motorization
Adding motor power
Motorization is the process of equipping something with a motor or converting to motor-powered operation.
The term often describes large-scale transitions: the motorization of agriculture replaced draft animals with tractors, the motorization of armies shifted troops from horses to vehicles.
A country's motorization rate measures vehicle ownership per capita.
Machine producing motion
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
transmission · throttle · turbo · cylinders · pistons · drivetrain · RPM · displacement
Industrial product creation
- productionMaking or generating something
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
factories · vehicles · mass-production · industrialization · robotics · efficiency · innovation · technology
Machines for transportation
- automobilesSelf-propelled road vehicles
- carsMotor vehicles for travel
- trucksHeavy cargo vehicles
- busesMulti-passenger road vehicles
motorcycles · mobility · commute · travel · infrastructure · highways · roads · traffic
Extend in disorderly fashion
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
zoning · gridlock · traffic · commute · city-planning · boulevards · interstates · expansion
Substances released into air
- exhaustUse up entirely
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
particulates · diesel · fumes · contamination · tailpipe · hybrid · sustainability
engine
Machine producing motion
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
gearbox · transmission · throttle · turbo · cylinders · pistons · drivetrain · RPM · displacement · combustion
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- productionMaking or generating something
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
machinery · factories · vehicles · mass-production · industrialization · robotics · efficiency · innovation · technology · integration
vehicles
Machines for transportation
- automobilesSelf-propelled road vehicles
- carsMotor vehicles for travel
- trucksHeavy cargo vehicles
buses · motorcycles · mobility · commute · travel · infrastructure · highways · roads · traffic · transit
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
parking · zoning · gridlock · traffic · commute · city-planning · boulevards · interstates · expansion · development
emissions
Substances released into air
smog · particulates · diesel · fumes · contamination · tailpipe · hybrid · sustainability
motorizationhorse-drawn
Powered by equines
human-powered · horsepower · draft animals · pedal power · muscle power
motorizationtraditional methods
Long-established ways of doing
unmechanized · agrarian society · car-free · pedestrianization
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