Undeniably, as technology is continuously innovating it stipulates in maintaining the frugality of materials used in a product. This is to control and sustain the balance between our necessities and demands in the economy. One of the most talked about issues of scarcity and demand nowadays is the supply and use of gasoline. Indeed, the automobile industries are facing challenges in preserving the cars’ gas mileage usage, as much as possible not to its maximum expense. In recent study, every year the car engines consumes up to 14 million of gas passing through its filter which makes it valuable to suggest that it’s better to buy new cars than to keep the old ones. It was found that older vehicles were escalating up to 10% of fuel consumptions due to its filthy filter unlike the new one that easily recognizes the car’s filter condition because of its more advanced auxiliary parts (Get Better Gas Mileage and Fuel Economy with these DYI Car Care Tips). And to address this predicament, the Chevrolet Malibu had released a new vehicle technology which uses only 5% of yearly fuel consumption. The Chevrolet Malibu Sedan 2014 model will benefit U.S. car owners because of its new “start-stop” technology engine control (see Figure 1).

Moreover, economic experts like Craig Rigby of Johnson Control Inc. are confident with his market allusions that by 2018, 35% of “start-stop” technology engine will vend in the U.S. vehicle market (Bennett, Mileage Boosters Give Second Wind to Car Parts Makers). Another form of car technology to boost the gas mileage performance is the electric-low cost hybrid engines.

Mike Tinskey of Ford Cars said Ford’s new car release is integrated with GPS technology in order to get the most out of fuel parsimony (Moore, How Technology is Boosting Hybrid’s Gas Mileage). This new amalgam of vehicle is said to escalate only of 3.5% – 5% in fuel consumption in the car market, as added.

A complex of condensed air and hydraulic technology engine is also making its way in the car market sales by 2016 (see figure 2). However, this is just a concept from a French car enthusiast Peugeot, he said that this is the solution of the United States’ gasoline policy, against the emanation of polluted gas from all types of vehicles.

With simultaneous research, the Toyota Engineers amassed a car model of compressed air-fuel technology last 2011 which impels a 129.2 kmph speed power and indeed would lessen the cost of fuel use, yet there is no final attest of the said model (Worthington, Gasoline Air Hybrid Technology Promises100+ mpg). It is said that if the car has less use of gas mileage, the better is the value of the engine. Speed exterminates the gas mileage so as your finances. So it is suggested to buy new cars which are developed with new hybrid technologies as mentioned. It is also helpful to watch out the vehicles spare parts which are significant in causing the mileage contemptible to the car value and the environment as well. Such improvements come in its way to address the demand of consumers, as automobile companies play the biggest share in the pie economic system. The desire of cheap cost vehicles had pushed automobile engineers to be wise in order to alleviate the financial dilemmas in the future.

Works Cited

Bennett, Jeff. Mileage Boosters Give Second Wind to Car-Parts Makers. Wall Street Journals.     (August 2013). Web.    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578652461622559782.html.21 September 2013

“Get Better Gas Mileage and Fuel Economy with These DYI Car Care Tips”. LifeHacker. (n.d.)  Web. http://lifehacker.com/5979549/get-better-gas-mileage-and-fuel-economy-with-these-diy-car-care-tips . 21, September 2013

Moore, Rex. How Technology is Boosting Hybrid’s Gas Mileage. The Mootley Fool. (January   2013). Web. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/01/31/how-technology-is-boosting-hybrids-gas-mileage.aspx. 21 September 2013

Worthington, David. Gasoline Air Hybrid Technology promises 100+ mpg. Smartplanet.  (January 2013). Web. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/gasoline-air-hybrid-technology-promises-100-mpg/11206 21 September 2013

In our science class we were asked to follow the procedures of an experiment, that involves building a robot.  We were distributed into twos, so each one of us had a partner to work with. The study of this experiment was to determine the distance and the velocity the robot travelled within a certain power, and a certain time.

I have never built a robot before, however; it was such a great experience. Putting the wheels, the battery and all the equipment needed was a fun experience. After the robot was built we were asked to test how far and how fast the robot travelled. It took us a couple of times to move the robot, finally; it worked and it started moving. We were asked to calculate three numbers of powers and for each power we had to do three trials.

Below I will demonstrate the results we came up with for every power. I will present to you the distance the robot travelled that is calculated by the computer, as well as the distance travelled that we calculated, moreover the velocity and lastly the percentage of error.

In conclusion, looking at the results above, we can see how both the distance and the velocity increase as the power increases. As for the percentage of error, it was acceptable since accuracy and precision in the experiment were affected by human and systematic errors.

In recent years, Germany has been following a new mantra in energy use: Energiewende. The term is in reference to the “energy revolution” embedded into cascades of policies that seek to achieve a climate friendly, secure and sustainable energy source for this major industrial nation. Using the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG) as the major policy instrument, the German government mandates grid operators to increase electricity purchase from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and hydroelectric power (Buchan 13). By the year 2020, the federal policy aims to increase consumption of “green” and renewable energy to at least 35%, and expected to grow to 80% by 2050 (Alston and Whittenbury 136). In the aftermath of Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, Germany also made a bold move by aligning its policy to close all of its nuclear reactors by 2022. Hence, the country’s energy policy appears to be taking a major leap from its conventional energy practice.

Specific efforts and goals for Germany’s green energy policy can be found in the government’s visions for each renewable energy source. Wind power has been envisioned as a way to create a carbon-free energy source. The policy also covers the massive extension of hydroelectric energy by increasing the amount of power installations while still meeting environmental requirements (Buchan 26). Another important inclusion of the federal policy is the promotion of biofuel sources from wood and organic waste materials. Meanwhile, solar energy is also continually explored in Germany to leverage the electrical source. In fact, certain institutions in Germany (See Figure 1 for example) have been designated as “energy-plus” institutions, complete with solar energy panels installed in roofs. Similar to other renewable energy sources, incentive programs and feed-in tariffs are also applied for geothermal installations. In any case, the incremental success of Germany in revolutionizing energy source can be found in its generally effective policy implementation, rather than an abundant natural resource base.

Alston, Margaret and Kerri Whittenbury. Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change. New York: Springer, 2013. Print.

Buchan, David. “The Energiewende- Germany’s Gamble.” Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (2012): 1-33. Web. http://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SP-261.pdf. 10 September 2013.

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. “Germany’s new energy policy: Heading towards 2050 with secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy.” (2012): 1-49. Web. http://www.bmwi.de/English/Redaktion/Pdf/germanys-new-energy-policy,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi,sprache=en,rwb=true.pdf. 10 September 2013.

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