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Il futuro dei trasporti è nell'elettrico: gli scenari di un nuovo mercato | Laperuta Viaggi

Bus “verdi”, ecologici: in una parola, elettrici. È questo il futuro del mondo dei trasporti stando a quello che succede all’interno del mercato degli ultimi anni: una direzione che si rende necessaria non solo per avere un impatto più ecosostenibile, nel rispetto del pianeta e della nostra stessa salute, ma anche per tener fede ai...

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Mobilità elettrica ed ibrida: 2030 anno di consacrazione definitiva

E’ solo di pochi giorni fa la alquanto inaspettata virata di Sergio Marchionne, AD di FCA, sul futuro dell’auto elettrica in occasione del recente Salone internazionale dell’auto di Detroit, ed a stretto giro è arrivato anche un nuovo interessante studio del The Boston Consulting Group, dal titolo “Electric Car Tipping Point“, che indica nel 2030 l’anno della consacrazione delle auto elettriche,…

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Mobilità elettrica: 3 milioni le auto circolanti nel mondo

Un anno il 2017 che si chiude con ulteriori segnali di avanzata per il settore della mobilità elettrica nel mondo grazie alla avanzata delle tecnologie di accumulo, con costante riduzione dei costi delle batterie, incentivi governativi e una competizione industriale che nel loro complesso stanno dando un grande impulso al mercato sia nel segmento delle auto ibride plug-in in quello delle full…

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Mobilità elettrica: la grande svolta di Volvo

Mobilità elettrica: la grande svolta di Volvo

La grande rivoluzione verso la mobilità elettrica si sta concretizzando sempre più, anche nelle case automobilistiche del vecchio continente, con la grande svolta di Volvo che, a partire dal 2019 produrrà solo modelli Ibridi plug o full electric. Una grande svolta verso la piena decarbonizzazione dei trasporti comincia ad interessare anche il vecchio continente con la grande svolta di Volvo Cars…

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What Will Fuel Our Vehicles In The Future

The first cars were powered by steam engines and built by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France in 1769. These are officially recognised by The British Royal Automobile Club as the original road vehicles.

But when you read the history books your likely to see the names of Gottlieb Daimler or Karl Benz accredited with the first road vehicles .....why? It's because Daimler and Benz invented the equivalent of the modern day petrol-powered vehicles.

The first car manufacturers were Panhard & Levassor in 1889 (a French company) and Peugeot in 1891. These were the first companies to build entire road vehicles, whereas pioneers like Daimler and Benz started life as purely engine manufacturers and licensed their engines.

American car manufacturer, Henry Ford (1863-1947) is recognised as the first to use a modern day production line which became the Ford Motor Company in 1903. The assembly line reduced production costs and Ford's iconic Model T was produced in little over 90 minutes.

After installing the moving assembly lines in 1913, Ford became the world's biggest car manufacturer and by 1927, 15 million Model Ts had been produced.

The Ford Model T used a 2.90 l engine. It was primarily a petrol engine, but could also run on kerosene or alcohol. It had a top speed of 45 mph and an estimated fuel economy of 16-25mpg.

Petrol powered cars were the primary form of road vehicles for sometime with the diesel powered road car hitting the roads after world war 2. The numbers of diesel road cars grew in the 1950s and 1960s to a small degree with Citroen and Mercedes the two early leaders in diesel powered cars.

It was not until 1982 though that a big step forward for diesel cars came in the mass market when PSA Peugeot Citroën introduced their XUD engine in the Peugeot 305, Peugeot 205 and Talbot Horizon models. This was widely recognised as the class leading diesel engine until the mid-1990s.

Through the late 1990's and 2000's diesel automotiv technology made vast progress and today we see an even number of diesel and petrol engines on our roads.

The increased awareness of CO2 emissions and the effect on the environment resulted in growing pressure on car makers to look at alternative fuelled cars and the first mass produced hybrid, the iconic Toyota Hybrid went on sale in Japan in 1997. If you have never travelled in a Prius it is a quiet, serine experience.

Hybrids were followed by full electric cars like the Nissan Leaf which today still suffer from some practical issues which include how far you can travel on a full charge and the availability of charging stations. The number of hybrid and full electric cars on the roads in 2013 and 2014 was still a very small percentage but notably doubled in just one year.

Traditional petrol engines in the last five or six years have made huge strides forward becoming much greener and more efficient, prompted by the competition from alternative fuel vehicles and the trend for extremely frugal diesel cars. It's not uncommon at all now for cars to offer CO2 emissions less than 100 g/km which is appealing to car buyers ... Something which was virtually unheard of not so many years ago. The benefit in countries like the UK is road tax exemption which is a very attractive option.

So what does the future hold for our cars, one thing is for sure, there is only a finite amount of oil in the world so alternative fuelled cars will without a doubt become a big part of our lives. What are the options? .....

Biofuels are another viable fuel option that is becoming more common around the world. One example of this is the production of fuel from crops in an environmentally friendly manner.

Big strides have been made with hydrogen fuels but more needs to be done as there are practicality issues which need to be overcome.

Today the Hybrid seems the practical choice to be 'greener' but one thing is certain, we will have to develop Hydrogen cells and/or full electric for the masses unless a new alternative is developed for our new cars. It isn't a question of if but when ... It's a necessity!!