New Car Technology Advancements

Car technology is advancing at amazing speed so it's no surprise that at least a couple cool things turn up each model year. Here are some of the latest innovations that will be coming out sometime in the near future that new car buyers can look forward to seeing.

Economy Mode

While we consider that most of us drivers are set in their ways and odds are we will never make the necessary changes to conserve on fuel. One example of such would be, we know that by simply not using our AC increases our fuel economy when we drive, but rather than just rolling down our window when we could to save fuel we opt to use the air conditioner to keep us cool. We are simply set in our ways when it comes to running our AC even when we could be just as comfortable at this time with a window down. With the new idea and innovation of the Economy Mode the car it will be able to determine what systems in your car are non-essential at the time and turn them off to save on fuel for the driver; examples could be the AC, Cruise Controls and others. The car would begin making these adjustments for the driver automatically. It’s not just an idea in fact; some Hybrids feature an economy mode that limits A/C use on several models right now.

Black Box Technology

Planes have them and cars will too, and why not the Black box on planes have be literally invaluable for many years with its ability to get detail records of trips and logs of what happens to a plane in flight or when accidents occur. It’s still being debated like most things that come to personal privacy and many people will no doubt object to the idea of the black box being implemented into their personal vehicles. The fact is that both Ford and General Motors already are using black Box technology in around two-thirds of the models built, but they are referred to as "recorders". Drivers can expect the advancement of these “recorders” to be able to tell police officers and insurance companies about car accidents, how fast you were driving, where you had driven that day and much more.

Cars That Park for You

Yes, a car that actually will do the parking is already in production today. There is already one type of system where the driver keeps his foot on the brake while the car amazingly enough parallel parks it’s self. Its future looks bright, as this type of application could be very useful in the future not just in parking but also use in other tight places like garages.

Let the Car do the Driving

It’s no longer just a dream or something we have seen in the movies, with the advancement of GPS and robotic technology setting your car on Auto Pilot where the navigation system guides the car to its destination while the driver sits back and relaxes will become a reality sooner than many people could imagine. Experimentation and planning is underway with the use of magnets and GPS to make this dream become a reality.

Crash Detection

Is already a reality with the Acura RL and it’s called the Collision Mitigation System. Hopefully, one day all cars will include this type of safety feature. Where the cars decides on its own that a wreck is unavoidable and will warn the driver to brace for impacts as it automatically takes action for the driver by deploying the airbags hitting the brakes and tightens up seatbelts etc. all own its own.

The near future is indeed an exciting time.

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The Technology Behind Electric Car Motors

Electric cars use electric motors and rechargeable batteries instead of an internal combustion engine that runs on gasoline or diesel.

Interestingly, electric motors were among the first motors used in automobiles, going back to the 1830s. Yes...that's over 175 years ago!

One of the benefits then, and now, is that electric car motors run silently. That advantage was negated by the invention of the muffler and, combined with the far better range offered by gasoline-driven cars as well as by the efforts of the oil industry, led to the decline...and for over a hundred years, demise...of the electric car industry.

However, as people have become more environmentally conscious and it has become more and more clear that oil won't last forever - never mind will never be inexpensive again - electric cars have been making a comeback, both as pure electric cars such as the Tesla and as hybrids.

Note that an electric car motor is not the same thing as an engine. Engines use fuel that combusts, and that combustions causes the engine to turn. On the other hand, electric motors are used in anything from a car to a power drill to an electric toothbrush. They use electrical energy, rather than combustable fuel.

The basic way an electric car motor works is this:

1. An electric motor is used instead of an internal combustion engine

2.The electric power is powered by a controller

3. The controller is powered by rechargeable batteries, rather than gasoline, diesel, or other combustable fuel.

An electric car's fuel is stored in its batteries, not in a fuel tank. These battery packs may weigh 1,000 lbs. And newer batteries, such as lithium ion, hold their charge much longer than older batteries, giving electric cars a long driving range. Plus work has been done successfully on decreasing the recharge time significantly.

A device called a controller (which replaces the distributor found in vehicles powered by internal combustion engines) delivers the power from the batteries to the electric motor. When you push down on the accelerator pedal, just like you would in a gas-powered car, the controller measures the pressure and transfers power to the motor.

The electric motor itself can be either AC or DC. Electric motors are commonly used in electric wheelchairs, golf carts, fork lifts and the like. The DC electric motors used in electric cars tend to be based on motors used in the forklift industry as they are more powerful than others. If an electric car uses an AC motor, it is probably a 3-phase motor (since electric motors use magnetism to generate force, having 3 phases allows the motor not to get 'stuck' between the magnetic poles.)

Some people complain that electric cars aren't as "clean" as we might think, because they require electricity to recharge the battery and that requires electric power generating plants. However, as electric car batteries improve, the amount of electricity need to recharge them decreases significantly, thereby decreasing the need for electricity generation as well.

Most importantly by converting your car to an alternative fuel you are investing in the future of our environment.