Predicting the Evolution of Car Audio Video Systems Not Easy
Posted by admin in Car Audio System on June 30, 2011
Nowadays anyone can install a state of the art video system in his or her car without spending exorbitant amounts of money, and mobile audio and video equipment has become such a common place in cars that we no longer get too surprised at the sight of such systems. However it wasn’t that long ago, let’s say just over ten years, that being able to spot a video screen displaying images inside a vehicle was something out of this world.
When looking at the evolution of the car audio-video industry since 1995, we can’t help but marble how far these systems have evolved in just over 10 years, and it makes you wonder where the technology will be headed in the next decade. In 1995 for instance, car makers were barely on the brink of discarding the old tape deck players and beginning to standardize on CD players. Today it is becoming rarer and rarer to spot a car on the street with one of those old CD players, which just 13 years ago were still considered the latest and greatest in technology.
And soon after the CD player evolution, came the MP3 players, which were closely followed by video screens with few capabilities like the ability to display a limited amount of theme graphics to accompany the music. Even these systems were at the time considered state of the art technologies worth competing against. Read the rest of this entry »
Evolution of the Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Car
Posted by admin in Hybrid Car on June 30, 2011
Following the rapid advancements of the gasoline engine, the hybrid car has become extremely popular due to its environmentally friendly proposition. A hybrid car is a means of transportation using two power sources; it uses a rechargeable energy storage system found on board and a fuelled power source as the vehicle’s driving force. The hybrid car pollutes less and uses less fuel.
Tracking the Hybrid Footprints of the Future Road Warrior
As early as 1899, Ferdinand Porsche have developed and led the way to the very first working hybrid-electric vehicle. Other people followed suit in Ferdinand Porsche’s invention. Many people who became interested in the hybrid-vehicle concept and experimented with it. The late twentieth century saw rampant environmental pollution issues which drove car manufacturers back to the drawing boards on Hybrid Cars.
The hybrid technology was mainly utilized in developing diesel-electric submarines during this interim period. The diesel-electric submarines mainly operate very much the same as a hybrid car. However, the submarines main goal was to conserve oxygen rather than spend less fuel and submarines eventually evolved to using nuclear power as a substitute for diesel. Read the rest of this entry »