... Power Research Institute) electric vehicles are considered to be "97% cleaner than gasoline powered cars."(SDGE) This even takes into account the emissions from the power plants that generate the electricity to recharge EV batteries. It is much more efficient to control air pollution from a single power plant rather than from many individual automobiles. Electric vehicles with cleaner air as a byproduct ... case, due to expensive recharging and expensive materials, the first fleet of electric cars were much more than what the middle income families could afford. Hybrids combine the best...

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... our economy were not so reliant upon oil. What Is A Fuel Cell? According to howstuffworks.com, a fuel cell is an energy conversion device that creates electricity and heat from hydrogen, the most abundant element on Earth, and oxygen. Fuel that contains hydrogen could also be used such as: methanol, ethanol, or ... not enough to power a car. A bunch of fuel cells are put together to form what is called a fuel cell stack in order to generate enough electricity to power a car. A great advantage to fuel cell vehicles is the performance of the car. They will be capable of traveling 250 to 400...

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... efficient way to utilize fossil fuels (oil and natural gas) and convert them straight into automotive power. The fossil fuels are burnt at a power plant to produce energy to make electricity to recharge batteries rather than being used in air polluting internal combustion engines.? (Encarta)3Substances that pollute the air can be controlled more easily at a power plant than at the ... tailpipes of millions of gasoline-burning cars.? (Encarta) Electric cars are a simple and effective way to harness existing energy because any energy source can be turned into electricity. Electric cars ha...

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... solve these drawbacks. The use of the internal combustion engine is to generate power for the car. Power comes in two forms: horsepower and electricity. Horsepower is determined by the size of the engine and the additional apparati that are bolted on. These bolted-on parts are a turbo- ... the other hand uses the exhaust gases to rotate an impeller, which is used to bring in compressed air and increase horsepower noticeably. Electricity is created by the alternator attached to the engine and is used to power the electrical components and accessories. Translating the power from ... evolu...

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... great deal of friction, which drained the strength of the batteries quickly. Shortly after the Kohlsaat race, Thomas Edison said he believed gasoline, not electricity, would provide the dominant power source for the automobile of the future. "As it looks at the present," he said, "it would ... European standard in 1996. Technological Concepts: An electric car has a battery and a controller, connected to the accelerator pedal, for directing the flow of electricity between the battery and motor. Most electric cars use lead-acid batteries, but new types of batteries, including zinc-chlorine...

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... new types of fuel-efficient cars, but all with advantages and drawbacks. The first of the three new technologies is the hybrid car. The hybrid car uses both fuel and electricity. It has an electric motor plus a small auxiliary fuel driven engine (Berger 295). The gas engine continually recharges the electric motor so there is no need for a huge battery like ... cutting edge. Fuel cells will one day take over the market of cars. "A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air to produce electricity, heat and water. Fuel cells operate without ...

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... as a method of transportation opposed to it's more expensive, dirty, and unsafe counterpart, the gasoline car. This new type of automobile combines the power of gasoline with the efficiency of electricity. Hybrid cars were first developed in 1890, but their roots stem from electric vehicles which were first developed back in 1835 by Professor Stratingh in Groningen, Netherlands. The first real ... hybrid car is similar to the diesel-electric buses of Seattle, Washington and most locomotives. Both of these combine diesel with electricity in order to create a mildly powerful vehicle with ...

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... hybrid vehicles. In comparison to the internal combustion engine, which burns gasoline to produce energy "Hybrid vehicles run on a combination of hydrogen and electricity. Fuel cells turn hydrogen and oxygen into electricity" (Electric and Fuel Cell Cars). This electricity is then used to power an electric motor. This process entirely eliminates the need for fossil fuels and the creation of carbon monoxide pollutants ... Dowd warned "Fuel-cell cars could lose their green environmental halo if the companies developing them choose the wrong way to power the new technology Fuel cells conve...

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... , one of the most widely know futuristic cars around today. The batteries in an electric car are similar to the fuel cells in that they use a chemical reaction to generate electricity. The difference is that the batteries have a life span. Eventually they will need to be replaced. The fuel cells will not. Another disadvantage of the batteries is that they take ... very briefly. Solar-powered cars all get their fuel from the same place - the Sun. The cars use hundreds of photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. Each cell produces about one-half volt of electricity. Too oft...

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... energy lost while braking. In most cars, when you brake, all the energy used to accelerate the car is lost as heat. The Escape hybrid uses this energy to generate electricity which is stored for later use by the electric motor. Another major advance in the battle of making vehicles that are more environmentally friendly is the fuel cell. A fuel cell ... is a power source that very efficiently generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen, producing water as the only reaction byproduct, making the fuel cell a true zero emission energy converter. This is the biggest advancement that has ...

