Ukuqala kwam ukucofa iqhosha lokuqalisa inqwelo-mafutha, kwakulula kakhulu kwaye kwandilungela – ngokungathi ndibambeke ngandlel’ ithile kwisibiyeli serhafu endingengowam.“Utsho,” ndacinga, “ukuba ndingafaka izitshixo epokothweni yam kwaye imoto iya kundingenisa ndihambe ndijikeleza?”
Cofa-iqhoshaqalalelinye lala maqhosha angongezi ngenene naluphi na usebenziso olutsha kwinto ethatha indawo yayo (kulo mzekelo, iqalainkqubo ekuvumela ukuba ufake kwaye ujike isitshixo).Ikhona kuphela ukwenzela ukuba kube lula, nto leyo eyenza kakuhle.Ungena emotweni, cofa i-pedal ye-brake kunye neqhosha, kwaye ulungele ukuhamba.Kunzima kakhulu kunokuvula ifowuni yakho.
Nokuba kunjalo, kuninzi lwethu, ikwangawona mandla akhohlakeleyo esinokuwenza ngeminwe yethu.Ngokucofa iswitshi kumkhuseli wotyando, uya kufumana phantse iiwathi ezingama-2000 zamandla.Ayisiyonto encinci, kodwa ngokucofa iqhosha ukuqalisa imoto, ungazithutha wena, usapho lwakho, imithwalo kwaye, ewe, imoto enobunzima obungamawaka eeponti kuhola wendlela.
Iqhosha ngokwalo lisemgangathweni kushishino lweemoto, nto leyo eyothusayo xa kujongwa ukuba zihluke njani izitshixo ezindala.Zonke endizibonileyo zingqukuva, zibekwe ndaweni ithile ngasekunene kwevili lokuqhuba, kwaye zinezibane ezibonisa ukuba imoto yakho ilayitiwe.Kukho amanyathelo okhuseleko - iimoto ezininzi zithintela ukuqala ngengozi ngokufuna ukudakumba kwangaxeshanye kwi-pedal ye-brake.Ngokwam, ndicinga ukuba ludibaniso olugqibeleleyo lokulula kunye nenkqubo yezandla - ukulungelelaniswa kwemilenze kunye neengalo kwenza ukuba uzive ngathi kukho into oyenzayo, kodwa akufuneki udibanise nezitshixo.
Ukuqala kwam ukubhala eli nqaku, bendiphantsi koluvo lokuba ukuqaliswa kweqhosha yinto entsha, kodwa imvelaphi yayo ibuyela emva kwinkulungwane.I-1912 Cadillac Model 30 yayiyenye yeemoto zokuqala ezibonisa iqhosha lokutyhalaqala, iqhosha elenze ukuba isiqalisi sombane singene endaweni yekranki ye-injini.Ewe, "kwiimoto" ezi ziintsuku zokuqala, ngoko ke ukulungeleka kuncitshiswe ngamanye amanyathelo ambalwa ekufuneka uwalandele, njengokuseta umlinganiselo we-injini / womoya kunye nokusetaqalaixesha.Nangona kunjalo, kufanelekile ukuchaza iModeli 30 njengesiqalo seqhosha.Kananjalo ayinasitshixo, hayi ngenxa yokuba inxibelelana nesitshixo ngaphandle kwamacingo njengeemoto zanamhlanje (ngokucacileyo), kodwa ngenxa yokuba…akukho sitshixo konke konke.
Nangona kunjalo, ngaxa lithile, abantu baqonda ukuba kufuneka kubekho indlela yokuthintela umntu ukuba aqalise imoto yakho.Kwakukho ixesha apho iimoto zazinezitshixo ezilayitayoqala, kodwa awusebenzisanga isitshixo ukuvula imoto.Ngeminyaka yee-1950, nangona kunjalo, iimoto ezininzi zazixhotyiswe nge-turnkeyqalainkqubo esiyaziyo namhlanje, ithatha indawo yenkqubo yeqhosha-push.Ngokusisiseko yahlala ngolo hlobo ixesha elide, de umntu wagqiba ekubeni lixesha lokubuyisela iqhosha kunye nayo yonke into engenasitshixo esiza nayo.
I-Mercedes-Benz idla ngokunikwa imbeko ngokwazisa olu phawu nge-KeylessGo inkqubo kwi-S-Class ka-1998 (Ndayibuza inkampani ukuba izibona ingabaqambi benkqubo ye-KeylessGo yangoku, kodwa andafumana mpendulo).Ngelixa le moto ifike nesitshixo esisemgangathweni osijikayo ukuqalisa imoto, ungakhetha isitshixo esingenasitshixo esingayi kuphelelwa kwindawo yemoto yala maxesha.Ngalo lonke ixesha unekhadi leplastiki elikhethekileyo, unokuhamba uye emotweni, ungene kuyo, kwaye ucofe iqhosha eliphezu kokutshintsha ukuze usebenze.
Kwakukho ixesha apho ukuqala kweqhosha lokucofa kwakubunewunewu.I-S-Class yaqala kwi-$ 72,515, malunga ne-$ 130,000 kwiidola zanamhlanje.Ukuba ukhumbula iingoma ezininzi ezibhalwe ngo-2010 ngabantu abafana no-2 Chainz, uRae Sremmurd, uGucci Mane, uLil Baby kunye noWiz Khalifa ababenamazwi ngeemoto ezazingenazitshixo okanye eziqalwe ngamaqhosha, nantsi isizathu.I-Khalifa ibhekisa kwiqhosha lokutyhalaqalakwiingoma ezimbini).
