The American Auto Industry is in a state of perpetual flux as any business should be. In taking into context the creation of the Model T by Ford and the improvements and innovation that has proceded the conception, construction, safety and environmental impact and governmental financial aid to the automobile in the past century and a half, we can safely say that even an industry as old and as large as this must still adapt and quickly.
Infrastructure and Safety
When cars first began to traverse the United States, there was hardly as complete, interwoven set of roads, rules and regulations that allowed you to get around safely. Both federal and state governnents had to become active in creating a system of streets, highways and traffic laws …show more content…
While these may seem easily taken for granted in today’s idea of driving it was only in 1966 that the National Traffic and Morovehicle Safety Act was passed providing legislation that took into consideration the concerns of consumers after 70 years of vehicles being on the road.
Environment
The Clean AIr Act of 1970 was the legislation with the most teeth demanding the coelescence of the automobile industry’s compliance with emmission standards demanding that cars manufactured to within six years reduced their emmissions by 90%. This set of standards was preceeded by the Vehicle Air Polution and Control Act of 1965.
As concerns for the environment grew and shifted focus automakers became responsive to needs for fossil fuel usage to be taken into concern. As less fossil fuels were available during the oil crisis of the 1970s, manufacturers became responsible increasing mileage per gallon standards from 20 MPG in the 1980s to 27.5 Miles Per Gallon five years later and have increased as time and innovation has ticked …show more content…
The effects of this activity are dificult to gauge based on the diverse number of toxins and their resulting effects.
Another strategy in curbing the toxic ramifications of vehicles has been to reduce the weight of the vehicle as well as the design of brakes (sliding speed, temperature and brake pressure). Tire particle and brake debris increase the toxicity of surrounding soils (polluting ground water), add to urban debris and create black carbon which leads to lung toxicity. Designing newer, lighter chasis of a vehicle as well as these other brake design requirements can and will reduce these
Infrastructure and Safety
When cars first began to traverse the United States, there was hardly as complete, interwoven set of roads, rules and regulations that allowed you to get around safely. Both federal and state governnents had to become active in creating a system of streets, highways and traffic laws …show more content…
While these may seem easily taken for granted in today’s idea of driving it was only in 1966 that the National Traffic and Morovehicle Safety Act was passed providing legislation that took into consideration the concerns of consumers after 70 years of vehicles being on the road.
Environment
The Clean AIr Act of 1970 was the legislation with the most teeth demanding the coelescence of the automobile industry’s compliance with emmission standards demanding that cars manufactured to within six years reduced their emmissions by 90%. This set of standards was preceeded by the Vehicle Air Polution and Control Act of 1965.
As concerns for the environment grew and shifted focus automakers became responsive to needs for fossil fuel usage to be taken into concern. As less fossil fuels were available during the oil crisis of the 1970s, manufacturers became responsible increasing mileage per gallon standards from 20 MPG in the 1980s to 27.5 Miles Per Gallon five years later and have increased as time and innovation has ticked …show more content…
The effects of this activity are dificult to gauge based on the diverse number of toxins and their resulting effects.
Another strategy in curbing the toxic ramifications of vehicles has been to reduce the weight of the vehicle as well as the design of brakes (sliding speed, temperature and brake pressure). Tire particle and brake debris increase the toxicity of surrounding soils (polluting ground water), add to urban debris and create black carbon which leads to lung toxicity. Designing newer, lighter chasis of a vehicle as well as these other brake design requirements can and will reduce these