During the last 25 years, the number of motor vehicles in West Germany has seen a tenfold increase, with the number of kilometers traveled showing the same dramatic growth. Governmental subsidies in solving problems of motor vehicle traffice are illustrated with emphasis on various details. Selected lines of development and projects include drive systems, engine regulation, odor and soot elimination in diesel engines, low-emission vehicle engines on AD basis, load layering in rotating combustion engines, layer charge engine, discharge processes in spark plugs, electro bus programs, hybrid drive, development of a low-pollutant and multifuel combustion system for automobile gas turbines, fuels and other energy sources (methanol demonstration, hydrogen engine and hybrid store) are discussed. Vehicle equipment and safety technology are described, 'longterm' automobiles, polarization fog antidazzling lights, autonomous distance warners, cost-effective automatic blockage preventer for passenger cars, safety technologies with active and passive safety are discussed and a list of related studies is presented.
Kraftfahrzeuge und Strassenverkehr (Surface Transit and Traffic - Vehicles and Road Traffic)
1976
37 pages
Report
No indication
English
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