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Some people do believe that hybrid vehicle started in the early 1900′s. In fact, hybrid vehicles have been around longer than you think they are. The start of the hybrid technology was believed to be in 1665, when Ferdinand Verbiest and Jesuit priest began to work on a plan to create a simple four wheeled vehicle that could run by steam of pulled by a horse.

Then in 1769 when steam-powered carriage was invented. Although this carriage does have the speed of six miles per hour, it is still hard to maintain enough steam for a long distance ride. It was then improved when British inventor Goldsworthy Gurney built a steam car that successfully completed an 85 mile round trip journey in ten-hour times.

Then in 1893 Moritz Von Jacobi sailed an electric boat on the Neva, using an electromagnetic engine of one horse power. And in or about that year is when Robert Anderson of Aberdeen, Scotland built the first electric vehicle. However, the vehicle brought lots of problems like the limited range and a battery power that was difficult to recharge.

It was later then improved by David Salomon in 1870 when he developed an electric car with a light electric motor, but still faced problems creating a battery that could easily be recharged. Then in 1879, the first electric railway was built by Dr. Werner Von Siemens. The wheels on the vehicle were driven by an electric motor drawing its electricity from the rails which were insulated from the ground and connected to a generator.

And also in that decade, year 1886 the business investors in London gained interest in developing an electric taxicab. The design was powered by a 28 cell batter system that would drive a small electric motor. Even so, this one did not come into regular use. It then came year 1888, a company built a four passenger carriage for the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire it is powered by a one horse power motor and a 24 cell battery. And on that same year, Manus Volk in Brighton, England made a three wheeled electric car. Then in 1897, the London Electric cab Company began to provide the city with a regular service, using a cab powered by a 40 cell battery and a three horse power electric motor. It was called the “Belsey Cab” after its inventor, Walter Belsey. The cab can go up to fifty miles before the battery had to be recharged. Come year 1897 where the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, built around electric cars over a two year period.

Then after that year came 1898, the year where the first world’s first hybrid car the Lohner Porsche petrol electric “mixte”, which was built by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche of Germany. Porsche gave the nickname “Aunt Eulalia” to the first series of hybrids, but it was officially named as Semper Vivus, which means “always alive. The first hybrid car can travel a distance of forty miles on a battery power alone. This car used a petrol engine rotating at a constant speed to drive a dynamo, which charged a bank of accumulators. The accumulators then fed current to electric motors contained within the hubs of the front wheels. Therefore, there was no need of drive shafts, transmission, gears, straps, chains, or clutch. And because of the hybrid car quickly success thousands of hybrid cars were produced by companies such as Krieger, Lohner Porsche, and Auto Mixte in the year between 1902 and 1920.

In 1900 the creation of gas and electric hybrid cars has been seen in Belgium. It was developed by Pieper, a Belgian carmaker. He introduced a three and a half horsepower motor which the small gasoline engine was joined to an electric motor that is found under the seat. The electric motor was, in effect, a generator that recharges the batteries while driving. Nevertheless, when the car needed some extra power to make its way up to a steep incline, the electric motor would kick in and provide a boost to the gas engine. And because of the popularity of electric hybrid cars the Electric Vehicle Company built 2000 taxicabs, trucks, and buses, and set up a subsidiary cab and car rental companies from New York to Chicago in early 1904. In 1905 an American engineer named H. Piper filed a patent for a petrol-electric hybrid vehicle. His idea was to use an electric motor to assist an internal combustion engine, mainly to add the ICE to let the vehicle accelerate to 25 miles per hour in 10 seconds, Instead of the usual 30 miles per hour. Then after three and half years the patent was issued. By that time, the engines had become powerful enough to achieve this kind of performance of their own.

In 1910, a company by the name of Commercial Built Truck, which used a four cylinder gas engine to power a generator, eliminates the need for a transmission and Battery Park. This hybrid was built by company in Philadelphia until 1918. Steamers and electric hybrid cars were almost completely wiped out in 1913. Sales of electric cars dropped to 6,000 vehicles, while over 180,000 gasoline cars were sold. Lots of car makers who still believe in the idea of hybrid car still try their best to put the hybrid cars back to the production. Like Baker of Cleveland and Woods of Chicago two prominent electric vehicle makers offered hybrid cars that can reach a maximum speed of 35mph and achieved fuel efficiency of 48 mph. And the Woods Dual Power was more expensive and less powerful than its gasoline competition, and therefore sold poorly.

