As a means of transportation for human beings, cars mostly need to hold a grand "ignition" ceremony before use. With the continuous advancement of technology, the "ignition" ceremony is also developing in the direction of electrification and intelligence. Just like human cooking needs to make a fire, the way of making a fire has changed from the previous drilling wood for fire, to the later matches, and then to the commonly used lighter, now cooking does not have to be a fire, there is electricity can be done. Today we will talk about the evolution of the way cars start.
Start with an open flame
In the era of the steam engine, the ignition of a car powered by a steam engine is very ritualistic, which can be said to be a real ignition. The steam engine is an external combustion engine, which requires external fuel to boil the water in the boiler to produce steam, which then pushes the cylinder to run. Therefore, when the steam car starts, it is first necessary to manually ignite firewood or coal, generate a large amount of heat to boil the water, so as to drive the steam engine to drive the vehicle.
It can be seen how complicated the start of the steam car is, but in the winter, you can start the car while roasting the fire, and some big smarts may put a few sweet potatoes, and after stopping, you can eat hot baked sweet potatoes. In addition, people who have played this, the current age must have been...
The shaker starts
As technology advanced, less efficient external combustion engines were replaced by internal combustion engines. There are many ways to start the internal combustion engine, the simplest and most rude is the shaker start. For many people, what can be seen or exposed to may be a single-cylinder diesel engine. The right hand turns the shake handle, the left hand decompresses to open the cylinder valve, turns a few times, spreads the decompression, and the engine starts to rotate with black smoke. When the weather is cold in winter, it is also necessary to make a fire and bake a baking oil pan to preheat. One thing to say is that this way of starting does work out.
Mechanical key start
For now, mechanical key start is still very common, and many low-end models are equipped with mechanical key starters in low-end versions. After we get in, insert the mechanical key in the starting keyhole, step on the brake (clutch), and start the vehicle by rotating the key touch power supply. Compared with a big guy like a rocker, a small key can complete the start, or it is relatively simple and convenient.
One-click start: key type, knob type
Later, the mechanical key start was gradually replaced by a one-button start. Compared with the mechanical key start, a key start is more convenient and fast to use, eliminating the need to take out the key, insert the key and many other tedious operations, as long as you carry the smart key to the car, the vehicle will automatically receive induction, step on the brake and directly ignite it. If at startup, give yourself a countdown, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition, instantly have a feeling of rocket launch, is there?
In addition, one-click launch has also been played with new tricks, such as knob start. If you're used to driving a car with a key start or a key start, you'll feel very uncomfortable when you go to drive a knob to start the model. Volvo XC90 is exactly the use of the knob to start, after getting on the car will not find the start button for a while and a half, look carefully, the original integrated in the armrest box position, very special.
Swipe to boot
Have you ever seen a card to pay for it, swipe a card to withdraw money, but have you ever seen a swipe to start a vehicle? With the rapid development of the new energy automobile industry, many very subversive and very avant-garde configurations have been applied to new energy vehicles, among which, swiping the card to unlock the vehicle and swiping the card to start the vehicle is a very futuristic car experience. For example, the starting method of Tesla Model 3 is to start the car by putting the card on the center console and brushing it.
Induction start
Compared with fuel vehicles, the design of new energy vehicles is more bold and more subversive. The above introduced Tesla's card key start, we will continue to talk about the induction start of xiaopeng P7. Enter the Cabin of xiaopeng P7, you will find that there are no physical buttons in the central control area, not even the vehicle start button. In fact, Xiaopeng P7 does not need to start at all, as long as the car keys are brought to the body, step on the brakes and hang up the gear directly, does it sound very fresh?
Remote control boot
I believe that everyone is familiar with remote control start, and now many medium and high-end models are equipped. As you can see from the word "remote", this configuration is not used after we get on the bus. In the winter when the temperature is low, we can remotely start the engine or motor remotely through the mobile phone or key, preheat it in advance or turn on the air conditioner. Similarly, in the summer when the temperature is high, it is also possible to reduce the temperature in the car by remotely activating the air conditioner.
At last:
For the open flame start method, everyone should be relatively unfamiliar, after all, the steam engine is now rare. Rocker start is still very common, especially in urban and rural areas, a large number of agricultural vehicles still use shakers to start vehicles, but passenger cars basically do not shake this artifact. The last few ways to start should have been seen by everyone, and maybe everyone is using it.
From the continuous evolution of the way cars are started, we can also feel the rapid development of the automotive industry. With the advancement of intelligent and electrified cars, there will inevitably be more subversive configurations in the near future, and the starting method will be more avant-garde, so let's look forward to it together.
(Author: NEW)