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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The Smart Car Contents PAGE Executive Summary…………………………………………………………3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..4 History of the Smart Car…………………………………………………….4 Features……………………………………………………………………....5 Economic Impact…………………………………………………………….6 Fuel Efficiency……………………………………………………………….6 Safety…………………………………………………………………………7 Environmental Impact……………………………………………………….7 Competitors/Comparison…………………………………………………...9 Marketing……………………………………………………………………..10 Critique………………………………………………………………………
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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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Types of Sports Cars Many people have a great fascination for sports cars. These machines have a lot of power and torque‚ and most importantly are lower to the ground‚ contributing to proper aerodynamics against the wind. Moreover‚ they are generally available in either two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. Two-wheel drive ones are usually used for road racing or drifting‚ whereas AWD sports cars are used for rally racing. Just like any other cars‚ they are also divided into certain groups.
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INTRODUCTION:- A Luxury car is a styled‚ luxurious automobile intended for comfort and satisfaction of its owner or driver‚ sacrificing passenger space‚ cargo capacity and other practical concerns for the sake of style. The luxury cars are very expensive and its price range is above Rs 20 lakhs. Hence these cars are affordable and are preferred by high income group. A Luxury car segment is one which is packed with extra dose of luxury features‚ designed with perfection and beauty for a guaranteed
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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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Foundation‚ 29 May 2012. Web. 15 March 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile>. "Birth of Cars." ‚ Invention of Cars‚ History of Car‚ Indian Cars‚ Indian Car Models‚ Car History by Auto Guide. Web. 15 March 2013. <http://auto.indiamart.com/cars/birth-car.html>. Davey‚ Monica. "The Car That Changed America: How Henry Ford ’s 1908 Model Tthe First Mass-produced and Affordable Carsparked the Growth of Highways‚ Surburbs‚ and the Middle Class Itself." CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive
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