And it then considered that the year 1920 to 1965 become the dormant period for mass produced electric and hybrid cars. However, Hybrid vehicle technology did not disappear and its development continues. Lots of people still believe in the hybrid technology. Hybrid vehicle technology becomes the answer for most of the global problems. Just like in 1966; U.S Congress introduced first bills recommending use of the electric vehicle as a means to reduce air pollution. After a long quiet period, hybrid cars show up again in 1969. On that same year General Motors 512 was designed, it runs entirely on electric power at a speed under ten miles per hour. The vehicle ran on a combination of electric power and gas combustion from 10 to 13 miles per hour. Arab oil embargo became a huge problem in 1973. The price of gasoline soared, which created new interest in electric vehicles. The U.S Department of Energy ran a test on many electric and hybrid vehicles produced by various of manufacturers this includes the hybrid known as the VW Taxi which was produced by Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, West Germany. The VW Taxi was shown at auto shows throughout the United States and Europe. It used a parallel hybrid configuration allowing flexible switching between the gasoline engine and electric motor and logged over 8,000 miles on the road. VW Taxi is considered to have the higher range of efficiency than any hybrid had ever exhibited up to that time. In 1974, engineers Victor Wouk and Charlie Rosen were part of the Federal Clean Car Incentive Program, created a prototype hybrid gas electric vehicle using a Buick Skylark body. The vehicle was tested and certified to meet the strict guidelines for an EPA clean air auto program by The U.S Environmental Protection Agency, but later been rejected. The American Motors developed a fleet of electric powered vans and delivered 352 electric vans to the U.S Postal Service, which they tested extensively. Unfortunately, the project did not meet with the level of success that everyone had hoped. The years 1976 to 1980 were the year that hybrid technology has been a good help. The Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 and U.S Congress enacted Public Law 94-413 were among the law’s objective to work with industry to improve batteries, motors, controllers and other hybrid electric components. And General Electric was chosen to construct a parallel hybrid sedan. And Toyota built a small sports car with a gas turbine generator supplying current to an electric motor, which makes it the first hybrid car for Toyota. Audi introduced the first generation of the Audi Duo experimental vehicle in 1989. It is based on the Audi 100 Avanti Quattro. It has a 12.6 horsepower electric engine, which drove the rear wheel instead of the propeller shaft. And also use a nickel cadmium battery to supply the energy. Two years after that, Audi unveiled the second generation Duo, which is also based on the Audi 100 Avanti Quattro. Toyota came back by introducing the Prius in 1997, which is exclusive to its Japanese market. On that year, the Prius sold 18,000 cars and seemed to be the first significant mass marketed the hybrid vehicle in the world. Then Honda introduced the Insight, a lightweight hybrid two door model that cracked the American market in 1999. The vehicle could demonstrate a rating of 61 miles per gallon in the city and 70 miles per gallon on the highway.

It then came 2000 the door of the new century is open for the hybrid technology. Lots of companies and car maker introduce and release lots of new and improve the hybrid vehicle of their own. Toyota released the first hybrid four door sedans available in the United States in 2000. And Honda introduces Honda Civic Hybrids, its second available hybrid gasoline electric car. The car appearance and drivability was and still is identical to the conventional Civic. And in 2004 Toyota release the Toyota Prius II which won 2004 Car of the Year Awards from the Motor Trend Magazine and the North American Auto Show. The demand for Toyota Prius II was surprising, that they pumped up the production from 36,000 to 47,000 for the United States market. Lots of interested buyer’s waited up to six months to purchase the 2004 Prius. Furthermore, on September of that year, the Ford released the Escape Hybrid, the first American hybrid and the first SUV hybrid.

The sudden increase of the oil product in 2007 had been a huge crisis all over the world. And because of that the production of hybrid cars and vehicle had increased. Lots of car companies and car makers around the world came up with lots of different kinds of hybrid vehicles. Some even convert their ordinary cars to hybrid cars. Lots of taxi cabs in the Philippines now a day’s had been using Autogas, used as an automotive transportation fuel or LP gas as an alternative to powered gasoline gas. The development of this kind of hybrid cars does help a lot of people who are having a problem with the oil price increase and become the answer to the oil price increase the problem in air pollution.

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A car from a used car auction can be a real bargain but it needs some searching and a little bit of luck. Used cars are often good value for your money. Buying a reliable used car instead of a new one could save you a lot of money (both in the short and long term) but you need to be alert and smart.

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The most notable automobile trade show globally, the Frankfurt Motor Show, began on September 17 and was host to up to eight hundred exhibitors from thirty countries. The biennially held trade show in Frankfurt, referred to as ‘A Moving Experience’ this year, is a place for car companies to put on view their innovative technology and concept cars, widely identifying the potential outlook of the worldwide automotive industry. More than that, it is also a gathering to consult on ideas based on themes like this year’s major subjects ‘Mobility concepts of the future’ and ‘Sustainable mobility in large metropolitan areas’. Furthermore, it is a opportunity for regions growing in the automobile business to put on view their cars and increase precious time in the spotlight, with slots designated to countries like Slovakia.

The present Frankfurt Motor Show had an exceptional number of worldwide launches from sixty-two participating car companies, with the German OEMs alone launching fifty-five latest models. The trade show incorporates the full variety of segments and includes several phenomenal cars on show, but the main focus stayed on innovations to cut carbon emissions and fresh, greener technology. Nearly every car companies had some representation of an electric or hybrid car on show, some more prominent than others.

