According to Statista‚ over 263 million cars and trucks currently pollute our earth’s environment (“Number of vehicles…”‚ 2015). And that is just in the US alone. B. Reason to Listen: Yet more than 99% of the vehicles sold in the United States are populated by these types of polluting vehicles. C. Speaker Credibility (right to inform): Hello I’m Paul and I have been researching different types of vehicles and have seen the transformation of the automotive industry for the last thirteen years. In addition
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Global Hybrid Electric Vehicle Market 2014-2018 A hybrid electric vehicle combines two energy sources‚ one of which is mechanical (ICE) and the other electrical. The size of the gasoline engine in a hybrid electric vehicle is smaller than that in a traditional vehicle. The combination of the two power sources helps to achieve better fuel economy and performance. Hybrid electric vehicles use efficient technologies such as regenerative braking that charges the battery by converting kinetic energy
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credit of up to $7500 for qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles. * Received $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy in June 2009. (C 47) * U.S. government supported investments of $1.3 billion in hydrogen-powered-vehicle research. (C 41) It is obvious that government is willing to encourage both to apply green technology on auto industry and to increase consumption by add tax credit for electric drive vehicles. 2. Economic Factors * Economic crisis 2008. *
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November 19‚ 2012 “Annotated Bibliography” 1: Problem Statement The market for plug in vehicles is growing more competitive since variety of manufacturers are increasingly offering plug in hybrid and battery electrical vehicle. However‚ the initially adopted two key drivers‚ lower operating cost and zero emission driving‚ are not proving to be as effective as expected. The market for Electrical Vehicle is still struggling to expand towards more mass-market. The purpose of this research is to
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles Feasibility Study As a leader in the rental vehicle industry for the past 30 years‚ ABC Rental Cars has continually remained a step ahead of its competition. To continue to set the pace for other rental agencies to follow‚ and to ensure ABC Rental Cars ’ dominant position in the marketplace‚ alternative fuel vehicles (AFV)‚ or more specifically‚ hybrid vehicles‚ should be evaluated as to the feasibility and consumer interest of introducing these types of vehicles into our fleet
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Good afternoon‚ ladies and gentlemen. Firstly‚ let’s ask ourselves a few questions. How is my life now? Am I used to the air pollution or the unhealthy food? Only if you feel a little unsatisfied with your life quality‚ you may benefit from my today’s topic: LOHAS. It is very popular in the west. Now‚ one of four Americans has joined it and one third of Europeans have done so. You may still feel confused but don’t worry. Today‚ I will tell you what LOHAS is and its main characters in human’s basic
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Increasing Capacity for Electric Vehicles at Ford Motor Company TABLE OF CONTENTS History 3-4 Current Operations of Typical Automobile Company 4-5 Historical Development of Automobiles 5 Future of oil 5 Alternative energy options for automobiles 5-6 Recommendation 7 Financial Impact 8-11 Conclusion 11 References 12 Appendix 13-14
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The cost benefit analysis of Plug In hybrid electric vehicles includes a comparison between the lifetime of the vehicle and the ownership cost. Here the cost of ownership includes the cost of consumption of energy as well as the retail cost‚ but excludes the differences in cost of maintenance. A high cost of 5 USD per gallon of gasoline is assumed for the near term scenario. The cost of consumption of electricity is assumed to be 0.09 USD per Kilowatt-hour.[29] 7. GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES Since reduction
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A closer look reveals that electric mobility is reiterating some of the errors of fossil fuel mobility. In most cases‚ electric mobility is embodied by vehicles where a battery and an electric motor replace the internal combustion engine and tank. The resulting large battery packs increase the cost and thus reduce the attractiveness of these solutions for the final user. If we are to solve the pollution
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automakers touting this level of performance. In 2010‚ look for GM’s Volt and Nissan’s Leaf‚ but there will also be offerings from unknown startups such as V-Vehicle‚ a California-based electric car company backed by billionaire T. Boone Pickens. These automobiles range from hybrids—a combination of gas and electric—to all-electric vehicles. This level of performance comes at a high price‚ however. Although consumers will receive an expected $7‚500 tax credit for purchasing one of these cars‚ the
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