... a few years, the market demand changed with skyrocketing oil prices. Fuel-efficient cars became a necessity, not only in the eyes of the consumer but also in the eyes of the auto industry and the American government. For nearly a century, vehicles have been powered by internal combustion engines, which operate by burning its fuel inside the engine. The most common internal combustion ... gallon performance. Skyrocketing oil prices made fuel- efficient cars a necessity, not only in the eyes of the consumer but also in the eyes of the auto industry and the American government. After a slo...

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... efficient car people would buy a Hybrid car without thinking about the pros and cons. And according to Bob Lutz, hybrid cars would not take up more than 10% of the auto market. However, more optimistic views predict that hybrids would dominate ... ...

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... . When the car is stopped, hybrid gasoline motors can shut off and run on their electric motor and battery. Everyone must take steps to reduce the destruction of the environment. Auto emissions are the number one cause of global warming. A gallon of gas weighs just over six pounds; however once burned, it combines with oxygen to produce nineteen pounds of carbon ... automatically shifted manual transmission that combines the operating ease of an automatic transmission with the efficiency of a manual transmission and is 20 percent more efficient than a comparable automatic transmission. I...

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... to fill the void of the demand of the consumer. "In September 1993 U.S. president Bill Clinton established the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) between the U.S. government and the U.S. auto industry. The partnership aims to create affordable, midsize passenger vehicles that will achieve 80 mi per gallon (three times greater than the average achieved in 1994) or better, and reduce ... ...

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... . History: Vehicle CAFÉ standards were created in 1975, due to the first Arab oil embargo of the United States. The Congress created an energy conservation bill, which included a new auto fuel economy program. The Department of Transportation set corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) standards for new cars in 1978 and for new light trucks starting in 1979. Automakers were ... ...

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... the past, cars were reserved for only the richest people. In 1908, the model T went into mass production. The car was produced for 19 years.(Henry p.1) Not only was Ford's auto at the cutting edge of the times, his manufacturing method was really behind its success. Ford's idea of the assembly line massively cut down on costs. He used a galvanized steel ... ...

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... that nothing happened to his car, not even a scratch. Even though very popular, SUV's are increasingly the subject of safety studies. The statistics are surprising. Rollovers are a leading cause of auto related deaths and SUV's are three times more likely to roll over than other vehicles. More than 60 percent of the SUV passengers killed in traffic accidents were involved in ... ...

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... cause of many more deaths than hydrogen. If people were to consider the fact that "15,000 cars are destroyed by engine fires every year, and 500 people die from auto accident-related burns," then they would realize that any fuel, no matter how combustible, could be potentially dangerous (Motavalli 39). Also, the hydrogen storage tanks referred to earlier have been ... ...

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... less dependent on fossil fuels by enabling the widespread use of hydrogen vehicles. "Bush wants to double federal research money to develop hydrogen, map out a fuel distribution system and help auto companies overcome some of the remaining barriers to making affordable cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells" (Associated Press). "The announcement wasn't Bush's first nod toward hydrogen-powered cars. In January ... ...

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... can be much smaller than the weighty, costly monsters used for battery-operated cars. "But even hybrids could seem to be the choice of a gas alternative by 2004, when major auto makers promise to start selling cars powered by fuel cells."(Tenembaum) There are several pros and cons about the new invention of the electric powered automobile. From the points stated ... ...

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