With new technologies introduced into our society in the past hundred years such as motor vehicles and electric utilities, many pollutants are put into the air. One of these pollutants is Nitrogen oxide. Nitrogen oxide, or NOx, is a group of highly reactive gases, all of which contain nitrogen and...

As time approaches the 21st century, the automobile has become our major source of mass transportation. Everything about our culture and society has developed around this necessary form of travel. However, along with this necessity comes the issue of pollution to the environment. These great gasol...

Fuel of The Future Hydrogen, the simplest element, is composed of one proton and one electron. It makes up more than 90% of the composition of the universe. More than 30% of the mass of the sun is atomic hydrogen. It is the third most abundant element in the earth's surface, and is found most...

With fuel costs rising, Alternative Fuel Vehicles are becoming more and more attractive to the consumer. After thorough research, it is our opinion that Lotus Car Rental Corporation should invest in the purchase of a small fleet of these cars in a test marketing effort. Lotus Rental Car can reduce...

Although we may not notice it, carbon dioxide is constantly released into the atmosphere each day. Throughout the world, people rarely think twice about what we are doing to the environment in our daily lives. As drivers, it is easy to become accustomed to the impact that liquid petroleum has on ou...

We all know about the bigger tougher trucks and the smaller, faster, and safer sports cars, but what about the concepts. The heart, the drive, and strive of today's modern carmakers. Where are the cars of tomorrow? To start automakers in America are making, producing, and designing cars...

Social Consequences of Automobiles This paper is an analysis of the impact of the increasing number of automobiles on the global environment, people's lives and health, and the structure of Western society. In addition to exploring the impact of automobiles, technologies that have been devel...

Hybrid Vehicles 1 Hybrid Vehicles: (Effects on the environment) Hybrid Vehicles 2 As gasoline prices increase and the environment becomes unstable, people will begin to look for other modes to power their automobiles. One of those modes is know as hybrid power. A vehicle is considered a hybri...

Alternative Fuel Vehicles for the Future As fuel costs are rising, Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) is becoming more attractive to the consumer. After thorough research, our opinion is that Lotus Car Rental Corporation should invest in the purchase of a small fleet of these cars in a test marketi...

An Electrifying Journey It's electrifying! So stop, jump in, buckle your set belt, and get ready for a new automobile. Electric automobiles have been around since the early 1900's. For those who are not familiar with the electric automobile: "An electric vehicle consist of a ba...

These vehicles are stylish to have, but how safe are they to the public? The Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) is supposed of as one of the safest vehicles on the road today. People out looking for a new vehicle look at the design of a SUV and cannot see why it wouldn't be the best choice. Th...

Urban Sprawl The urban sprawl that has characterized American growth patterns for the past 45 years has been held responsible for a host of problems, including: profligate energy use (Levinson and Strate, 1981 and Newman and Kenworthy, 1989); rising municipal infrastructure costs (Neilson Associ...

As American's, we are quite aware of the consumer world. Who would have ever thought there could be so many underlying messages in an ad that you just casually flip by in a magazine? Companies are out there in the world today trying to get your attention by commercials, billboards, magazines,...