Toyota made public its target for a different, plug-in Prius, one of the most established hybrid cars around the planet. The principal idea for the debut of this car is to check the climate for electric cars and not immediate mass manufacturing, like many electric car companies like Nissan. The plug-in Prius will be able to cruise twelve miles per charge and will revert to its standard hybrid behavior after the battery runs out. Toyota plans to take advantage of market statistics obtained from these cars to achieve a infallible strategy in the subsequent three years.

One of the several electrifying concept cars that made its debut at the event was the Volkswagen model called L1 due to its capacity to cruise one hundred kilometers on around a liter of fuel. With its fabrication and look based on minor diesel utilization, the L1 is a modern category of two-seater automobiles, with the driver and back seat one behind another. Produced out of robust carbon-fiber material the extremely aerodynamic car is absolutely safe for both passenger and driver and is very low on carbon emissions. Despite being produced on an absolutely fresh design, Volkswagen claims that it is bordering on production.

Another sportier, yet equally exceptional concept car at the program was the Audi R8 E-Tron. The E-Tron is totally run on electric energy and has four motors to give superb all-wheel drive performance. It delivers on energy also with a 313 horsepower engine that can mange a velocity of up to sixty mile per hour in five seconds. Its exterior is spectacular with uniquely shaped headlights. Much like Toyota, Audi aims on deploying the E-Tron to investigate the electric car’s viability.

With a multitude of hybrid and electric cars on exhibit, the event has reaffirmed the fuel effective and environmentally friendly opportunity for cars. According to a variety of analysts the pace with which these cars are accepted relies principally on the power of car makers to sell both low carbon emissions and fuel efficiency without lowering the overall power of these cars. The success of these cars will principally be determined after the prevalent crisis comes to an end, a certainty that may well take a noteworthy number of years to occur.

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Conventional paints, especially for motor vehicles tinting interests, proved more dangerous because it contains many ingredients are always environmentally destructive. For this reason, the technologies in this field continue to be developed for the creation of environmentally friendly products with no less quality with conventional paint.

Recently development of technologies related to paint very fast. In fact, the latest appears, paint with waterborne technology potion. This product contains more elements of water including for the dilution purposes instead of toxic compounds such as paint thinner in them that are very disturbing environment.

Waterborne technology can be described as a simple process; water can replace liquid paint thinner, started for the benefit of mixing, painting, until evaporation. This is very beneficial because the substance contained in a thinner form of environmental damaging compounds.

However, it does not mean waterborne did not use paint thinner in the entire production process. Only the concentration and a much reduced amount compared to the use of paint thinner in conventional products.

That way, the combination of paint containing water with a high solid system a mixture of several chemical compounds contained in the paint can reduce the amount of toxic solvents used. The new system is very environmentally friendly including also the coating process, coat base, and also clear coat.

Paint that contains more water must be heated in a temperature between 5 to 30 degrees Celsius. Even given also for better results required the heating process until the temperature 20 degrees Celsius. The process is slightly more complicated than the use of conventional paint.

But for now the system has been developed a method of painting with oven, these obstacles can be eliminated. For example: to mixing paint in the oven carefully before doing the painting. Moreover, it can also be used infrared method, so that the paint is diluted with water it can definitely be easy to dry.

Paint products formulated really so very friendly with water. Therefore, pigment-binding process, one example, can take place very easily. Easy, this process can be imagined as mixing paint for the purposes of drawing water. But the end result was almost exactly the same as oil paint, the more powerful and easy to coat the shiny metal.

Because it is easily soluble in water, the other chemical solvent needed in the process of painting as a whole can be very small, about 10 percent compared to the use of conventional paint.

On the basis of painting process with conventional products, toxic solvents required to reach 85 percent. But, by using this new type of paint chemical compounds other solvents only required 10 percent.

The advantages using this type of paint not only reduce the environmental wrecking chemical compounds in the refinishing process only, but rather to balance ecological and economic systems. Apart from certain that this new material will be used every day. Also economically it can greatly reduce the investment of new equipment because the material used less material than conventional paint.

Automotive manufacturer Audi in Germany has also made research to refine these findings. The development includes the process of water dissolving directly mixed in the circulation at a special container when sprayed. This has also included using the latest ultra-filter system.

Process, water from paint collected in a 250,000-liter tank prior to cleaning of pollutants and other toxic chemicals. And, after that the water is recycled into the painting circuit. In other words, it fills the water circuit itself needs water. This means that the whole process of painting is guaranteed not only environmentally friendly, but also very economical because the water can be recycled.

The process was able to reduce more than 70 percent of the energy for the purpose of painting the entire body in a series production car in the factory. That means it will save at least 2900 tons of oil for heating purposes in the process of painting in the factory Audi per year.

Discussing this new paint technology course must be associated with motor vehicle painting process in a factory. Result, the progress of environmental protection and efforts to suppress the production cost can be obtained by using this product. Meanwhile, for business or painting services, has not obtained the level of information efficiency.

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