GREEN AUTOMOBILES

Bianca Marquez

WHAT ARE GREEN AUTOMOBILES?

Green automobiles such as the Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf, are vehicles that are environmentally friendly

They don’t run on gasoline

Automobiles that run on fuel alternatives display America’s progressiveness into an environmentally conscious and economical society.

THE CAUSE OF DEVELOPMENT

In the 1900s, Ford had a vision to create affordable cars that were accessible by everyone

Liege, 1906-1910 Auto-Mixte cars were built with Henri Pieper’s

hybrid system Global warming Air pollution Rising oil prices

CARS IN HISTORY

Hallo PORSCHE FERDINAND PORSCHE

Lohner Electric Chaise, 1898 First gasoline-electric

hybrid Combustion engine runs a

generator that powers electric motors

Battery is good for 40 miles

Hallo PORSCHE

Semper Vivus 1900 Series hybrid Incredibly difficult to steer Similar to the Chevrolet

Volt

PIEPER vs. FORD March 2, 1909

HENRI PIEPER: US patent for the first gas-electric hybrid

Bad Timing 1908: Ford releases the Model

T“It would cement the primacy of gasoline

engine to power road vehicles” Result: Steam/electric cars fade to the back 1930s: Hybrid and electric vehicles are no longer in

production

FORD MOTOR CO. Established in 19051908 release of the Model T

Simple, light, study for the poorly maintained roads

Main focus: Affordable cars for everyone 1910: 34,000 cars at $700 each 1916: 730,000 cars at $316 each

Introduced Fordism “Economic system based on mass production and

mass consumption”

HYBRIDS TODAY: TOYOTA PRIUS

Prius is Latin for “to go before”

Late 1995: first prototypes wouldn’t work “On the computer, the hybrid power system

worked very well… But simulation is different from seeing if the actual part can work” – SATOSHI OGISO, chief powertain engineer

Gas- electric “…first vehicle to provide a serious alternative…”

Batteries were troublesome Shut down when it was too hot/cold

HYBRIDS TODAY: TOYOTA PRIUS

Finally released in October 1997 in Japan July 2000, U.S. debut

Wasn’t liked Took 13 seconds to get to 60 mph (Corolla only needed 10)

Sold in more than 40 countries “…the most fuel efficient vehicle sold by the U.S. EPA”

Best selling hybrid in the U.S. 2007: More than 180,000 sold Early 2008: Hit all time record of 20,000 sales

HYBRIDS TODAY:SMART CAR

“Smart is an acronym for Swatch Mercedes Art” Daimler- Benz, 1994

First meeting Subcompact, eco-friendly, affordable, safe 2004: Debut in Canada 2008: Debut in America

The last to have them

Available in 37 countries Popular in Paris, Barcelona, London, Rome

HYBRIDS TODAY:SMART CAR

HYBRIDS TODAY:NISSAN LEAF

100% renewable energy = NO POLLUTION!Zero emissions

Charge and go! Able to go 100 miles when fully

charged Gets to 80% in 30 minutes Solar panel on the roof allows it charge in

the sun Able to reach 90 mph

HYBRIDS TODAY:NISSAN LEAF

OLIVIER CHALOUHI First man to use a Nissan Leaf 2010

All- electric By the end of 2011, they expect to put out

50,000 more Leafs Including tax credits, it costs: $20,280

HYBRIDS TODAY:FORD FOCUS

Ford Explorer 2011: soy foam cushions Using more bio-based soy foam “…ongoing effort to use more renewable and recyclable materials”

More than 2 million vehicles on the road that use bio foam Reduce petroleum oil usage by 3 million lbs. Reduce carbon dioxide emission by 11 million lbs. Also used in Lincoln and Mercury

“The new Explorer will deliver fuel economy at least 25 percent better than the current model as well as include sustainable materials like soy foam seat cushions and other eco-friendly features we will detail soon,”-AMY MARENTIC, group marketing manager, Ford cars and CUVs Plan to use biomaterial for deflectors, cupholders, and

floor mats

RUSSIAN HYBRIDS Mikhail D. Prokhorov invests in green car movement

Moscow, December 2010: debut of the Yo 2- door car, minivan, small cargo van

first natural gas hybrid electric vehicle

67mpg- better fuel economy than the Prius (51mpg) Uses a rotary vane

First patented in 1874 Used today in superchargers, power steering, transmission pumps

Chief engineer: ANDREI G. GINZBERG Limited use in Germany (1930s), cast off except in the Soviet

Union Developed in secrecy @Novosibirsk

WATER POWER Developed by DENNY KLEIN Able to burn a hole through steel, but

doesn’t hurt you if you touch it Runs on HHO Lasts for 100 miles

THE IMPACT Stimulated the expansion of other

products economy Promoted tourism and growth of

suburbs Automobiles have become the

backbone of economic growth More people are looking into hybrids

and other fuel alternatives

“Let’s check for understanding’’

_1. What was the name of the first gasoline- electric hybrid developed?

2. How has the Ford Motor Co. impacted the automobile industry?

3. One of the fuel alternatives is “all electric,” in the long run, is it better to be dependent on gas or electricity?

4. Taking into consideration the versatility of water, do you think water is a reasonable alternative?

- Mr. Wilder

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