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Alternative Powered Vehicles

Alternative Powered Vehicles. What is an Alternatively powered Vehicle?. Definition: A vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional gasoline or diesel ; any method of powering an engine that does not involve petroleum. Renewable.

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Alternative Powered Vehicles

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  1. Alternative Powered Vehicles

  2. What is an Alternatively powered Vehicle? Definition: • A vehicle that runs on a fuel other than traditional gasoline or diesel; any method of powering an engine that does not involve petroleum.

  3. Renewable • Unlike Petroleum based fuels, alternative fuels are typically renewable. • excluding gasoline hybrids. • Renewable? • Means that the fuel can be replenished once used. • EX: Ethanol is made from corn. Since corn can be grown repeatedly it is inturn renewable.

  4. Why Have Alternatively Powered Vehicles? • Environmental: • Environment continues to be polluted, smog increases…. • Dwindling Resources & Economics: • Oil is becoming limited and expensive. • Political: • Increasing international pressure to clean up the environment.

  5. History • Alternate fuels have been around as long as automobiles. • Stanley Steamer, invented in 1906

  6. Main Alternate Transportation Fuels • Bio-Alcohol: • Ethanol/Methanol • Bio-Diesel: • Refined Vegetable Oil • Electric: • Chemically Stored energy • Hydrogen: • Fuel Cell or Gas • Non-Fossil Methane & Natural Gas: • Poo Gas & Naturally occurring Gas deposits

  7. Hybrid Technologies • Many vehicles combine one of the alternate fuel power sources with a traditional petroleum burning engines Gasoline & Battery Power Gasoline & Ethanol

  8. Alternative Popularity • Initially very little interest, but is slowly becoming more and more prevalent in different areas. Typical Brazilian filling station with four alternative fuels for sale: Biodiesel (B3), Gasohol (E25), Pure Ethanol (E100), Compressed natural gas (CNG).

  9. Advantages &Disadvantagesof Alternate Fuels(Group Work)

  10. SOLAR MODEL PROJECT

  11. Solar Car Project • Introduction & Handouts: !!Solar RACECARS!! • Assigned groups (same as Pro/Con Excersize) • Any Questions?

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