...Ruvim korchuk Did you ever see a hybrid vehicle driving around? Amongst the sea of gasoline-powered vehicles, the hybrid cars stand out. For one, they don’t have an exhaust pipe that can be modified to be louder because they have certain specifications to run by. The physical characteristics of the hybrid car are not the only differences between the two types of vehicles. There are many differences between the two vehicles. Here are just two differences that impact the decision people make in purchasing a gasoline or hybrid vehicle: Maintenance, Environmental Factors, and Cost. First of all, maintenance is a big factor in purchasing a car because it is linked with time and resources. Hybrid vehicles run on huge batteries. Yes batteries are expensive, but don’t they outlast the gas lanterns on camping trips? Electric vehicles have less maintenance to do. Instead of maintaining a gasoline engine four times a year, a hybrid vehicle needs maintenance only once a year. If a person had a 10 year plan for his hybrid and gasoline vehicle, he would have to maintain his gasoline vehicle 40,000 times, while the hybrid needs only 12,000. That is 38,000 less oil changes! Now think about how much money you will save not only on money, but engine/transmission oil, and filters. Hybrid vehicle components require less maintenance because the technology for hybrid cars surpasses gasoline vehicles. Gasoline vehicles require more maintenance because they have fewer parts that have higher stress...
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...Federal Trade Commission DEBORAH PLATT MAJORAS ORSON SWINDLE THOMAS B. LEARY PAMELA JONES HARBOUR JON LEIBOWITZ Maryanne Kane Charles H. Schneider Susan A. Creighton Lydia B. Parnes Luke Froeb William Blumenthal Anna H. Davis Nancy Ness Judy Maureen K. Ohlhausen Donald S. Clark Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Chief of Staff Executive Director Director, Bureau of Competition Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Director, Bureau of Economics General Counsel Director, Office of Congressional Relations Director, Office of Public Affairs Director, Office of Policy Planning Secretary of the Commission Report Drafters and Contributors Louis Silvia, Assistant Director, Bureau of Economics David Meyer, Bureau of Economics Sarah M. Mathias, Office of General Counsel Policy Studies Michael S. Wroblewski, Assistant General Counsel Policy Studies Phillip L. Broyles, Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition J. Elizabeth Callison, Bureau of Economics Jeffrey Fischer , Bureau of Economics Nicolas J. Franczyk, Bureau of Competition Daniel E. Gaynor, Bureau of Economics Geary A. Gessler, Bureau of Economics James F. Mongoven, Bureau of Competition John H. Seesel, Associate General Counsel for Energy Christopher T. Taylor, Bureau of Economics Michael G. Vita, Assistant Director, Bureau of Economics Anthony G. Alcorn, Bureau of Economics Sarah Croake, Bureau of Competition Madeleine McChesney, Bureau of Economics Guru Raj, Bureau of Competition Natalie Shonka...
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...With dozens of vehicles and fuel sources becoming available, it is now possible to add alternative fuel vehicles to our rental car fleet. Through this presentation, I will fully outline gasoline and alternative fuel vehicles; the history, the sources of fuel, and consumer incentives will all also be explained. Gasoline vehicles Gasoline powered vehicles are the types of vehicles that are commonly used around the world. Gasoline powered vehicles utilize an internal combustion power train. Power train refers to the group of components within the vehicle that generates power. Internal combustion engines are typically associated with gasoline even though variations of the internal combustion engine can be fueled by other sources. The mainstream alternative to gasoline is diesel fuel. History of gasoline vehicles Self-propelled vehicles have been around since 1672 but were not introduced to mainstream America until 1902. Older vehicles were powered by steam engines, which gave way to the internal combustion engines that are powered by either gasoline or diesel fuel. Diesel fuel and gasoline both cause air pollution and play a role in global warming. The ever increasing cost of oil along with the restrictions on greenhouse gases and environmental laws is now pressing the world to create safe alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel. Green vehicles A green vehicle is any car, bus, or mode of transportation that uses alternative fuel sources. Fossil fuels were once thought...
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...your own personal experience, and should be supported with more than just personal stories. For example, saying that “Company XYZ has a good reputation because I always enjoy going into their stores,” would not be providing ample support to your position. The company I chose is QuikTrip because of my experience. QuikTrip customer services is always great....
