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How Energy for Road Transportation has Changed Since the 1700’s

How Energy for Road Transportation has Changed Since the 1700’s. By Drew Hillier. The Horse-Drawn Carriage. How it was powered: Horses. ADVANTAGES. Comfortable Not too complicated No pollution Looks very pretty. DISADVANTAGES. Wheels often come loose Horse needs to be fed

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How Energy for Road Transportation has Changed Since the 1700’s

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  1. How Energy for Road Transportation has Changed Since the 1700’s By Drew Hillier

  2. The Horse-Drawn Carriage

  3. How it was powered: Horses

  4. ADVANTAGES • Comfortable • Not too complicated • No pollution • Looks very pretty

  5. DISADVANTAGES • Wheels often come loose • Horse needs to be fed • Must clean up after horse • Horse gets tired • Horse might get sick • Horse eventually must retire

  6. The Fardier á Vapeur

  7. How it was powered: Steam

  8. ADVANTAGES • Doesn’t get sick • Doesn’t need to be cleaned up after • Doesn’t need to be trained

  9. DISADVANTAGES Too many to count! Here’s a few: • Very bad engine • Unstable weight • Fire needs to be relit often • Drove at a sluggish 2mph

  10. The Benz Patent Motorwagen

  11. How it was powered: Gasoline

  12. ADVANTAGES • More stable • Uses gasoline • More comfortable

  13. DISADVANTAGES • Pollutes the environment • Still slow, at 10 mph

  14. Ford Model T

  15. How it was powered: Gasoline

  16. ADVATAGES • Cheap • Sturdy • Sheltered • Large • Faster at about 40-45 mph or around 70 kph

  17. DISADVANTAGES • Pollutes

  18. Smart® Car

  19. How it is powered: Gasoline

  20. ADVANTAGES • Good for nose-in parking • Takes up half the space of a normal car • Fast • Plug-in and charge electric model coming out soon, good source of energy • Fast ad a top speed of 130 kph

  21. DISADVANTAGES Very few! • Not much room • Older ones still pollute, proving internal combustion engines are not an excellent power generator. Electric cars or cars with hydrogen fuel cells are much cleaner, and more efficient.

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