cars
- Created by: hannahclamp
- Created on: 24-02-16 12:31
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- sustainability & cars
- Green / Eco design in cars
- EU regulations focus upon fuel economy getting manufacturers to label cars in sale rooms to indicate their C02 emissions per km
- aerodynamic body
- lightweight aluminium engines
- use of polymers
- electronic engine management systems
- stop/start systems
- Hybrid cars
- petrol engine & electric motor
- only beneficial at slow speeds
- Hydrogen fuel cells
- electrochemical energy conversion devices that convert hydrogen & oxygen -> water
- extremely expensive but research is being put into reducing the size of fuel cells
- Electric cars
- The G-WIZ
- all have to be charged which is a drawback
- Bio Diesel
- diesel made from vegetable oil extracted from crops such as **** seed and palm. It is carbon neurtral
- drawback being a loss of natural habitat
- Bio Power
- fuel made from grain crops converted to make ethanol, which is then blended into diesel. This reduces the amount of fossil fuel needed and has lower CO2 emissions
- drawback is that it has fewer miles per gallon than standard diesel
- Green / Eco design in cars
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