History of Automobiles (How everything started):
The first automobile/steam-powered self-propelled vehicle was created in the 18th
century by a French inventor named Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. Although it was
fascinating, his invention was impractical and was very inefficient. The
vehicle would stop every ten to fifteen minutes to build up steam power and would
only go up to 2.5 miles per gallon.
Advancement of Automobiles (Brief):
Compared to Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot’s “automobile”, our present vehicles are much more
advanced. For example, our vehicles these days are able to run at least an
average of twenty miles per gallon, smaller, and finally safer than before.
Even more Advancement:
After all these advancement in cars, such as GPS, light-sensor headlights,
eco-friendly mode, we are now focusing on how to be more efficient with our mileage.
The reason why we do not have an efficient car is because of several
components. Some of them are heavy weights, usage of gasoline, and the materials
we are using to make cars.
As we watch the news or read an article on the newspaper, we can identify that the
new trend these day is to get a hybrid or an electrical car. These newly
invented cars are extremely efficient and last longer than our usual cars. One
of the examples would be a Toyota Prius. It runs at least 35 miles per gallon
and releases less than 50% of the carbon dioxide and other pollutants. In addition,
it can run nearly 600 miles before needing to refuel.
From these results, it is better for us and our future generations to start being
eco-friendly not because it increases our gas mileage but also because it makes
our world a better environment to live.
How we can increase our mileage:
Although these facts are important, there are people that just bought a new car, or can’t
afford to buy another one. For those people, there are still ways to increase
your mileage.
1.Start driving as soon as you turn on.
2.Avoid unnecessary idling
3.Change your oil
4.Try to avoid having extra weights on the car
Positive & Negative Aspects:
Positive
– More mileage, long-term benefits, less pollutant emission
Negative
– Extremely costly
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