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 gasolin...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Introduction Hybrid cars are becoming increasingly popular due to the cost of gasoline going up and the move to save the environment. Hybrid cars are being built to look like gas-fueled cars. Although Hybrid cars are not mainstream as of yet, in the future they will more than likely replace gas-onl...

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...

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 ...

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 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...

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 pum...

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...

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...

An Electrifying JourneyIt'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 battery that provides ...

CNG- The Only AlternativeOver 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 solut...