50 miles per gallon driving a Toyota Prius hybrid was good‚ how about 230 miles per gallon? Or 367 mpg? Well‚ you are about to see a new breed of automobiles from big and small automakers touting this level of performance. In 2010‚ look for GM’s Volt and Nissan’s Leaf‚ but there will also be offerings from unknown startups such as V-Vehicle‚ a California-based electric car company backed by billionaire T. Boone Pickens. These automobiles range from hybrids—a combination of gas and electric—to all-electric
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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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shareholder of Audi AG is Volkswagen AG‚ which holds over 99 percent of the share capital. Volkswagen AG includes the consolidated accounts of Audi AG in its own consolidated financial statements. In recent years‚ the possibility of Audi being spun off or otherwise divested by Volkswagen has been mooted Daimler AG ‚ geramn car corp Daimler AG is a German manufacturer of automobiles‚ motor vehicles‚ and engines‚ which dates back more than a century. Mercedes-Benz (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈtseːdəs ˈbɛnts])
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Cars of Today vs. Cars of Yesterday The cars of today and the cars of yesterday have many similarities as well as many differences. Many of these similarities include; optimal handling‚ technology ahead of their time‚ basic parts such as a motor‚ wheels‚ a drivetrain and a body. Many of the practices used when (automobiles first originated in 1672) are being used even to this day. According to the United States Automobile Association‚ (cars are a vital part of today’s society and play a large
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been driven by a car? Cars have been around for almost 100 years‚ from Ford to Tesla Motors‚ they always stay cars. Humanity has adopted cars as a part of their lifestyle‚ whether it be a pick up truck or a Ferrari‚ but is it time to let them go?. Before the outcome of driving is chosen‚ the love of cars‚ the sport‚ and any technological flaws in the car‚ should all be taken into consideration. As Will Ferrell states in the movie talladega nights “ I wanna go fast!” Self driving cars have shown to
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Why had Volvo lost its way in the years leading up to the takeover? Volvo started to manufacture and export cars to foreign countries since the mid-1950s. The company set up plants in Torslanda‚ Sweden‚ in 1964‚ followed by plants in Belgium and the Netherlands. Before Volvo was sold to Ford Motor Company in 1999‚ they had a joint-venture partnership with Pininfarina SpA of Italy. (Volvo Car: 2007 company profile edition 2‚ 2007‚ pp. 9-11) Volvo is a premium brand; with market shares of 1.5% and
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now self driving cars. Driverless cars should be on roads because they prevent car accidents‚ are self-evident and efficient. “Google has a fleet of driverless cars since 2009‚ and they’ve been driven over a half of a million miles without a crash” according to Jamie Page Deaton and Kristen Hall-Geisler in the article ‘Cars of tomorrow-still not fling.’ Humans get into an accident every a half a million miles‚ this shows that driverless cars are a safer alternative. These cars had a 3D model brain
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Mousetrap Race Car Project demonstrated an individual(s) potential of a skill to manufacture the most capable mousetrap car with the use of levers and pulleys; so that they willingly categorize their car for the primary usage for SPEED‚ DISTANCE‚ and STRENGTH. Some may try to make all the aspects into one design. The problem that I identified was using the least materials‚ most materials for success‚ and parts for wheels and axles. This stresses the success that the manufactured car will have‚ whether
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ABSTRACT This paper will focus and investigate the SMART car sculptured by Micro Compact Car (MCC)‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz. Hambach‚ France was chosen as the production site‚ where the main suppliers were integrated in a supplier’s park called “Smart Ville”. MCC used such supply chain practices which were never used before such as supplier involvement‚ outsourcing the main manufacturing and modular production. Complete modules were attached in the rigid body frame called “Tridion”
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Faith Lowe Oct. 20‚ 2011 Should Cars be Equipped with Breathalyzers? According to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ there are approximately 17‚000 people killed by drunk drivers every year. Drunk drivers whose alcohol level is above .08. Most drunk drivers involved in fatality crashes are repeated offenders. In fact nearly half of the fatal crashes were cars driven by drunk drivers with a suspended license. They often slip through the cracks with a slap
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