Fire, steam, electric and Nuclear?
Through the last two hundred years humanity has moved from the burning of wood to splitting the Atomic atom and yet we remain limited to the use of fossil fuels to keep our world of manufacturing and travel to derivatives of oil for most vehicles, shipping, trains and aviation?
One has only to live by the coast to see the effects of polluted smog gathering in the mid summer afternoons to know that the petrol engine is a serious problem to human health!
Governments do need to wake up and reduce traffic on roads and find quick alternatives to our reliance on petrol, oil and coal?
LPG Conversions might be the solution for many between now and the compulsory introduction of battery and electric vehicles?
Showing posts with label Petrol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Petrol. Show all posts
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Electric Vehicles. Part-Two.
Everything Electric?
There is now a great push into the development of electric, because it is cheaper and much cleaner than burning fossil fuels? Perhaps one could say that electric is the new Diesel without any long term effects, that we yet do not know of?
By 2020 Britain and the EU hope that they will be at least 90% electric, wither this will happen is really uncertain, but the big cities will see more electric battery powered vehicles for delivery and possibly even taxis?
It is the development of aircraft, were we will see the biggest changes many designs along the with the American X-57 will appear this year and there will be improved changes to pollution levels? It is still not clear what will happen to the petrol engine and aviation fuel or how the conversion to neo will happen?
There is now a great push into the development of electric, because it is cheaper and much cleaner than burning fossil fuels? Perhaps one could say that electric is the new Diesel without any long term effects, that we yet do not know of?
By 2020 Britain and the EU hope that they will be at least 90% electric, wither this will happen is really uncertain, but the big cities will see more electric battery powered vehicles for delivery and possibly even taxis?
It is the development of aircraft, were we will see the biggest changes many designs along the with the American X-57 will appear this year and there will be improved changes to pollution levels? It is still not clear what will happen to the petrol engine and aviation fuel or how the conversion to neo will happen?
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Rail and Tram Options. One.
Road-rail and Trams.
The introduction of the tram in nearly every city in Britain, has been a welcome sign of something that was lost in the 1950's. The tram was very much part of British culture in relation to its cheapness and popularity, and for many a sad loss to see go?
Today urban planning is dominated by the car, bus and coach, because they are not limited by track or overhead wiring. Many conversions are now being introduced from petrol/diesel to electric engines, which for now are claimed to reduce carbon emissions?
There is still the alternative in between form of transport, which for some unknown reason has not been tried and that is the road-rail vehicle which could offer the best of both worlds?
The introduction of the tram in nearly every city in Britain, has been a welcome sign of something that was lost in the 1950's. The tram was very much part of British culture in relation to its cheapness and popularity, and for many a sad loss to see go?
Today urban planning is dominated by the car, bus and coach, because they are not limited by track or overhead wiring. Many conversions are now being introduced from petrol/diesel to electric engines, which for now are claimed to reduce carbon emissions?
There is still the alternative in between form of transport, which for some unknown reason has not been tried and that is the road-rail vehicle which could offer the best of both worlds?
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
The Motorbike. Part-One.
The engined Bicycle.
With the advent of the petrol engine, some bright spark was able to combine the two. It is kind of ironic when you think it was two bicycle makers, the Wright brothers who flew the first aeroplane in 1908.
Gottlieb Daimler was the first to try in 1880 and by 1895 he was in production with the Einspur 265cc. Prior to the petrol engine were steam powered bikes by a Frenchman Michaux-Perreaux Velocipede from 1869, but by now this concept was abandoned.
The powered cycle format that we toady know for both the bicycle and motorbike was adopted in 1869, but the bicycle funny enough continues to change shapes, until the 20th century.
With the advent of the petrol engine, some bright spark was able to combine the two. It is kind of ironic when you think it was two bicycle makers, the Wright brothers who flew the first aeroplane in 1908.
Gottlieb Daimler was the first to try in 1880 and by 1895 he was in production with the Einspur 265cc. Prior to the petrol engine were steam powered bikes by a Frenchman Michaux-Perreaux Velocipede from 1869, but by now this concept was abandoned.
The powered cycle format that we toady know for both the bicycle and motorbike was adopted in 1869, but the bicycle funny enough continues to change shapes, until the 20th century.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
The Automobile, Car. Part-One.
Horseless Carriage.
The automobile/car is the most prolific vehicle that humanity has yet conceived! The car started off as a steam powered machine, but with the advent of the petrol engine it has never looked back. For the first time, as far as we know humanity had a carriage, without the need of a horse.
Today there are hundreds of types, makes of cars and vans across the globe. Nearly every country in the world is able to build some form of the car, from a very basic model to the very advanced hydrogen version.
What I intend to do is split this subject in to three parts, first the conception of the car and its uses and developments. Then move on to its construction and design and last of all it negative aspects.
The car is like a carriage or trap, it conveys a small number of people 1-5 from A to Z, it has a effective range and is comfortable. The advantages of the car is one of protective covering and the other of speed and no need to have an animal.
But petrol and later diesel and LPG gas became available for more economic reasons, to do with world conflicts and the price of petroleum.
The automobile/car is the most prolific vehicle that humanity has yet conceived! The car started off as a steam powered machine, but with the advent of the petrol engine it has never looked back. For the first time, as far as we know humanity had a carriage, without the need of a horse.
Today there are hundreds of types, makes of cars and vans across the globe. Nearly every country in the world is able to build some form of the car, from a very basic model to the very advanced hydrogen version.
What I intend to do is split this subject in to three parts, first the conception of the car and its uses and developments. Then move on to its construction and design and last of all it negative aspects.
The car is like a carriage or trap, it conveys a small number of people 1-5 from A to Z, it has a effective range and is comfortable. The advantages of the car is one of protective covering and the other of speed and no need to have an animal.
But petrol and later diesel and LPG gas became available for more economic reasons, to do with world conflicts and the price of petroleum.
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