Case Analysis: The Car of the Future Strategic Issues and Problems: The global shortage of oil and its effect on the environment has brought substantial public attention to the renewable and alternative power sources. The technology of using alternative fuel for cars besides gasoline has been advancing rapidly over the years. In light of this‚ car manufacturers have introduced hybrid cars which combine two or more sources of energy as fuel. However‚ many argue that most of
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winding the spring on your mousetrap car‚ you store energy in the spring as potential energy. This stored potential energy will convert energy into kinetic energy as the mouse-trap car begins to move. But there is friction and in order to overcome friction you have to do more work. Friction converts energy into heat and sound which takes away energy from your motion‚ causing the car to stop as its energy is turned into other forms. When designing a mousetrap car‚ there are two variables that truly
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CAR SAFETY Active and Passive: Car safety features are grouped into two categories: Active and Passive. Active feature are designed to reduce the likelihood of a crash. Things such as tires‚ brakes‚ lights and steering are active features. The most important of all of them however is the driver. Passive safety features aim to reduce the damage done to a car ’s occupants in the event of a crash. These include things like seatbelts‚ airbags‚ and crumple zones. For all these features any car
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The Car Wash Though it may sound really simple to wash an automobile‚ just spraying the car with water‚ then soaping it‚ and then drying it will not fully complete the washing process. There is a simple yet easy process to washing your automobile correctly and also precautions to be aware of as you are doing so. There are about ten steps to follow. Following these steps will make your car washing experience a fun and enjoyable hobby. The first thing you need to do is to check the weather conditions
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Can Detroit Make The Cars Customers Want? 1. AutoNation having a problem with its inventory because: * Gasoline prices is high which make customers change their taste to small vehicle and it cause the dealer’s lot overload with unsold gas guzzling pickup truck and SUV. * GM‚ Ford and Chrysler’s manufactures can’t quickly change production model and have been geared toward optimizing the efficient of the production plan * This problem will cause: * Losing market share to the Japanese
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Sociology of Cars No invention has had a greater impact on our culture than the automobile. In the nineteenth century‚ people were generally isolated from one another. The advent of the car gave them freedom‚ allowing people to explore the world beyond their neighborhoods. Many new jobs were created as a result of the automobile industry. In the 1920s‚ declining prices and a new system of "buying on credit" allowed more people than ever before to own a car. When the first automobiles were invented
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Cars and Bikes Bikes and cars are two of the many ways of transportation. Both can be used to drive people to places they want to go to without walking. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. And each has its own type and standard of people as well as its different uses and forms. Not all the people could afford buying a car. A car could be very expensive to some people. For example‚ we often see poor
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I. Introduction Crash‚ boom‚ bang! In an instant‚ a car accident can change a person’s life forever. Each year‚ many unsuspecting drivers‚ passengers‚ and pedestrians are killed on the roads of the United States. The main question we ask ourselves is why? Are people killed because of high speed crashes? Did the airbags not deploy at the proper time? Were the roads in acceptable conditions? Unfortunately‚ we can not always determine the causes of all accidents‚ simply because we were not on
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As we were going late for the show‚ we began walking faster along the crowded road. All of sudden there was a loud noise. I saw a man rolling on the ground. He was knocked down by a car. The driver was driving at a normal speed. He saw a lorry coming from the opposite directions. It was being driven rashly. The car driver might have feared collision. He tried to turn the vehicle aside‚ but his clutch wire broke and the machine got out of his control. It ran into a passerby and hit the pavement.
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