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...Gasoline And Oil Prices: Present And Our Future Antony T. Zavatter Com 150 Professor Johnson April 25, 2010 Imagine someone at the gas station on a beautiful spring day. As they are filling the tank, they look up and see the price has risen five cents overnight or comparing in their mind, the most recent gas bill from the previous month. “Where do these prices come from?” This is a question most people have asked themselves at one point or another in their lives and the answer is not as simple to give as most of us would think. The complexity of the oil industry and controversies that surround them are not so simply placed in just black and white. The gray areas in the world of oil and petroleum products is vast, and in an age of growing populations with more demand on the natural resources we have, we are racing toward a turning point in the worlds’ economy with the drain on our fossil fuels reaching a boil. The oil industry from start to finish is fragile at best, and must be treated with a great deal of care or the whole world breaks. Many variables are evaluated when placing the ever changing price tag the average gas consumer view. The process is not as simple as raising prices when a barrel of oil goes up. Four main elements exist that are incorporated into the equation before pricing is adjusted. Those elements are: crude oil cost, taxes, refining, and distribution...
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...Holland’s biggest profitable organization Evaluative Report Preface In front of you lies an evaluation report about the biggest profitable Dutch company, Shell. Via this report we want to show you how Shell is performing at this moment and how they stay at the top of their segment. The reason for writing this report is to give an insight into what Shell does, we all know them from their gas stations but Shell does much more and tries to be innovative by looking for new and improved energy sources all around the world. Besides that we choose Shell because of its Dutch background and the fact that they are recognized all over the world. Briefly said, Shell is the biggest company in The Netherlands and via this report we´ll try to unfold how they manage to perform this well and what the secret is to their success. Bergen op Zoom, Noord – Brabant May 31st , 2011 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. General description of Shell 2 2.1 History of the organization 2 2.2 Products and Services 3 2.3 Operations 3 2.4 Financial Situation 4 2.5 Legal Aspects 4 2.6 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility 5 2.6.1 Corporate Governance 5 2.6.2 Social Responsibility 5 3. Organization Environment 6 3.1 Relevant market 6 3.2 Supply chain 6 3.3 Shareholders 6 3.4 Relevant Macro Factors and Business Trends 7 3.5 Competition in Particular 7 4. Organization Goals and Strategies 9 4.1 Mission and Vision 9 4.1.1 Mission 9 4.1.2 Vision 9 4.2...
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...[pic] Nissan LEAF Ace* Advertising I. SITUATION ANALYSIS • CURRENT USER Since Renault-Nissan is introducing “Leaf” for the first time in Singapore, there are no current users for the product in market. • PRODUCT EVALUATION The Nissan LEAF (Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) is a fully electric, zero emission, 5-door hatch back car that was introduced in 1999 by Nissan. It was first launched in Japan and United States in December 2010 further in Europe and since then it sold more than 27000 units worldwide. Nissan plans to launch LEAF by September 2012 with an on road price of close to SGD 90,000 after a substantial deduction in COE (Certificate of Entitlement) and other taxes based on TIDE Plus scheme by Singapore Energy Market Authority and Land Transport Authority. • COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS Though the Nissan LEAF has many market competitors in Singapore, its main rivals are the Mitsubishi I-MiEV from the electric vehicles segment and the Toyota Prius C from Hybrid segment. The following is the competitive analysis between these two major brands and Nissan LEAF: |Name/ Specifications |Nissan LEAF |Mitsubishi i-MiEV |Toyota Prius C | |Engine |80 kW, 280 Nm Torque |47 kW, 180Nm Torque |HSD Electric motor~40 kW, 90NmTorque...
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...Hong Phuong Linh S3312414 Truong Chanh Hung S3311779Luong Huynh Thanh Long S3245909 Nguyen Ngoc Tuan S3259247 | Lecturer and Group number: | Suhor Anuar – Group 2 | Assignment due date: | Thursday, 09 May, 2013 | Date of Submission: | Thursday, 09 May, 2013 | Late Submission Approval: | | Number of pages including this one: | | Word Count:(Main Content – excluding appendices) | | Table of Contents Assignment Cover Page 2 Table of Contents 3 I. PROJECT OVERVIEW 3 II. SUMMARY OF PROBLEMS IDENTIFICATION 3 1) Problem 1: Dishonest employees 3 2) Problem 2: inconvenience of the gas station 3 3) Problem 3: Huge loss due to the high salary for the workforce 3 III. PROJECT OBJECTIVES 3 IV. ANALYSIS & DIAGNOSIS 3 1) Problem 1: Dishonest employees 3 2) Problem 2: Inconvenience of the gas stations 3 3) Problem 3: Huge loss due to the high salary for the workforce 3 V. LITERATURE REVIEW 3 1) Problem 1: Dishonest employees 3 2) Problem 2: Inconvenience of the gas stations 3 3) Problem 3: Huge loss due to the high salary for the workforce 3 VI. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 VII. FEASIBILITY OF RECOMMENDATION /...
