...Are Electric Cars Helping the Environment? College Writing I Zach Walton Keystone College Abstract Everyone in this day and age loves to argue about global warming. The funny thing most people do not even know who to yell at. A large portion of these people target the auto companies. The auto companies are an easy target because it is easy for them to walk outside and see a handful of inefficient gasoline burning cars or trucks. Seeing this raises the question: Why do they not produce more electric cars? The truth is, electric cars are not the key to saving the environment. Are Electric Cars Helping the Environment? Global warming has become a large concern in today’s world. Most uneducated people love to point fingers at the auto industries. There is so much banter about producing inefficient gasoline burning vehicles. These people feel that since some of these production cars are getting a few less miles per gallon, that they are the main pollutant. The factory still needs its energy from somewhere, like a power plant. Electric cars still need to be built in a factory. That factory will have to receive electricity from a power plant. Many of these factories and power plants are the main polluters. Mainly because they burn coal, which is an environmental disaster. However, coal is a very efficient fuel. By knowing the facts it is easy to tell that electric cars are still polluting, making a miniscule impact, and are basically...
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...accidental oil leak in world history (Hertsgaard, par. 11).” The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the biggest oil spills in the water in the world's history. Killing and polluting a massive proportion of the ecosystem. That is only a small portion of what fossil fuels can do to animals and plants. Alternative energy is the solution to the problem, and that is what should be used in the stead of fossil fuels. They should be used because the burning of fossil fuels damage the atmosphere, damage the...
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...language properly. When people send text to friends they put “c u l8ter” instead of “see you later”, Texters used this for send message quickly and shortening the words for ease does this. It is clear that as text messaging continues to grow as a favored form of social communication, so will more studies emerge to examine this form of technology more closely. It is hoped that this study has provided a clearer understanding of text messaging as it exists today. RATIONALE Some of the drivers have been shocked due to the high price gasoline. Every pump of the consume around 10$. So, you think that we trade your car into car that lasts into mileage or you worried that your car contributed greenhouse gasses. An auto industry that heard your problem. It’s a hybrid car. A hybrid car is the combination of the gasoline – powered car and an electric – powered car. The engine is very small -- perhaps 10 to 20 horsepower -- and it is designed to run at just one...
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...Burning the World’s Oil Auxelerating super cars filled with excitement and unpredictability or boring fuel efficient mini cars that have nothing going for them. That’s the question you need to ask if you are thinking about going green or not. Prices of environmental factors are some reason to go green. But is speed and adrenaline really worth hurting the environment over “Dan Neil the author of the article the Rapture of the Hypercar tends to think so.” Super cars are the expensive and bad for the environment. They get bad gas mileage they are loud and dramatically over priced. Who would want to spend that much money on a vehicle which main purpose is to get you from place to place safely and as green as possible. If we need a car shouldn’t we be looking for the cheapest and most fuel efficient car as possible? Believe it or not but some people would like to go faster than 40mph. Super cars offer excitement and a break away from the real world which is harsh. As for pollution yeah it may not be the best thing for the environment but neither are a lot of the things we do like breathing. Breathing releases Co2 which is bad for the atmosphere. Gasoline has so much energy per gallon that even our most advanced lithium batteries would have to be huge around 40 pounds and would have to charge for ever to be able to produce the amount of energy that a single gallon of gas does. That is why gasoline even though bad is the best thing right now for motorized transportation...
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...A. Very competitive market: 9 B. Risk of suppliers 9 C. Risk of governmental regulations 9 D. Risk of digital and information technologies 10 E. Risk of innovation competition 10 V. Benefits of ERM 10 VI. RISK ORGANIZATION 11 VII. Organizational Culture 13 VIII. Recommendations 14 Company Mission and Strategy The main source used for this work was the Toyota’s Annual Report. http://www.toyota-global.com/investors/ir_library/annual/pdf/2013/ Toyota, or officially Toyota Motor Corporation, is a car manufacturer based in Toyota City in Japan. The company operates in about 170 countries over the world. The company employs about 320.000 people and has production plants in every continent. This major company is the leader in the automotive industry with a turnover of more than $265 billion in 2012 and with about $4.7 billion of benefits. The major markets of Toyota are Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. The company sells its cars under its name Toyota, but it also owns subsidiaries like Lexus, Scion, Hino Trucks and Daihatsu. Toyota is also the creator of the Toyota Production System (TPS), which...
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...1. In 4-5 paragraphs, discuss the history of the US economy including productivity, growth, markets and government regulations. 2. In 2-3 paragraphs explain GDP: what items are included & excluded and why intermediate goods and services are usually not included directly in GDP. 3. Rank, i.e. list, the following in order of increasing (from negative to positive) cross – price elasticity of demand with coffee. Explain your reasoning. - Bleach - Tea - Cream - Cola 4. In 3-4 paragraphs, provide examples and discuss how the “Rules of the Game” impact the US economic growth and productivity. What current US economic Rules of the Game are impacting economic growth today? 5. In 2-3 paragraphs, discuss how markets coordinate the independent decisions of buyers and sellers? • In 4-5 paragraphs, discuss the history of the US economy including productivity, growth, markets and government regulations. The US economy has evolved significantly over the two hundred-plus years of its existence. In the early years, most productivity was similar to the rest of the world. The country was nearly all agriculture and growth was dependent upon gaining more land. As the years went on, the country was growing quickly. Agriculture was still a large part of the economy, but industry was beginning to take a much larger share of production. The country was rich in resources like Coal and iron ore, and improvements in physical capital made farming easier and more productive...
