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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Electric Vehicle Electric vehicles use electric motors to drive their wheels. They derive some or all of their power from large‚ rechargeable batteries. All-electric EVs‚ where the battery is the only power source. Most current (non-luxury) models have a quoted range of 80-120 miles (130-190 km). In practice‚ range varies according to driving style‚ terrain and the use of auxiliary equipment such as heating/air conditioning. Electric Vehicle Component Type of Electric Vehicle Battery electric
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How Hybrid Cars Work A hybrid car is a passenger vehicle that is driven by a hybrid engine‚ which is any engine that combines two or more sources of power‚ generally gasoline and electricity. There are two types of gasoline-electric hybrid cars; the parallel hybrid‚ and the series hybrid. Both use gasoline-electric hybrid technology‚ but in radically different ways. In a parallel hybrid car‚ a gasoline engine and an electric motor work together to move the car forward‚ while in a series hybrid
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Popescu Ranjita Shetty Ritesh Maskay Project Summary Car sharing is an economical and eco-friendly mode of transportation that is designed to fulfill a just-in-time need for personal access to passenger cars. This transportation network encourages people to be socially and environmentally responsible by minimizing private vehicle ownership. Car sharing started gaining popularity in the early 1990s in Europe. Today‚ such fleet of automobiles operates in 600 cities around the world‚ in 18 nations
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in automobiles. Write a page that explains what the reaction is‚ where it occurs in the car‚ and what it does for the car. There are over one billion of cars around the world‚ getting people where they want to go. Therefore‚ automobile transportation became much more important in everyone’s daily life. Chemistry made the automobiles to work. The chemistry and chemical reactions used in many parts of the automobiles. The role of chemistry in the automobile includes air bags‚ starting a car‚ gas
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Steering System and Suspension Design for 2005 Formula SAE-A Racer Car A dissertation submitted by Cristina Elena Popa in fulfilment of the requirements of Courses ENG4111 and 4112 Research Project towards the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Submitted: October 2005 2 Abstract The dissertation documents the design project for the steering system and suspension of the 2005 Formula SAE-A racer car made at the University of Southern Queensland. The dissertation
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Research: Green Marketing Are Hybrid Cars Worth The Money? By Josh Nottingham Tyler Alberson Lei Ye James Chimitt Introduction: Over the course of the past few decades‚ Hybrid cars have slowly been multiplying on the road. General Motors sold 11‚000 Chevrolet Volts in 2010 and are expecting that number to rise to 70‚000 by next year (J.D. Power and Associates‚ 2012). The total percentage of Hybrid cars that cruise the road only makes up 3% of the entire automobile industry‚ but is expected to
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Experts state that the major causes of car accidents are driver distractions. Dangerous distractions that can lead to an accident include cell phones and other gadgets that drivers use as they drive. Cell phones‚ laptops‚ electric razors‚ etc. causes drivers to take their eyes off the road for seconds at a time with the potential to cause a serious‚ if not deadly‚ accident. In response to this‚ some states in the US have banned the use of hand-held cell phones while people are driving. The alternative
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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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Modern Cars We ask ourselves every time we see heavy traffic‚ is there no variance anymore amongst car models? In the old days‚ as a matter of fact only five ore ten years ago every single car brand seemed to have it’s own personality‚ today they look more like a cluster of copycats. What went wrong? One reason is that the automotive industry has certain trends it has to follow‚ just like fashion designers and musical composers. In times of recession and decreasing sales there is less room to take
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