Friday, October 22, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
SOLAR CAR
WHAT IS A SOLAR CAR
A solar car is an electric vehicle powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the car. Solar cars are not currently a practical form of transportation as they can only operate during the day and can only carry one or two passengers. However, they are raced in competitions such as the World Solar Challenge and the American Solar Challenge. These events are often sponsored by Government agencies such as the United States Department of Energy keen to promote the development of alternative energy technology such as solar cells. Such challenges are often entered by universities to develop their students engineering and technological skills as well as motor vehicle manufacturers
HISTORY
Solar cars were first built by universities and auto manufacturers. These early constructors soon realised that the sun energy collector areas were too large for consumer cars, however that is slowly changing. Development continues on solar cell design and car power supply requirements such as heaters or air-conditioning fans, which we take for granted on conventional IC cars.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Car Brands
Abarth ,,Acura ,AMC ,Aston Martin ,Audi ,Bentley ,BMW ,Brilliance, Bugatti ,Buick ,Cadillac,Chery ,Chevrolet,Chrysler, Cobra ,Covini ,Dacia ,Daewoo ,Daihatsu ,DKW
Dodge ,Eagle ,Farbio ,Ferrari ,Fiat ,Fisker ,Ford ,Geely ,Geo ,GMC ,Honda,Horch ,HUMMER
Hyundai ,Infiniti ,Isuzu ,Jaguar ,Jeep ,Kia ,Koenigsegg ,Lada ,Lamborghini ,Lancia ,Land Rover
Leblanc ,Lexus ,Lincoln ,Lotus ,Maruti ,Maserati ,Maybach, Mazda ,Mercedes-Benz ,Mercury,MG ,Mitsubishi ,Morgan, Moskvitch, Nissan ,Noble ,Oldsmobile ,Opel,Pagani ,Panoz
Peugeot ,Piaggio ,Plymouth ,Pontiac ,Porsche,Quattro ,Regal (Buick) ,Renault ,Roewe ,Rolls-Royce ,Saab ,Saturn ,Scion ,SEAT ,Skoda ,Smart,Spyker SsangYong ,Subaru, Suzuki ,Tata,Tesla ,Toyota ,Trabant ,Vauxhall,Vector ,Venturi ,Volkswagen ,Volvo,Wanderer Wartburg,Westfield,Yugo ,Zastava ,Proton ,Perodua
Dodge ,Eagle ,Farbio ,Ferrari ,Fiat ,Fisker ,Ford ,Geely ,Geo ,GMC ,Honda,Horch ,HUMMER
Hyundai ,Infiniti ,Isuzu ,Jaguar ,Jeep ,Kia ,Koenigsegg ,Lada ,Lamborghini ,Lancia ,Land Rover
Leblanc ,Lexus ,Lincoln ,Lotus ,Maruti ,Maserati ,Maybach, Mazda ,Mercedes-Benz ,Mercury,MG ,Mitsubishi ,Morgan, Moskvitch, Nissan ,Noble ,Oldsmobile ,Opel,Pagani ,Panoz
Peugeot ,Piaggio ,Plymouth ,Pontiac ,Porsche,Quattro ,Regal (Buick) ,Renault ,Roewe ,Rolls-Royce ,Saab ,Saturn ,Scion ,SEAT ,Skoda ,Smart,Spyker SsangYong ,Subaru, Suzuki ,Tata,Tesla ,Toyota ,Trabant ,Vauxhall,Vector ,Venturi ,Volkswagen ,Volvo,Wanderer Wartburg,Westfield,Yugo ,Zastava ,Proton ,Perodua
Friday, September 17, 2010
History of vehicles
The oldest boats to be found by archaeological excavation are logboats from around 7,000–9,000 years ago,
a 7,000 year-old seagoing boat made from reeds and tar has been found in Kuwait.
Boats were used between 4000BCE-3000BCE in Sumer, ancient Egypt and in the Indian Ocean.
There is evidence of camel pulled wheeled vehicles about 3000–4000 BCE.
The earliest evidence of a wagonway, a predecessor of the railway, found so far was the 6 to 8.5 km long Diolkos wagonway, which transported boats across the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece since around 600 BC. Wheeled vehicles pulled by men and animals ran in grooves in limestone, which provided the track element, preventing the wagons from leaving the intended route.
Railways began reappearing in Europe after the Dark Ages. The earliest known record of a railway in Europe from this period is a stained-glass window in the Minster of Freiburg im Breisgau dating from around 1350.
In 1515, Cardinal Matthäus Lang wrote a description of the Reisszug, a funicular railway at the Hohensalzburg Castle in Austria. The line originally used wooden rails and a hemp haulage rope, and was operated by human or animal power, through a treadwheel.
1769 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is often credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769, by adapting an existing horse-drawn vehicle, this claim is disputed by some[citation needed], who doubt Cugnot's three-wheeler ever ran or was stable.
In Russia, in the 1780s, Ivan Kulibin developed a human-pedalled, three-wheeled carriage with modern features such as a flywheel, brake, gear box, and bearings; however, it was not developed further.
1783 Montgolfier brothers first Balloon vehicle
1801 Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam-powered road vehicle, although it was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods, and would have been of little practical use.
1817 push bikes draisines, or hobby horses were the first human means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle, the draisine (or Laufmaschine, "running machine"), invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais, is regarded as the forerunner of the modern bicycle (and motorcycle). It was introduced by Drais to the public in Mannheim in summer 1817.
a 7,000 year-old seagoing boat made from reeds and tar has been found in Kuwait.
Boats were used between 4000BCE-3000BCE in Sumer, ancient Egypt and in the Indian Ocean.
There is evidence of camel pulled wheeled vehicles about 3000–4000 BCE.
The earliest evidence of a wagonway, a predecessor of the railway, found so far was the 6 to 8.5 km long Diolkos wagonway, which transported boats across the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece since around 600 BC. Wheeled vehicles pulled by men and animals ran in grooves in limestone, which provided the track element, preventing the wagons from leaving the intended route.
Railways began reappearing in Europe after the Dark Ages. The earliest known record of a railway in Europe from this period is a stained-glass window in the Minster of Freiburg im Breisgau dating from around 1350.
In 1515, Cardinal Matthäus Lang wrote a description of the Reisszug, a funicular railway at the Hohensalzburg Castle in Austria. The line originally used wooden rails and a hemp haulage rope, and was operated by human or animal power, through a treadwheel.
1769 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is often credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769, by adapting an existing horse-drawn vehicle, this claim is disputed by some[citation needed], who doubt Cugnot's three-wheeler ever ran or was stable.
In Russia, in the 1780s, Ivan Kulibin developed a human-pedalled, three-wheeled carriage with modern features such as a flywheel, brake, gear box, and bearings; however, it was not developed further.
1783 Montgolfier brothers first Balloon vehicle
1801 Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam-powered road vehicle, although it was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods, and would have been of little practical use.
1817 push bikes draisines, or hobby horses were the first human means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle, the draisine (or Laufmaschine, "running machine"), invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais, is regarded as the forerunner of the modern bicycle (and motorcycle). It was introduced by Drais to the public in Mannheim in summer 1817.
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