A 500-word essay on cars and human life

The relationship between automobiles and humans

1705

, Newcomen first invented the automobile that did not rely on people and animals to make cars. Work is a practical steam engine that relies on machinery to perform work.

This steam engine was used to drive machinery,

which resulted in the first epoch-making industrial revolution.

With the birth of steam-driven machinery,

the automobile, the endless development of automobiles began in human society.

1769

The French

N.J.

Cugnot

(Cugnot)

Built the world's first steam-driven three-wheeled vehicle. By

1804

Trouithick

(Trouithick)

also designed and manufactured bought a steam car,

This car also pulled ten tons of cargo

and drove on the railway

15.7

kilometers.

After entering the

20th century

cars are no longer just the domain of Europeans, especially Henry

Ford

(HeneryFord)

1908

When the famous "T" model began to be sold in March,

The production of this car increased astonishingly,

in just

Year,

was angry

1500

vehicles.

In 1913,

Ford Motor Company also introduced the mass production method of assembly line for the first time, which greatly reduced the cost of automobiles.

Cars are low-priced.

They are no longer just luxury goods for aristocrats and wealthy people.

They are beginning to become a popular commodity

. It was also at this time that American cars became the darlings of the world, and Ford became a veritable automobile kingdom.

In just over a hundred years since the emergence of automobiles,

it has become the largest manufacturing industry in the world,

creating a huge society

Wealth,

and profoundly affects the development of human society,

has developed into a unique culture.

A closer look at its impact on human society

is so profound and lasting.

The automobile first appeared as a means of transportation, and this attribute has remained unchanged.

When society

will continue to progress,

people are eager to shorten the distance between people,

production needs will wait. Series power makes the car a product of this

era.

Through continuous invention and improvement,

the automobile finally appeared.

This huge machine monster,

accompanied by a rumbling roar

kicked off the industrial revolution.

And give this society wings,

accompanied by its rotating wheels,

always drive towards the future

Cars have replaced traditional means of transportation such as walking and horse-drawn carriages.

The biggest feature is high speed.

It shortens the distance between the two places in time and space

and promotes more exchanges.

More and more information is transmitted,

promotes social production,

higher pull

the entire society of rise. This new mode of transportation promotes business and trade and generates a series of related services.

The emergence of automobiles,

not only represents the emergence of a new thing,

it leads to a new economic model,

The birth of an emerging

Automobiles initially created demand for steel and coal.

Manufacturing automobiles requires a large amount of steel.

The metallurgical industry

to unprecedented development,

and directly affected coal collection.

The mining industry faces a huge market.

This powerful driving force enables human beings to continue to

develop minerals.

From coal to oil,

To natural gas, etc.,

it ignited the dawn of civilization throughout human society.

A series of new industries have emerged around automobiles

Rubber, glass, plastics and other products, which supply chemical, energy, manufacturing and other industries

The structure has undergone a series of deepening.

The automobile industry is a highly interconnected industry.

While the automobile industry develops itself,

it can also bring support

150

The development of multiple upstream and downstream industries. Involving finance, tourism, services, transportation and other industries, it provides countless jobs. This group spans manufacturing, sales, operations and other industries. In Japan, this proportion of the population is about

1/9

, and

and in European and American countries,

this proportion is even higher .

Automobiles have formed a huge industrial circle,

covering all levels of society.

This

industrial chain spans hundreds of years. More wealth has been created in one year than accumulated in the past thousand years.

It makes the pace of human progress faster and faster

and the pace is getting faster and faster.

When cars first appeared,

the speed was not very fast,

but it replaced human power with external power.

How to improve speed and energy utilization

has become the number one issue in improving automotive technology.

Scientists are committed to studying this problem.

The speed of cars is getting higher and higher.

It can already reach more than 400 kilometers per hour.

The acceleration from zero to 100 kilometers is also shortened to just over three seconds.

This gave rise to the motivation

to study and other subjects.

Automotive energy has always been a matter of great concern,

Especially today when energy is in short supply and pollution is serious,

Energy

has It plays the key to determining the rise and fall of automobiles.

From traditional oil to new gas,

and then to biofuels,

human beings have been

constantly trying.

