L'AUTOMOBILE A VAPORE

STORIA E PROSPETTIVE

Morello Lorenzo

Publisher: Asi

Language: Italian

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Cars

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In the United States, the steam car gained significant market shares. In 1900, approximately 42% of 4000 vehicles, produced in that country, was of this type. The American market, which was already identifying in the car a tool to improve the quality of life, appreciated the ease of use and maintenance, compared to the other type with a combustion engine. His image was also reinforced by the world speed record: a Serpollet beat the record in 1902, with about 120 Km/h, and a Stanley Rocket reached for the first time the speed of 205 Km/h in 1906, the first record over 200 km/h. The author, Lorenzo Morello, to document this interesting story, in an introductory part, explains the differences in operation and utilization of the steam engine and the best known internal combustion engine, then he describes the first engines built; later, it's introduced the first self-propelled vehicle, the Fardier Cugnot in 1771, followed by other unique cars built since the late nineteenth century. After describing the first generation of cars, Morello opens a parenthesis on the development of scientific bases that led to the most modern projects, to facilitate the understanding of what should be the path of progress. They are then shown the most significant products in mass production, built in the early decades of the twentieth century. They are then reported the not few prototypes made after this period, with particular regard to the most recent, hypothesized as the only possible approach to the reduction of pollutant emissions. At the end of the book, it is offered a vision of the future, wondering if the steam car can still play a role as a transport medium.