In 1973 OPEC held the world hostage. They arbitrarily put the world in gasoline crisis causing everyone to come to a complete stand still. One of the outcomes of the oil crises of the seventies is that the United States decided that they could not put all of our "fuel" eggs into one &quo...

CNG- The Only Alternative Over the past hundred plus years the world has relied on oil as the mainstay fuel for vehicles, and this dependence has backed us into a corner. Many people have introduced solutions to this dependence, but unfortunately, none have been put into real world use. These sol...

Are alternative fuels working? When attending school to be certified to fix state emission failures, instructors tell stories about emission subjects. One in particular that comes to mind is about a couple that tried to end their lives. The instructor showed a paper clipping, from what paper I d...

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...

We were asked to explore the impact of a single social or cultural innovation on any society, as a whole, being free to choose any innovation that interested us. The internal combustion engine is being used today in thousands of different products around the world today. From automobiles, to oil...

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...

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...

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...

Pop Goes the Piston: The Basics of an Internal Combustion Engine Everyday millions of people across the world depend on their automobiles. Their daily routine of driving never changes. They get in their car and turn the ignition on. After putting the car in gear, they press on the ga...

Product identification: The subject of our model is the hybrid automobiles. The motives behind the selection of this innovative product as the subject of our discussion are the fact that hybrid automobiles are becoming an integrate part of our everyday life, enjoying a fast increase in sales and a b...

In 1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering ...

1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering a refo...

Final Report Edward Kim Mrs. Mundy Klement Period 6 Ballard is recognized as the world leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing zero-emission proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells for transportation and power generation applications. Ballard is also commercializing...

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...

Buying 1967 GTO There is a lot to think about when the time comes to buy a car. You need to know what kind of vehicle you're getting, how reliable it is, the mileage and the safety equipment it'll have makes a big difference also. When first starting out, you need to know the costs ...

Gas Turbine Engines Gas turbine engines date back to the early 1940's. Sir Frank Wittle, a British aeronautical engineer and aviator, invented the turbojet engine (The World Almanac Educational Group, 2002, p. 1). Gas turbine engines took off, and have been soaring ever since. They offer an unma...