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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A hybrid car definition: The word hybrid is usually applied to plants and animals which have been cross-bred between species to produce something new. A hybrid car is a passenger vehicle that is driven by a hybrid engine‚ which can run on two or more fuel sources. In other word‚ Hybrid cars are primarily gas powered cars with electrical motor assist Why hybrid car? : Here are the reasons why you should choose a hybrid car instead of normal car: 1. Hybrid cars are environment friendly
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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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Shade Pomeroy Mrs. Eliopulos 20 July 2014 English 101-1501 My Car When I look at my car all I can think about is the future for it and how glorious it will look when I am finished. I drive a carbon steel grey 2013 Volkswagen GTI and I love it. Currently I only have a couple of modifications done to it but I have a list of plans for the future‚ for when I get the money. On my list of modifications‚ current and future‚ I can divide the modifications into three main categories; engine power
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Cars definitely make human life more easy and comfortable. There are infinite reasons why a car is a beneficial mode of transportation to a camel. To have a convenient life is the main goal for today’s world and to own a car for sure has a part in it. But against all these good features about cars‚ some do say that the world would be better if people use camels. This statement is utterly unbelievable because cars play good two benefits in it. Firstly‚ cars are faster than camels. They can drive
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No. TEACHER OVERVIEW UNIT OF STUDY NO. 66 Solar and Electric Cars For Grades 4 and 5 OVERVIEW This lesson introduces students to vehicles that use alternative fuels for transportation and contrasts them to conventionally fueled vehicles. Students will familiarize themselves with alternative fuels that can be used in vehicles by engaging in an introductory class discussion‚ reading and answering questions from the Reading Passage‚ working in groups to conduct Internet research on assigned topics
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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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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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Driving one of the new high-tech hybrids — cars that combine the power of a gas engine with an electric motor to reduce fuel consumption and emissions — may seem like something only an environmentalist or an engineer could get revved up about. The fact is‚ however‚ that a new generation of hybrid cars and trucks due to go on sale within the next 12 months offer a number of very practical advantages for families‚ from saving money to helping save the planet. Many experts are predicting 2004 will be
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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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