Energy Efficient

Hybrid Car
By Sarah, Ethan, Mateo, and Ashley
Prepare to meet our car!
Hyunnndieeeaaa!!!!!!
Background Information on the Project

For this project our assignment was to create an energy efficient

device that could carry two passengers, made out of 50 pennies
each that weighed about 250 grams, about 1 meter. Of course as
with all projects we did have some restrictions, such as: we could
use any type of potential energy we desired except for chemical
and nuclear, all energy sources had to be on the vehicle, we
could not modify our classroom floor, and all remote control
vehicles were banned meaning we could not just bring in an
electric car from home and use it.
How it Works

Our Vehicle is rolled down an incline plane to put it into motion,

once in motion it continues rolling and going until it runs out of
energy and all energy has been converted. The vehicle is started
down the ramp because it is pulled down by gravity. One of the
greatest features of our machine is how it is fuel efficient since it
uses gravity as fuel and does not use any form of fossil fuels to
move. Our vehicle prides itself in efficiency and simplicity.
0.97 m/s
is our total Velocity
Distance vs Time Graph
Velocity vs Time Graph
 10%
The percent of Energy converted to
Kinetic
 90%
The percent of Energy lost to Heat,
Sound, and Friction
Energy Converted Graph
4 watts
Power of Vehicle
 $6.27
Total Cost to build our car
Separate costs of all the items:

Size 33 Rubber Bands- $0.25 per Rubberband (1)

white PVC pipe- $0.67 per foot (1)
Rubber Toy Car wheels- $1.00 per wheel (2)
Wood- $2.00
Glue- $1.00
2 metal screws- $0.10 per screw (2)
Features:

2 Rubber Wheels taken off a tricycle

3 PVC pipe pieces as spacers to reduce friction
A wooden Compartment attached to the top to accommodate
the passengers
2 Metal Screws to attach the wheels to the car
A wooden body/ frame to provide support and structure for
the car
How we used Friction:

We reducing friction with the rotation of the

wheels by adding spacers between the block of
wood and the wheels.The wheels were rubber
which made friction with the ground so the car
would not be come off the ground.
In Conclusion You should
Pick our car because....
 our car is energy efficient and uses no electrical energy. It
also has a low cost to produce. Our car is very fast and during
the five meter trip the passengers were completely safe in
their protected compartment. The passengers obtained no
new injuries during their trip and were secured in their
compartment and did not go flying out. Our vehicle covered
the distance set with ease and speed. It is easy to start and
easy to mass produce. Besides being cost efficient to build
one car it is also cost efficient to mass produce. The Ng
Dynasty is very proud of our car and we hope you choose our
far superior, environmentally friendly, electrically efficient, car
to produce!

-Thanks, from the Ng Dynasty

Thanks For Watching!!!