Hybrid vs. Gas Cars Without a doubt when you are comparison-shopping for a new car‚ many factors need to be considered. For instance‚ things like fuel efficiency‚ maintenance costs‚ overall cost‚ and‚ in the case of the hybrid vehicle‚ tax breaks. Taking all of these factors into account together with environmental friendliness‚ Hybrid cars are a clear winner over regular cars. Most Hybrid cars average between 33 and 60 miles per gallon during city driving and between 27 and 68 miles per gallon
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Introduction I am tired of paying too much for the electricity and it has to stop! Being an engineer‚ I’ve decided to consider alternative ways of generating clean energy at home. It even gets better‚ if I buy the Nissan LEAF‚ which is an all-electric car‚ I will not have to pay for gas any more. My car will be charged up by the electricity I generate at home. In this report‚ I will do research and decide whether or not‚ investing in a new Nissan Leaf and solar power source is the most economical
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on the Ecosystem a. A hybrid vehicle uses an on-board rechargeable energy storage system(RESS) b. It’s has regenerative braking in which the electric motor applies resistance to the drivetrain causing the wheels to slow down. In return‚ the energy from the wheels turns the motor‚ which functions as a generator‚ converting energy normally wasted during coasting and braking into electricity‚ which is stored in a battery until needed by the electric motor. c. Also has and automatic
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06/16/11 NISSAN’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRATEGY IN 2011: LEADING THE WAY TOWARD ZERO-EMISSION You can’t ignore that zero-emission vehicles are the wave of the future. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance‚ January 12‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION It had been five months since Nissan sold its first all-electric vehicle‚ the Nissan LEAF‚ in Redwood City‚ California. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of both Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault‚ was betting big on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)‚ to
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Electric Car Vs Gasoline car Nowadays‚ people are very crazy about having a car and the present scenario provide them with different kind of power transmission engines‚ however‚ the engines based on electrical and gasoline are common. In electrical transmission vehicle‚ there is a set of batteries that provides electricity to the motor. The engine then turns a transmission‚ which turns the wheels. In gas-powered car there is a fuel tank‚ which supplies gasoline to the engine and the engine gives
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effects of the automobiles on the environment to support the facts the public needs to adapt to hybrid cars for the betterment of the environment. Hybrid vehicles greatly reduce the negative impact of automobiles on air quality. An article explains that‚ “When traditional gasoline is used as fuel‚ the combustion and evaporation of fuel from the vehicle results in pollutants being released into the environment including carbon monoxide‚ hydrocarbons‚ particulate matter and nitrogen oxides‚ according to
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applies to vehicles which enables them to use two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicles. As a branch of hybrid vehicles‚ hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) are more advanced which combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric system. As HEV is the major focus of our hybrid revolution studying project‚ we should first take a look into the operating principle of it. In general‚ HEV combines the benefits of gasoline engines and electric motors to provide
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destinations with the intention of cutting transportation costs. However‚ these are not the best solution after all. Therefore‚ the hybrid technology came in and hybrid cars have became another alternative means of travelling. A hybrid car is a vehicle
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strategic marketing plan analysis Myles Edwin Mangram* SMC University‚ Baarestrasse 112‚ 6302 Zug‚ Switzerland (Received 7 October 2011; final version received 10 January 2012) This case study provides analysis of the strategic marketing plan of electric vehicle manufacturer‚ Tesla Motors. It has profound marketing management implications‚ as it addresses this investigation from the unique perspective of Tesla’s ‘new technology’based approach to automobile marketing and relates it to the successful marketing
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