did not help my car move. My car needed a bit of momentum to start‚ like most objects. The friction did not work with my car at all! I solved it by dropping my car instead of pushing. The dropping helped my car move and push. What factors did you take
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The issue of electric car has been arising nowadays. But many of us never really find a true example of the uses of electric cars in everyday life. From the article "Electrical Engineering"‚ an Australian built his own electric car from a second hand Porsche. The article proves that having a private electric cars is no longer a dream. But do all people know the good things and the bad things about having a private electric car? Now‚ what electric vehicles really are? Simply put‚ electric vehicles
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Solar powered cars have been said to be the future of renewable transportation and that they are supposed to be economically efficient and environmentally friendly. Though it may sound like pure science fiction‚ there is development happening around world that is bringing that notion into reality. As I researched thoroughly to create my conceptual model for solar cars‚ I asked myself this: Are solar vehicles even practical for the U.S.? Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth
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The Smart Car The Smart car was introduced in 1994 between Mercedes-Benz and the Swiss manufacturer of Swatch watches and was unveiled in 1997. The car was named for “Swatch‚ Mercedes and art.” The Smart car only measures in at 8-feet-8-inches long and is 5-feet-1-inch wide. More than 95% of the components are recyclable. The Smart car is priced in at three different versions. The Pure is at the base level and starts at $11‚590. The Passion is decked out and is most popular and starts at $13
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