The proposal of new energy vehicles has caused a frenzy in the automobile industry.

New energy vehicles refer to the use of unconventional vehicle fuels as power sources

(

or the use of conventional vehicle fuels fuel,

but using a new on-board power unit

)

Integrated vehicle power

Advanced technology in control and drive,

The formed automobile has advanced technical principles,

new technology and new structure.

New energy vehicles

Vehicles include:

Hybrid electric vehicles

(HEV)

,

Pure electric vehicles

(BEV)

Fuel cell vehicles

(FCEV)

Hydrogen engine vehicles and

gas vehicles, alcohol-ether vehicles, etc. The biggest choice faced by the traditional automobile industry in the 21st century is the choice of energy. Energy

is in short supply,

and environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious.

A series of serious problems force humans to constantly look for new solutions.

The future of this mechanical monster, the automobile

depends on energy.

my country's "Automobile and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan" that has attracted much attention

(

2011

year

~2020

) draft has been released. Judging from the details of the "Plan" revealed so far

the central government will invest hundreds of billions

yuan

Support the research, development and promotion of core technologies for energy-saving and new energy vehicles

From development planning,

consumption subsidies,

Taxation policy,

scientific research investment

investment, government procurement, standard setting, etc.

China has built A complete set of policy systems to support the accelerated development of new energy vehicles.

In the

21st century

mankind is looking for a way out for cars. It is believed that new energy car washing will become the mainstream in the near future.

Cars guide a culture,

This culture is car culture.

The car has transitioned from a single means of transportation to a symbol of multiple identities

Although transportation is its ever-changing attribute.

Each automobile manufacturer has created a unique automobile culture

in its development process.

The familiar ones include General Motors,

Toyota,

Benz, etc.,

not only represent a

trademark,

they also represent their respective Unique cultural brand.

For example, Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd.

Its purpose:

Relying on a well-trained

team with a sense of mission and A highly motivated workforce, implementing lean management principles, focusing on continuous learning and active innovation,

safely provides customers with world-class, high-quality products and services, making Shanghai General Motors a oriented company

A domestically leading and internationally competitive automobile company in the 21st century

. Super sports cars, RVs, luxury cars, off-road vehicles, etc. have become symbols of different classes.

The different cultures of each class have created different choices for them,

and each class is integrated into these cars

Their unique culture,

in the blend of people and cars,

car culture was formed.

In the United States,

people driving Land Rover Hummers may be

petite women.

They seem incompatible with the powerful and rough cars. ,

But it is this strong contrast that

shows their

desire for power and

the desire to protect themselves.

As the most passionate group among car users,

Young people prefer supercars

cars,

SCC

Supercar Club is such a cultural gathering place.

“Driving a sports car is not to show off your wealth, it is just a way of life”

This is their philosophy.

This group promotes a unique car culture,

and they,

are also the representatives of China’s supercar culture

A top representative.

Cars have moved from daily life to the stage of sports.

It only took ten years from the first car to be produced to the first car competition

to be held.

At first,

the purpose of the car competition was just for car manufacturers to check the performance of their vehicles,

to promote the safety and reliability of using cars,

Therefore, automobile manufacturers actively subsidize and promote their products.

The earliest organized automobile race in the world was in

1887

On the 20th of September

, it was hosted by the French "Automobile" magazine.

However, there is only

person participating,

named Giorgi

Buton , he drove a four-seater steam car from Paris to Nui along the Seine River

Nowadays, car racing has completely become a professional activity, and there is an unprecedented prosperity. At the racing track, those colorful

cars,

following the order,

set off,

Rush forward with full power.

The drivers are chasing each other to perform first,

The colorful scene of the racing cars rushing past thousands of miles is very spectacular, this pair of

～

The live audience and the hundreds of millions

TV viewers are extremely rich and exciting.

The charm of motor sports can be expressed in the following aspects: it helps to improve the performance of the car

;

It is the enhanced road performance

Experience; the best advertisement for dynamic auto shows; promote the popularization of automobiles.

