groups that have really been pushing their use. Tough these cars do not share the same performance qualities of some gas-powered cars; the current technology has been rapidly catching up. Hybrid vehicles have offered in some ways the best of both worlds. The cars are environmentally friendly yet offer the power and distance capabilities of other cars on the market. Furthermore‚ there have been many ways of supplying electricity to the cars including home-rechargeable batteries and hydrogen power. Electric
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Car Service - what should you expect? When organising a car service‚ it’s important that you establish what the service includes. Some garages will change only your oil filter‚ others will carry out a full service. A good garage will follow a service checklist as a confirmation of a job well done.. Does your car need a service? Most modern cars only needs a service once a year‚ but older cars require a service once every six months. The manufacturer’s service handbook will
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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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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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report explains how advantageous a hybrid car is and why conventional car should be replaced by hybrid car. Hybrid car is getting more popular and marketable because of its advantages. In essence‚ the report touches on the benefits of owning a hybrid car and some possible effects. The problems that arisen are environmental problems which catch the whole world’s attention‚ the prices and fuel are hiking up and the fuels are limited in supply. Therefore‚ hybrid cars are here to help people to overcome the
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driverless cars‚ and they are being tested in California. Out of all the test drives‚ the driverless car has done‚ it only crashed once and that was when a human was driving it. Driverless cars will outgrow regular cars‚ but are people willing to their freedom taken away? Google’s robo-car initializes the end of driving and a new stage of technology. The big problem is if people are ready for this change. There are many controversial factors that make people doubt about the new car. This will
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Report on the article‚ Driverless cars and how they would change motoring? Introduction: This article was written by Daniel Nasaw form BBC news magazine. The main purpose of this article is to inform and persuade the motoring community to buy into the idea of cars that drive them self’s. Main ideas : The main idea of this self driving car is basically to reduce road traffic accidents from a number of different factors e.g. drink driving‚ speeding and using technology such as mobile phones ect
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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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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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