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... 's, and getting rid of older cars to trade up to newer ones. In the world that I foresee there are motor that are pollution free and motors that run off of electricity. Some of these innovations are already on the market, for example, the Honda Hybrid. This is a car that runs off both gas and ... electricity. I recently heard of a Japanese scientist who was designing an engine that could run off of panda excrement. With these advancements I can see no reason why the automotive industry will have ... ...

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... also know as battery cars is the most recent suggested solution that works by taking hydrogen either in gaseous or liquid form and electrochemically combining it with oxygen to produce electricity that is usually stored in a battery. These cars are equipment with energy saving features like automatic engine shutdown when the vehicle is stopped and regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy ... into electricity to charge the battery. Converting a nice old car into an electric car would be noticeably less than a new gas powered car. Even though this car is 95% more efficient there ...

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... reducing the overall weight of the automobile and creating a greater range for it. Low Emissions When all is said and done, the only things produced by the fuel cell are electricity, water, and heat (Iovine, 2001). The production of heat cannot be avoided by today's technology and is not a concern at this time. All engines, no matter what there source of ... energy is, will have friction. Friction becomes heat and there is no known means to stop it. All of the produced electricity will be used to run the automobile, thus leaving water as the only actual tailpipe emission. Water, as ever...

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... used to reduce the overall vehicle weight of HEVs. Regenerative braking capability helps minimize energy loss and recover the energy used to slow down or stop a vehicle. Fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction that combines hydrogen with ambient air. Pure hydrogen or any fossil fuel that has been "reformed" can be used to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Methanol is ... standard gasoline engines. Battery-powered vehicles give off virtually no pollution and offer one of the best options for reducing motor vehicle emissions in polluted cities. Power plants that pro...

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... gasoline engines. The roaring twenties marked a time where Americans were spending money, and enjoying life with new inventions such as movies, the radio, theme parks, and the widespread use of electricity. The most important invention of the early twenties was Ford's introduction of the Model T. Ford was the first car company to bring a cheap and reliable car, to the masses. The ... ...

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... brake and the electric motor becomes a generator to captures the kinetic energy that would be lost as heat when the brake applied. Once the energy captured, it is transformed to electricity, which recharge the battery. Some people might curious why the fuel consumption in the city is better than the highway. It is because driver apply brake in the city more ... ...

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... few years major auto manufactures have invested large amounts of money into the production of the Ballard fuel cell. A fuel cell is the name given to the concept of producing electricity by creating a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. This is a tremendous benefit to the environment because hydrogen, which can be obtained from fuels such as natural gas, methanol, petroleum, and ... ...

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... contact with the negative electrodes, the molecules split into protons and electrons. The protons are carried across the proton exchange membrane to the positive electrode of the fuel cell, generating electricity With almost every new discover there are disadvantages to accompany. Hydrogen is difficult to store. At normal temperature hydrogen is a gas, so it must be packed tightly into a cars tank ... ...

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... water vapor. It is weird that way I guess because, if you burn a cup of gasoline you can't just capture the soot (carbon) and residues and other "by-products" and apply electricity to it and instantly have what you started with. So basically hydrogen is a forever-renewable resource that is non-polluting Politically oil is the source of all evil. We went ... ...

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... could provide the higher level of travel freedom offered by the automobile, but Taxi2000 does offer another solution to this transportation dilemma--Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems which uses total electricity to run, cause no air pollution, no traffic congestion, and much more. The population of the United States has doubled since the 1930's and many communities that were rural towns ... ...

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Problem Statement The new car on the market is a hybrid one. Hybrid cars are powered not only by conventional fuel, fossil fuel, but also by electricity which it generates during everyday driving. These cars are very efficient now, but in the future when nearly all the fossil fuels have been burned up and it is too ... ...

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... engine. The reformer technology would be much easier to integrate than hydrogen cars because if you had to set up a hydrogen fueling station infrastructure it would cost billions. The truck's electricity comes from the Stack 2000 system. The truck generates 25 kilowatts, which is equal to about 33 horsepower. Autonomy is a low slung platform with four wheels attached. This base would ... ...

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... improve motor transportation. Creating environmentally safe vehicles is also a major concern. Companies are looking into solar powered, battery-operated, and electric cars, plus a new technology that converts liquid hydrogen into electricity. All these new low emission automobiles are still under development, but many prototypes are expected to reach the market by 2003-2004. The rise of computer technology in today's society ... ...

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... doors and a crank. Even though it was ugly and simple, it was modern and affordable. The model T it was far ahead of its time. The car could generate it's own electricity for ignition and it had a planetary transmission which allowed women to drive it easily. It was easy to operate and had the most efficient gasoline gauge of its time. The ... ...

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... with false doors and a crank. Even though it was ugly and simple, it was modern and affordable. Actually, it was ahead of it's time. The car could generate it's own electricity for ignition and it had a planetary transmission which allowed women and children to drive it. It was easy to operate and had the most efficient gasoline gauge of it's time ... ...

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