http://www.plasmacar.org.uk/plasmacar_blog The Home of the PlasmaCar in the UK Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.plasmacar.org.uk/plasmacar_blog/2009/10/14/grown-up-cars-of-the-future/ http://www.plasmacar.org.uk/plasmacar_blog/2009/10/14/grown-up-cars-of-the-future/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:08 +0000 admin http://www.plasmacar.org.uk/plasmacar_blog/?p=83 Being very (completely) environmentally friendly and of no detriment to anything green, the plasmacar is a great product. Not only can you get from A to B whilst having a great deal of fun and allowing some of that pent up energy to be released, but its unique design makes driving and manoeuvring the car a piece of cake.
But what about for us grown-ups who want big engines, shiny colours and all 4 doors attached to our vehicle? What of the cars of the future- how will they be different to what’s available now?
A continuing aim is to reduce the level of emission from engines in a car, whilst maintaining reasonable power. Compressed-air cars, electric cars and hydrogen cars have all been developed to some extent, and some have even been sold. Not only this, but programmes have been developed which allow the waste heat from the engine to be reused, meaning nothing is unnecessarily wasted. Steel is also on the out, and the frame of many cars are now much lighter, and therefore need less engine power. Less engine power: less pollution/less need to charge your battery of your electric vehicle every ten minutes. Who knows, maybe even the plasmacar itself will catch on as a great transport method. Watch this space…

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