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...Diesels may have amazing power, but they are terrible on the environment! In this paper you will see facts about why diesel exhaust affects people with asthma, allergies, and problems with breathing. You will also learn about how dangerous diesels are to plants. Also you will see how some companies, like volkswagen, have been cheating the emissions test by putting a software program to run the emissions computer as clean emissions. Lastly you will read about how Carbon dioxide has increased greatly in the Earth’s atmosphere since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Greenhouse gases affect more than the environment but, affect people more than anything, the exhaust from diesel affects people with asthma, allergies, and problems with...
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...Telling Tales: how to sell an electric car in a petrol market The story of the G-Wiz Keith Johnston, October 2011 Table of Contents Gentlemen, start your motors P2 October 2011 P4 How it all started P5 A new approach to car retailing P9 Right people, right places P13 A remarkable community P16 Spreading the word P17 The power of storytelling P25 Accolades P28 Introducing the concept of Verbal Identity P31 Taking the high – and highly visible – ground P34 Polarising opinion P36 The bully in the playground P38 What the media said P42 G-Wiz customers have their say P50 The future P54 Appendix: A brief history of electric vehicles P57 The truth about electric vehicles: - The emissions debate P60 -Why we need electric vehicles P62 The people behind the brand P67 Final thoughts P70 “Keith has given us a unique insight into the creation of an iconic brand which became a household name in record time. What is particularly pleasing is that unlike some others, this was no accident or even timing bubble, it was very well thought through, planned and executed. Not many can claim to have earned a whole chapter in the future text books of their chosen profession. Keith Johnston, his backers and the whole G-Wiz team have done just that and a great deal more.” Iain Sanderson, founder and chairman, Lightning Electric car Company. “GoinGreen redefined the concept of investing in a car. These guys have put their heart and soul into these cars. In everything they write and every...
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...First Name Last Name Professor Marc Hamilton MGMT 5603032 Management Policies and Practices 1 June 2014 General Motors SWOT Analysis Founded in 1910, General Motors is one of the largest and highly valued cars, trucks and automobile manufactures in the United States with a vision to design, build, and sell the world’s best vehicles. General Motors is a company that has significant impact on our U.S. economy. As I do a SWOT analysis on General Motors I will evaluate the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, to gain perspective on GM and there future as a company. STRENGTHS: Product Branding. First and foremost, General Motors has produced and branded a variety of automobiles both international and region specific such as Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall, and Wuling which for some have become household names. From electric and mini-cars to heavy-duty full-size trucks, monocabs, and convertibles, General Motor’s dynamic brands offer a comprehensive range of vehicles in more than 120 countries around the world (About GM). Global Presence. Another strength GM shares, is their global presence, with factories in Brazil, Russia, India, and China (collectively BRIC) along with having assembly, manufacturing, distribution, office, and warehousing operations in 55 other countries. Of those BRIC factories, GM has the strongest presence in China due to their emerging economy that continues to grow gradually...
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...Rental Going Green Richard Huerta, Mona Miles, Timothy Likens COM/215 April 27, 2014 Whitney Bell Alternate-Fueled Vehicles Going green is becoming more and more popular with advances in technology. One way is to own a vehicle that uses other than fossil fuels. Automobiles in the last 10 years have evolved from using gasoline and diesel as a primary power source, and now include features once only seen in luxury cars. Introducing them to a rental car company may give it more of a variety to offer its customers. Introduction This paper is to introduce the idea of the integration of alternate-fueled vehicles into the Lotus Rental Car Company and the feasibility to do so to the Chief Financial Officer. There are numerous factors to consider. A large purchase, especially for vehicles, requires in-depth research and weighing of advantages and disadvantages that need to be evaluated. Alternate Fuel Sources There are a few power source options when looking to buy or lease alternate fueled vehicles; ethanol; flex-fuel; hybrid; electric; and natural gas. Alternate fuel source seem to be attractive for consumers as the high prices for fossil fuels continue to climb. With the purchase of new fuel-saving vehicles in mind, each fuel source will be examined. Each type of fuel does have its own great benefit as well as drawback. Ethanol Ethanol is a fuel that is usually comprised of 10% gasoline and 90% ethanol. The more commonly known mixture is 15% and 85%...