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...FRANK T. ROTHAERMEL DAVID R. KING Tesla Motors, Inc. January 1, 2015. Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of Tesla is taking it easy on this New Year’s Day. While having his coffee, he scrolls through some recent issues of The Wall Street Journal on his iPad. A headline from one current story jumps out at him, “Gasoline prices have declined for 88 consecutive days, the longest streak of falling prices on record.”1 The slide in gas prices, which began in September 2014, also happened to coincide with the slide in Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock. With increasing oil, and therefore gas, prices, people had an incentive for purchasing electric cars. Now with gas prices drop- ping, the incentive to buy would start to become less of one, and the demand for the product would probably drop. This was one of the challenges facing Musk on this New Year’s Day. In addition to hav- ing to contend with lower selling costs due to rising production, Tesla was also confronting increasing competition and economic headwinds that were likely going to lower the demand for electric cars. Musk is a serial entrepreneur longing to leave a legacy, and he believes that Tesla just might be the company that will help him leave his mark. He has a large profile already and has been described as “Henry Ford and Robert Oppenheimer in one person,” as well as “Tony Stark, the eccentric inventor better known as Iron Man.”2, 3 (In fact, Musk made a cameo appearance in Iron Man 2.) But, with sev- eral pressing...
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...Green Car Rental Feasibility Study: Hydrogen Vehicles Student Name COMM/215 Month DD, YYYY Faculty Name Green Car Rental Feasibility Study: Hydrogen Vehicles Introduction Obtaining a fleet of alternate fuel vehicles 5 years ago, proved to be a very good decision for the company. There is a growing trend across America to use alternative fuel sources. Americans are more eco-friendly, and looking for transportation options that can save them money as well as become more environmentally conscious. Based on this demand, many car manufacturers are now developing and producing more energy efficient vehicles. Firmly established as a leader in our industry, Green Car Rental entered the alternate fuel vehicle market, in response to the desires expressed by its customers. Based on our award winning success with alternative fuel vehicles, and the growing consumer demand for even more efficient, reduced emission vehicles, Green Car Rental Company intends to demonstrate the feasibility, and lead the rental car industry again by adding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to our fleet. Product Information Hydrogen is a simple and plentiful, odorless, and colorless gas (H2) derived from gas fields. It is an abundant resource for fuel once processed. Manufacturers from BMW to Toyota have been developing numerous strategies to utilize hydrogen to power vehicles. Aside from CNG (compressed natural gas), LNG, and a host of other alternative fuel resources, hydrogen although expensive to...
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...A Report from the TechCast Project While many people simply want to get from A to B, transportation options (and especially automobiles) have to meet a variety of consumer demands: They must be clean, affordable, safe, and increasingly intelligent. Here is an overview of the choices and challenges for carmakers and consumers over the next 10 to 15 years. Imagine being able to sit back during your morning commute while your car does the driving. Would you move closer to the country? Take up the oboe? Finally read 'War and. Peace? And just imagine the freedom it would bring to those who are disabled. Take, for instance, the legally blind man who earlier in 2012 took a spin in Google's self-driving car to go to Taco Bell and then pick up his dry cleaning. Following Nevada's recent legalization of driverless cars on the road, Florida has passed a bill allowing tests of self-driving cars. And legislation has also been introduced to make self-driving cars street legal in California. Self-driving cars may take some getting used to, but we are only at the dawn of a new age in automotive automation. Ever since the 1939 World's Fair, the idea of autonomous vehicles has captured the public's imagination. Today, intelligent, green vehicles are driving the future of transportation. The looming energy and environmental MegaCrisis has carmakers scrambling to raise fuel economy and develop commercially viable vehicles that limit pollutants. Enabling technologies such as advanced...