Car racing is a comprehensive competition that integrates people and cars. Compared with ordinary sports, automobile sports are not only a competition of drivers

personal skills,

will and courage,

but also car design,

Competition for product quality.

This unique duality

Sports can better reflect the most perfect combination of human elites and high-tech, and reflect human beings' ability to conquer nature.

With the rapid development of my country's automobile industry, people's understanding and understanding of automobiles are gradually deepening. As the downstream link of the automobile industry chain,

The motor sports industry has begun to take root in China in recent years.

“There are more and more people who are keen on motor sports.

In addition to watching car events,

Chinese professional drivers The team is also growing rapidly.

They have begun to appear in top international automobile events.

The world's top automobile events have settled in China one after another, and various domestic

automobile events have also been surging in recent years.

A series of racing sports such as the National Automobile Rally Championship,

National Automobile Cross-Country Championship,

National Kart Car Championship

Car Racing Championship, etc., have already become popular in China’s automotive industry. The annual schedule of sports federations is fully booked.

Although domestic motor sports are in full swing, we should be soberly aware that my country's motor sports are still in a state of turmoil. In the initial stage, New China decided to develop its own automobile industry as soon as it was founded. In 1953, the first automobile manufacturing plant broke ground. For the first time in China's history, it built its own automobile factory. Chairman Mao Zedong personally inscribed "The First Automobile Manufacturing Plant Foundation Laying Commemoration" for the foundation laying ceremony.

1956

The first car produced in our country rolled off the assembly line in 2006, and Chairman Mao personally named it

Liberation

1956

The year is. An unforgettable year in the history of Chinese automobiles

In May

, the First Automobile Manufacturing Plant successfully trial-produced Dongfeng brand sedan,

Sent to Beijing as a gift to the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

This is the first self-made car in China.

And my country's racing car production

is still far behind European and American countries. It has not formed strong competitiveness. The production technology of enterprises is backward and the brand is not good.

Moreover, our country is still a developing country,

There is no need to question that racing is a "money-burning" sport,

Funds have become the driving force behind racing sports

The biggest bottleneck of development.

Whether it is an international event like

AGF

,

CCC

and other Asian events,

whether there are enough sponsors

and the amount of sponsorship are crucial to the survival of a team It is the key to the success of the event, the success of the event, and the promotion of the desired results.

Technology is the guarantee that a team or manufacturer without its own core technology will not be able to find a place in the racing world

;

Similarly,

A country without independent research and development capabilities in the automotive industry cannot become a true racing power.

From this perspective,

Compared with developed countries, China’s racing sport is somewhat “innately deficient” from the beginning,

Core technology without obvious advantages

has become the biggest obstacle restricting the development of China's racing sports,

and this weakness cannot be relied solely on

the market Promotion and commercial operations to make up for it.

Racing is an exciting sport and a team sport. A good racing team needs to have a good driver station

racing on the front line,

it also needs the cooperation of an excellent repair team,

but also There are good designers and so on.

Standing behind the team is a powerful company

with the support of the country.

From the development of a racing sport, we can even see a country's economy,

the development of science and technology, etc. This is the charm and connotation of racing.

The speed of cars is getting faster and faster, making people move faster and faster. However, while cars bring convenience to human beings, they also bring hidden dangers

The number of casualties due to traffic accidents is increasing every year,

Car safety has become a vital issue

In fact, from the moment the car was born,

Car safety technology has developed with the development of car technology.

Today’s cars

Safety technology is no longer just a simple application of airbags and seat belts.

The intervention of various electronic devices has made car safety devices

more intelligent and humane.

In fact, for cars,

every part is related to its safety,

not only

those we Well-known electronic equipment,

also includes every steel plate used in automobiles,

each solder joint and even the position of each solder joint

affects Keep your car safe. In addition, the driver's driving habits and road supporting facilities are closely related to safety.

These car safety configurations can be basically divided into two categories: active safety and passive safety according to the time before and after the accident.

The active safety of the car refers to the safety of the car when the accident is about to occur. The ability to prevent accidents,

and passive safety refers to the vehicle's ability to protect members and pedestrians when an accident occurs

and minimize losses.

