As communities strive to become more eco-friendly rhymes of history are bound to present themselves. This is because the need for the technology remains but how this technology utilizes power is the driving forces of change. The technology that brings this ideal to the forefront is transportation. The need for transportation remains, so the need for change is fuel driven. transportation ha.. always been a part of human life whether by foot or via some man-made vehicle. Over the centuries transportation has developed into planes, trains, and automobiles. The plane was invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright (also known as the Wright Brothers), in1903. The steam engine train was invented in first century A.D. by Heron of Alexandria, but was not utilized; this technology was ahead of its time. The automobile was invented in 1769 by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot, this invention changed how individuals traveled and how long it took them to get to distant places.
Today,commercial trains and planes continue to utilize the same fuels: coal and high octane fuel. However, mass transit systems and cars are undergoing fuel development. So, although these technologies are new they rekindle vehicle development. With the growing number of fuel types the industry is striving to find the best fuel to provide for the future: diesel fuel, electric fuel, hybrid cars, bio fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, and hydrogen fuel cell.
Links:
The Green Car Website at http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/a-guide-to-green-car-fuel-types/
1 comment:
I admire your desire to go the extra mile and add more technological tools than we were required to do so. Of all those that you mentioned: steam engine, trains and planes and cars which do you think is most evolutionary and why?
Alison
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