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The Smart car was designed for space, safety and fuel efficiency (3.8 L/100 km or 75 mi/gal). For example, it has a frame designed to dissipate energy around the passengers in a car accident.
A gasoline-powered car starts running when a spark from the spark plug ignites the gasoline. A diesel-powered car starts using hot, compressed air that causes the fuel to combust.
Thirty percent of driving accidents are caused by fatigue and sleepiness. If you feel sleepy while driving, there are certain strategies that you can use to stay awake.
If you feel sleepy while driving, rolling the window down, turning up the radio, or turning on the air conditioning are minimally effective. You should pull to the side of the road and sleep.
Fatigue and sleepiness, which are different, are estimated to be the cause of thirty percent of traffic accidents. It is the combination of sleepiness with other factors, such as exercise, a recent large meal, or medication, that lead to problems.
Researchers are concentrating using solar energy as alternative energy source for cars. This renewable energy source would be captured by solar panels and either used or stored in a battery to power the car.
In an effort to cut back on his use of nonrenewable energy sources, a New York inventor designed a method of running cars on leftover French fry oil instead of gasoline.
What are the odds you can die or be seriously injured in a car crash?
John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Corp., discusses potential sources of biofuel. Learn more about biofuels in this video.
Carl Pope, Director of the Sierra Club, theorizes about the future of the internal-combustion engine. Lean more about trends and innovations in the auto industry.
