Diesel

Mazen Shteiwi

Maurice Peck

Eng. Comp. 2

2-26-10

The Car of

Our Future

Technology is everywhere. Every day there is something new being developed, a new idea springing to life; yet every day the world gets in the same gas guzzling, environment polluting cars. Since 1908 when the Model T was first introduced, the world has been driving gas cars. It is time for a change. There are many new ideas that have been, or are being introduced. There is natural gas, propane, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid, electric, fuel cell, diesel, and hydrogen powered cars. The list goes on and on. So many ideas that could cut down emissions, improve gas mileage, and decrease our dependence on foreign oil, but not many that could be implemented into our country. Because of this fact, we have to turn to the most reasonable solutions for the near future: hybrid and diesel vehicles. There are many reasons why these choices are the most reasonable solutions for our near future. There is no definite solution because technology will never stop growing and developing. Twenty or thirty years from now, nothing will be the same. There may be cars that fly or cars that ride on magnetic roads and when that happens, gas, diesel, and hybrid cars will become obsolete. Until then we need to do what we can to better our environment. That means that we need to start driving greener cars like hybrid and diesel.

Diesel cars have been around for years. In 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted a patent for his internal combustion engine which he called the diesel engine. Diesel engines made their big

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appearance in the 70's when the price of gas soared because of the OPEC Oil Embargo. Diesel cars did not last long though. One reason is because of gas prices going down in the mid 80's so there was no need for a car that ran 30 percent farther on a gallon of fuel than a gas vehicle. Diesel cars also seemed to leave a bad impression on the American people. They were seen as loud, foul smelling, and...