Ngelixa eli nqaku lingeyiyo yonke into engaqhelekanga ngo-2022, ayikasasazeka kakhulu;ukuba ujonga i-10 ephezulu ethengiswa kakhulu kwiimodeli ze-2022 e-US, kuphela isiqingatha sazo esinolu phawu njengomgangatho.Ukuba uthenga iToyota RAV4 encinci, iCamry okanye iTacoma, iHonda CR-V okanye iFord F-150, uya kufumana isitshixo sokuqalisa.(Ukuba isiseko se-F-150 asisebenzisi i-push-start akumangalisi, ekubeni ilori ayinayo nolawulo lokuhamba ngenqanawa-ewe, ndizimisele.)qalaisilinda ngeqhosha.
Ukufumana kwam iqhosha lokuqala lokucofa iqhosha lokuqalisa imoto ngo-2020, ndafumanisa ukuba iinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala zibhidekile (mhlawumbi kuba bendiqhuba imoto kumashumi ambalwa eminyaka emva koko).Ndacofa iqhosha okwethutyana ngaphambi kokuba ndiqhoboshe, kwaye kwakhala i-beep ecaphukisayo kunye nomyalezo othi "qalisa ukufaka i-brake" emotweni yam.Kodwa ke ndiye ndayithanda, ngoku xa ndiqhuba enye imoto, kufuneka ndikhuphe isitshixo epokothweni yam ndisifake.qalaibonakala iphelelwe lixesha.Nangona kunjalo, ndiyavuma ukuba inyanga okanye ezimbini ndazama ukuphuma emotweni (i-2016 Ford Fusion Energi) ngaphandle kokuyicima ngokupheleleyo, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba aphinde andingxolise.
Nangona kunjalo, oku kudala ingxaki: njengezinto ezininzi eziluncedo, ukucofa iqhosha kuza ngexabiso.Abantu abaninzi babhubhe ngenxa yetyhefu yecarbon monoxide okanye ukuphulukana nolawulo lwezithuthi emva kokuba iimoto zabo zishiywe zilinde ukucima emva kokuhamba nezitshixo.INational Highway Traffic Safety Administration ide ibe nephepha elilumkisa abantu ukuba balumke ngakumbi ukuba imoto yabo inesitshixoqalainkqubo.Oku kufa kubonisa ukuba xa imoto isiba lula ukuyisebenzisa ngaphandle kokucinga ngayo, abantu abayicingi nokuyicinga loo nto – kwaye abavelisi abakhange bayithathele ingqalelo imiphumo ebulalayo yale meko.Ngo-2021, iisenethi ezininzi zazisa umthetho wokwenza amanyathelo anyanzelekileyo ukuthintela ubuthi be-carbon monoxide kunye ne-rollovers, kodwa ukuza kuthi ga ngoku le mithetho isayilwayo ayikapasiswa.
Abavelisi abaninzi baqala ukuza neenkqubo zokuthintela ukufa okungakumbi.Kodwa iintsuku zokubetha iqhosha lokuqala zinokubalwa ngoku kuba iinkampani zityhala lula ngakumbi.Uninzi lweemoto zombane zombane, ngakumbi iTesla, ziyahamba zisuka kwincwadana yokuqala.Ungena, khetha indlela yakho yokuqhuba, kwaye imoto ikulungele ukukuthatha.
Ngelixa inani elikhulu lezithuthi zombane ezisuka kubenzi beemoto zemveli ezifana neFord, iHyundai kunye neToyota zineqhosha lokutyhala, kukho imiqondiso yokuba iqhosha lokutyhala lisenokuba sele lifumana amandla.I-Volvo XC40 Recharge iyazilayita iphinde icime, ngelixa i-VW ID 4 ineqhosha lokuqala/lokumisa kwaye, ngokwencwadi yencwadana yomnini wemoto, ukusetyenziswa kwayo kukuzikhethela ngokupheleleyo.Yitekhnoloji efanayo okanye engaphantsi: ezi moto zichonga nge-fob yakho ephambili, ikhadi, okanye i-smartphone yakho, kodwa ziyenza isebenze okanye yenze i-injini ingasebenzi xa usebenzisa isikhethi segiya, hayi njengenyathelo elahlukileyo.
Njengoko benditshilo, andingomlandeli omkhulu wezithethe, ke ndicinga ukuba kuya kuba lihlazo ukuba iqhosha lokutyhala-ukuze liqale litshintshwe ngokupheleleyo.Ngethamsanqa, ukuba eli likamva, kunokuthatha ixeshana ngokuqwalasela indlela iqhosha eliye lasasazeka ngayo ukusuka ekuzalweni kwayo kwakhona.Kude kube lelo xesha, iqhosha lisasebenza njengobunewunewu obuncinci, livumela abo banethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo ukuba babe nengxabano encinci yokujongana nayo kusasa xa beqhuba ukuya emotweni.
Ulungiso ngoMeyi 31, 7:02 pm ET: Ushicilelo lwentsusa yeli nqaku lubhekiselwe ngokungachanekanga kwicarbon monoxide njengeCO2.Ifomula yayo yokwenyani yeekhemikhali yi-CO. Siyaxolisa ngempazamo.