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>> Fill up with new energy. Or the traditional way.
Gasoline or electricity.
Environmentally friendly drives for city traffic have always been a focus in the development of the smart fortwo.
And the innovative vehicle concept was designed for various drive solutions right from the start. Even the
electric drive, which was still a bold vision at the time, was on the smart developers' agendas from day one.
With the smart fortwo electric drive, this vision has now become reality.
With different drive solutions, the well-established smart fortwo vehicle concept covers diverse demands
on individual mobility. Having gasoline or electric drive – the smart fortwo combines efficiency with good
performance while its basic shape remains the same whatever the drive type.
Gasoline
Electricity
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There are many options. But not all of them are good.
Compressed air
A compressed air car is a vehicle that is driven with the aid of highly compressed
air, which is carried in heavy pressure containers and supplied to the engine.
The cost-effectiveness of this approach is questionable given that more energy
is required to generate compressed air than is actually needed to move the car.
Steam car
Chip fat
Vehicles powered by steam have
From the deep-fryer to the engine:
been around since the end of the
more than a few motorists have been
last century. Steam cars need no
known to convert their diesel vehicles
transmission, clutch or carburetor.
and swear by this organic and infinite
However, the large volumes of fuel
fuel source. Having said that, the
and water that need to be transported
most striking aspect is the faint smell
are a weighty problem indeed.
of French fries that accompanies
you on every journey.
Water
Having supposedly tested the waters, an engineer claims to have developed a car that runs on it. Search for the term
"water-fuelled car" online and make up your own mind.
Wood generator
In the past, wood gas has primarily
been used for powering combustion
engines in times of war or crisis.
For this, large-scale generators
were required, which were externally
mounted onto the vehicle's body or
pulled as a trailer. These days, given
that everyone is aware of the
importance of sustainable raw
materials, this is unlikely to be seen
as the best alternative.
Source: wikipedia.org
welt.de
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