Each company is committed to improving the safety of its products,

from seat belts,

airbags,

child safety seats To the wheel anti-lock braking system

(ABS)

traction control system

(ASR)

Various intelligent systems,

cars are becoming more and more intelligent in structure,

equipment automation equipment level

Getting higher and higher.

Putting aside product safety,

car safety extends to the cultural level,

obeying traffic regulations,

good driving habits ,

Traffic ethics and so on affect all aspects of car safety.

People are subjective entities.

On the premise that cars have

safety protection equipment,

the meaning of people,

Quality has become a key factor in car safety.

Popularizing automobile safety knowledge and raising

civilized traffic awareness have become urgent tasks for society in the automobile era.

The safety of cars,

is also related to the safety of nature.

More and more cars,

Although they meet the growing needs of mankind

, the number of cars has increased sharply, and they are constantly increasing with the growth of mankind. Land, land issues are becoming more and more serious. The pollution of the environment by cars

also seriously affects human safety. Impact of automobiles on the environment

(

) Pollution during the automobile manufacturing process. Freon is used as a foaming and defoaming agent in plastic castings of automobiles. Freon

has a destructive effect on the ozone layer. In addition, lead-based paint can cause lead pollution; the dissipation of paint solvents can also cause pollution.

(

) Car noise. According to statistics, traffic noise accounts for

75%

of urban noise, and cars account for

the majority of traffic noise

85%

According to the survey,

Nationally

80%

the noise on both sides of the traffic arteries in more than 10 cities exceeds

72

Decibel;

Shanghai Xizang Road Zhongbaiyi Store

The noise nearby reaches

91.2

Decibel, some consider it the noisiest street in the world.

(

) Car congestion. Due to the dramatic increase in car ownership, traffic congestion has become a chronic problem in major cities around the world. Car

Car congestion reduces the efficiency of the entire society,

and increases air pollution.

Frequent starting of the car,

braking and low-speed driving cause the exhaust gas

to contain nitrogen oxides,

carbon monoxide,

Hydrocarbons and other pollutants are much more than during normal driving.

A large number of congested automobile exhaust gases are emitted in the center

about

from the ground. A pollution layer is formed at 1.5

m, which is near the human respiratory zone and endangers human health.

(

) Impact of roads, parking lots and gas stations. Highway construction has caused vegetation destruction, soil erosion, and occupation of farmland along the route.

In 1998

China's highways totaled

1.28

km. These road networks made

Ten thousand square kilometers of land have lost agricultural

functions. China's existing cultivated land is 1.32 million square kilometers, accounting for only 13.5% of the country's land area. In addition to taking up space, open-air parking lots will also change the direction and speed of urban airflow, exacerbating the urban heat island effect.

(

) The exhaust emitted by cars pollutes the air. Taking Beijing as an example, among the air pollutants,

39%

of carbon monoxide,

74.8%

of hydrocarbons,

46.2%

of nitrogen oxides come from vehicle exhaust. In addition, cars consume a lot of oil. my country

is a country that lacks oil resources per capita. The rapid increase in car ownership has caused huge energy pressure.

In 2002

, China's

country imported crude oil

6500

more than 6,500 tons, already accounting for

30%

of annual consumption. Since some cars use liquefied gas as fuel,

the consumption of liquefied gas has increased on average every year in the past

years

25%

(

)

The impact of vehicle scrapping on the environment.

During vehicle disassembly and

processing, a large amount of solid waste,

waste water,

waste oil, etc. will be generated.

On the one hand, it takes up a lot of land; on the other hand, waste engine oil will flow with rainwater and pollute the surrounding environment.

How to solve these problems is also the key to determining the fate of the automotive industry.

Throughout history, automobiles have promoted great progress in human society and guided the advancement of human social civilization. However, in the

21st

century, the human living environment has been severely damaged and survival resources have declined sharply. The fate of automobiles is either up or down, but it is very restricted. On the one hand, cars must exist in human society; on the other hand, cars must bid farewell to the traditional model. The emergence of new cars is a requirement of social development. The relationship between cars and humans will continue and influence each other.

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Editor-in-Chief, People's Communications Press,

2010-8- 1

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Zhejiang University Press,

2011-1-1

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