Energy and the Environment, Segment 8: Energy and Cars - a podcast by PSD Channel 10 and Little Shop of Physics

from 2010-10-08T15:00

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Friction is one factor of energy-consumption in cars. Since our cars aren’t hovercrafts, they have friction with the ground as they roll. To keep them moving, and overcome the friction, we have to give them extra energy (i.e., push the gas pedal).