Small curls of a shiny‚ metallic looking substance float down onto a mountain of shreds. These shreds belong to cars-- the Honda EVs (electric vehicles)‚ to be exact. In the thought-provoking documentary‚ Who Killed the Electric Car?‚ director Chris Paine looks into the birth‚ rise‚ and fall of the electric car. This 2006 documentary explores this issue in an almost story-like way‚ a suspenseful murder thriller. With twists and turns at every corner‚ it is hard to see who is the real killer. Chris
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Future Electric and Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Wilson Tong School of Aerospace‚ Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering RMIT University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia ABSTRACT This document will investigates the influence of global warming and peak oil including the consequences that affect the vehicle industry. Much research and development have been done in recent years to either "electrified" or to implement fuel cell onto normal road vehicles. The use of fuel cell on a road vehicle might
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Electric Cars: Savior‚ Satan‚ or Step in the Right Direction Introduction: While it may seem that electric cars are a new fad of the twenty-first century‚ this is not the case. Electric cars have been around since roughly the 1890s‚ and in fact they were the dominant motorized vehicle in the market until about 1929 [1‚ p. 17]. This was due mostly to high gas prices during war and the fact that back then having a range of 18 miles was more than enough to meet the needs of most people. But then
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Extend the Life of Your High-Mileage Vehicle For most people‚ saving money is exciting; it feels good all over. Whether you are saving money on your grocery bill or your car insurance‚ most people want to save money all the time. When it comes to cars‚ owning a car that is paid in full‚ saves quite a bit of money. Although there are costs associated with maintaining an older car with higher miles‚ the benefit of not making a car payment outweighs those costs for many people. You can tilt the scales
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Hybrid and Electric cars: Hybrid and electric vehicle system components may include a battery for energy storage‚ an electric motor for propulsion‚ a generator‚ a mechanical transmission and a power control system. These components are brought together in different ways by different systems. Depending on these factors we can classify the electric car segment into 4 major parts: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Extended-Range Electric Vehicle Battery Electric Vehicle. Hybrid
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Before the market segmentation tool can be tested‚ an AHP setup will have to be established. The topic of the case study is already introduced throughout the report. The focus will be on the widespread electric car acceptance. The aim of this chapter is to answer the following question: How can better use of AHP in this specific phase be achieved? An AHP study will be setup by‚ amongst other things‚ establishing a hierarchy. After the AHP method is ready to be used‚ a survey is designed in order
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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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research capability Able to raise large amounts of capital First mover advantage; the first company to offer a relatively practical fully electric car‚ customers include high-profile figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger‚ George Clooney‚ and Jay Leno Designs and builds many of the components in its cars‚ including the power electronics‚ motor and battery packs Weaknesses • • • • Doesn’t have much brand recognition among the general public A very small company with small sales volume
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Have you ever ridden in an electric car? I haven’t because they are simply not popular enough. Gas cars are clearly dominant. For example‚ if you’re driving on a highway you only see 2-5 electric cars oppose to thousands of gas powered cars. There are so many gas cars that it seems like they will never go away. These cars also help politics‚ so without them politics would be drastically different. There are already so many gas cars being produced that a company can’t just stop making gas cars in
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Who Killed the Electric Car? The movie “Who Killed the Electric Car” is based on the electric cars designed‚ developed‚ and manufactured by General motors‚ and later destroyed by the same company. I was surprised to see how a company could destroy the technology that is economical‚ futuristic‚ beneficial and pollution free. This documentary movie also deals with history of electric car in the automobile industries. This movie try to showcase the advantages‚ disadvantages of the electric technology‚
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