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...position power. When I first started Leading at a Higher Level I expected it to be well written and informative based on my knowledge of the author Ken Blanchard’s work. Leaders in any realm of life can become self-serving when the driving reason for being in business is based solely on profit. While profit is a legitimate goal, neglecting to see leadership as part of a higher calling diminishes the capacity to influence others and impact the greater good. A better definition of leadership, according to the author, is the capacity to influence others by unleashing the power and potential of people and organizations for the greater good. Leadership should not be done purely for personal gain or goal accomplishment: It should have a much higher purpose than that. Leadership can be defined as the process of achieving worthwhile results while acting with respect, care and fairness for the well-being of all involved. When that occurs, self-serving leadership is not possible. It's only when you realize that it's not about you that you begin to lead at a higher level. Being a successful leader is not only about leading your organization, but your customers as well. According to the author, to keep your customers, you can't be content just to satisfy them; you have to create raving fans. Raving fans are customers who are so excited about the way you treat them that they want to tell everyone about you. A good example of how this works is Domo Gas, a full-service gasoline chain in Western...
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...Project: General Motors [pic] Zach Bauer Matt Biersdorf Matt Flinn Amy Oliver Danielle Provance Marketing Strategies Professor Paul 11/08/2006 Executive Summary General Motors is one of the largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the world and has been a market leader for over 75 years. The company itself has been going through changes especially in the way that they are creating products and on an internal basis, however, there are some changes that the company still needs to overcome. One of the changes that General Motors has promoted is its’ Flexible Fuel Vehicles which do not run on solely petroleum, rather Ethanol 85. These vehicles cost only $150 more than a normal vehicle, however, the lacking of E-85 fueling stations throughout the nation are making it harder for consumers to take advantage of this “greener” technology while also saving money. The company has also decided to implement a widespread corporate restructuring initiative to help alleviate company debt as a result of rising costs of employee healthcare, benefits, and pensions. Such a plan includes the closure of over a dozen North American plants and manufacturing lines, as well as making substantial job cuts. This three-year endeavor is necessary in keeping General Motors in line with competitors. General Motors is struggling to keep up with its competition in hybrid technology. In order to become a major competitor in the automotive market GM needs to penetrate the hybrid market. In...
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...SECTION I: Introduction/Executive Summary Tesla Motors, Inc. is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components. Named after the scientist Nikola Tesla, Tesla Motors ($TSLA) was founded in 2003. Exactly who founded Tesla Motors can be discussed, but it was probably by a group of intrepid Silicon Valley engineers Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, and Ian Wright. Their goal was to build an electric vehicle with the same performance as a Porsche and more environmental friendly than a Toyota Prius. The problem was that the founders didn't have the money needed to realize their idea, so they contacted Elon Musk, who decided to invest in the company. Elon Musk had earlier founded the companies Zip2, PayPal, and SpaceX. The difference between Elon Musk and the founders was that Elon Musk wanted Tesla Motors to become an improved General Motors with several car models, while the original founders wanted to design only a sports car. Elon Musk became interested in electric cars because he is well aware of peak oil. The idea behind peak oil is that oil is a finite resource we will run out of. Elon Musk believes the production of oil will begin to decrease after year 2020. As the production of oil decreases, the price of oil will increase and more people will buy electric cars SECTION II: Current Situation Tesla Motors headquarters is in Palo Alto, California. Its goal is to speed up this transition from gasoline cars to...
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...Introduction: The electric car or e-Car is a vehicle propelled by an electric motor instead of fuel. Car manufacturers are exploring the possibility of entering the market with the e-Car as a alternative to current vehicles in order to be environmentally friendly and to minimize the consumption of gasoline. Although, the benefits of using the e-Car could exceed expectations it also presents a different type of lifestyle for those who are used to regular vehicles. According to the “New York Times” the e-Car is getting worldwide interest with some governments such as China and the United States even offering tax credits and discounts for those who buy an e-Car. On the other hand, consumers are concerned on whether the speed and battery life of the e-Car will be enough to satisfy their needs. In this case project we will look at the responses from 100 testers from Enterprise Rent-a-Car about trying out the e-Car and how useful it really is in today’s non-stopping lifestyle. 1. Approaching Enterprise to undertake our commuting test would be a boundless idea because, Enterprise specializes in providing vehicles to customers. Enterprise agents interact with hundreds of different customers each day and hear first-hand what they like and dislike about the cars that they are given. Enterprise will be able give the e-car the exposure it will need to succeed in the future. Enterprise Rental Cars would make a viable choice for a processing center for the e-car prototypes as agents...
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