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...1. Analyze the top 5 most popular choices of hybrid cars detailing the pros and cons of each car’s technology, price, manufacturing, car’s impact on environment, and describe the scientific principles involved behind the technology. 2. Determine which type of car would work best for you and your family. Justify your decision based upon the result of your analysis of the 5 hybrid cars. 3. Analyze the impact this technology will have on our political relationships with oil-producing countries. Make sure that you address economic issues such as: trade, production, and supply in your analysis. 4. Express how you think this technology will influence world politics? Make sure that you address economic issues such as: trade, production, and supply in your analysis. 5. Explain what impact do you think these cars will have on our economy? Consider the following issues in your analysis: consumer buying, sustainability, recycling, and fuel economy. Abstract “The first hybrid gas-electric car in the United States, the original Honda Insight, reported its first 17 sales in December 1999. One decade and 1.5 million hybrids later, the auto industry is ready to embrace hybrids and other green cars like never before.” (Berman, 2009) Hybrid cars are extremely popular internationally and it’s easy to see why. “Hybrid cars complement gas engines with electric motors to improve gas mileage or to increase power through the use of a combined-propulsion system. Toyota and Honda are...
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...marketing. Each student was assigned to make a plan for a Belgian company that wants to export its product to another country. I recently got back from a long stay in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. During this stay, I was confronted by the biggest problems of Jakarta. Which is traffic jam, pollution, parking and high car expenditure. Jakarta has a bad reputation for having some of the worst traffic-jams in the world. (www.thejakartaglobe.com) Belgium on the other hand is more environmentally friendly than ever. Smart mobility solutions have expanded in the past couple of years. So I decided to write an export plan for the Belgian company Zen Car. It’s a company with a new concept of green mobility. Its system of sharing electric, silent and non-pollutant cars is simple and practical. Zen car in Jakarta is the topic of this assignment. This might be one of the answers to Jakarta’s transportation problems. This paper starts with an overview of Jakarta and its international marketing environment. The second part is the international marketing mix. In this part I will define the optimal 4 P’s (product, promotion, place and price) of Zen Car in Brussels and how they could be adapted to Jakarta. The last part is...
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...Rowe Opposed to Air Pollution Atmospheric issues have become increasingly worse throughout the years. One issue, such as air pollution, needs to be addressed in a serious and timely manner. All citizens of the world need to take accountability for their contribution to air pollution. It is time to reverse and reduce the amount of pollutants currently being released into the atmosphere. Air pollution is caused from many actions. Such actions include the burning of coal and agricultural or prescribed burning, power plants, cars and planes. Keep in mind these are just a few sources that are contributors to the pollution of the atmosphere. When these sources are being used, they release harmful gasses (e.g. carbon dioxide) into the very air that keeps all living organisms alive. The atmosphere is composed of many gasses naturally. Ozone is one of these gasses and helps protect life from the harmful ultraviolet rays produced by the sun. The “good” ozone is located in the stratosphere. However, there lies a different ozone layer closer to the earth’s surface. This ozone is caused from pollution and is not beneficial to plants or humans. In fact this layer of pollution can actually be seen “hovering” over entire cities. This ozone is considered to be the “bad” ozone. The “hovering” of this pollution is a result of temperature inversion. Temperature inversion is when there is an abnormal increase in temperature with height in the troposphere. (Edition, 2009) These inversions...
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...Cell Phones And Their Health Risk Essay The world we live in today seems certain to teach us one thing and if we are to learn from its lesson, it seems it\'s telling us that nothing is certain. In large this might be true today and perhaps witnessed in almost all mediums. Feelings of some grand helplessness and the anxiety that follows reduce all complicated issues to necessary chaos. We are still capable of taking the rudder of our own lives and making the educated, hard decisions. Wire Wars The war over the health hazards of cellular phones is beginning to mount. The idea that cellular phones possibly cause cancer became an issue in 1993 when a gentleman ...I would contend that we are still in control so long as we can recognize that proverbial carrot of convenience that sometimes lead us astray. In today’s society the carrot here is the cell phone. It has become a part of our culture. It is a mere object that civilization has done with out for centuries, and would do just fine without today. For most of us however, it is a mainstay in our lives. We never stop and think Wire Wars The war over the health hazards of cellular phones is beginning to mount. The idea that cellular phones possibly cause cancer became an issue in 1993 when a gentleman sued ...of any dangers it may present. There is a lot in the news lately about economic crisis and financial shenanigans. Ultimately more important than omens of the next Great Depression, are those of the ill effects of cell...
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...end, the sport as a whole could be doomed for failure. In a normal NASCAR race weekend it is estimated that about 6000 gallons of gas are consumed and the cars get an average of 2 – 5 Miles per Gallon (MPG). Formula 1, or F1, cars get about the same MPG at 3.1. This number is much more specific since the engines are much more regulated in F1 series. The average fuel consumption for cars and light trucks in the US is 17.1 MPG. So as you can see, to start off, race cars while achieving amazing feats of speed and lap times, fail in the department of sustainability. The shear amount of gas used is interesting in the fact that if the normal passenger car in the US is 17.1 MPG then one weekend of race fuel could power a normal car for 102,600 miles. Now, if we split that up for the number of cars that run in the weekend, which is 43 cars, then 1628.57 miles for your normal passenger car. So that means, that with the amount of gas NASCAR used you could drive from Auburn, AL to New York city and almost all the way back. That is ridiculous. However when it comes to the race cars themselves there are some companies looking at alternatives. Most of these innovations do not come from NASCAR or F1 however, due to the regulations they have on engines. The biggest innovations are in GT3, a race series where you can actually see cars race that you could go out and buy,...
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