What are electric cars and how do they help our environment? An electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors‚ using electrical energy stored in rechargeable batteries or another energy storage device. Electric motors give electric cars instant torque‚ creating strong and smooth acceleration. They are also around three times as efficient as cars with an internal combustion engine. The first practical electric cars were produced in the 1880s. Electric cars were popular
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Who Killed the Electric Car? Video Discussion Questions Summary: It begins with a solemn funeral�for a car. By the end of Chris Paine’s lively and informative documentary‚ the idea doesn’t seem quite so strange. As narrator Martin Sheen notes‚ "They were quiet and fast‚ produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline." Paine proceeds to show how this unique vehicle came into being and why General Motors ended up reclaiming its once-prized creation less than a decade later. He begins 100 years ago
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Over the last couple of years many people have wondered if battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) would soon take over the streets and pushout gas powered cars and if it would be a good idea. People should drive BEV’s instead of gas powered cars because they are better in many aspects. In this paper I will explain why it would be a good idea for you to buy a BEV by showing the benefits on your wallet‚ tax incentives and rewards from the government‚ and finishing with the effect on the environment. One
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BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC CARS AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (MOBILE/LAPTOPS) Welingkar Institute Of Management‚ Development and Research‚ Bangalore Submitted By: Ajay Parab PGDM-Business Design (2012-14) Introduction: Battery electric cars are becoming more and more attractive with the advancement of new battery technology (Lithium Ion) that have higher power and energy density. The concept of battery electric vehicles is to use charged batteries on board vehicles for propulsion
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Analysis: “Government Must Lead the Charge on Electric Cars” The Australian government needs to “lead the charge” on the electric car revolution‚ according to Megan Flannery. She writes this in response to a feature in a national newspaper. Flannery writes her article with a mostly matter-of-fact tone‚ which is also formal. She uses facts and evidence to support her argument; she also includes persuasive‚ emotive and inclusive language to influence the reader’s belief on this issue. Her article is
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Electric Cars Should Be Used Instead Of Regular Cars Electric cars should be used instead of cars that run with gasoline because electric cars do not harm the environment‚ are quieter‚ quicker‚ does not require gasoline and include a significant reduction to air pollution. Firstly‚ electric cars have a lot of benefits. One of them is that they are quiet‚ quick and smooth‚ making most regular cars look clunky and outdated. What surprises people the most is the torque
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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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Electric cars how they will make the world worse. “ Electric cars are coal powered cars. Their carbon emissions can be worse than gasoline powered cars.” Vinod Khosla. Electric cars are supposed to be the next thing for the world because people they don’t produce coal because they don’t need gas. Electric cars are bad because of refueling time ‚ cost ‚and how it affects the environment and people. The electric car takes to long to charge. The electric car takes about 1 to 8 hours to charge
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1996‚ ELECTRIC CARS BEGAN TO APPEAR ON ROADS ALL OVER CALIFORNIA. THEY WERE QUIET AND FAST‚ PRODUCED NO EXHAUST AND RAN WITHOUT GASOLINE. TEN YEARS LATER‚ THESE CARS WERE DESTROYED. TEACHER’S GUIDE “A QUIETLY SHOCKING INDICTMENT OF OUR GAS-GUZZLING AUTO COMPANIES AND THE PETRO-POLITICIANS WHO LOVE THEM.” –KAREN DURBIN‚ ELLE MAGAZINE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 • TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2006 WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? NOTE TO THE TEACHER Who Killed the Electric Car? is a
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great concern of the pollution caused by the fueled cars emissions and most people agree with that new alternatives must be used. Electric cars and Hybrid cars are the best-known alternatives‚ but the question is: which one is the best and more efficient. This report will talk about Electric and Hybrid cars in history‚ composition‚ comparison‚ and the future of cars‚ showing that the electric cars will be the future cars. 1- History: The Electric car wasn’t invented by a specific inventor; however
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