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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opportunity to understand a subject I was interested in. I came to know about how the electric cars are marketed in different parts of the world according to their needs. I also came across a point where I understood the advantages and disadvantages of electric cars over our regular petrol or diesel injected cars. I came to know about its relation with nature by saving the environment compared to our usual cars and also learned how so many people get attracted to them. I learned many new things that
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Subject: Analysis of who killed the electric car Background The problem In 1990s‚ California was threatened by smog problem‚ and black cloud appeared in the sky. Air pollution problem resulted in the development of lung cancer and associated diseases in people. The gasoline car was one of the main factors that released carbon dioxide to the atmosphere‚ which lead to global warming. Facing the risk of devastation of human’s living place and health‚ California proposed to develop cars that
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Who Killed the Electric Car? is presented as a whodone- it mystery. Staying true to this genre‚ the film opens with necessary background information‚ describes the crime committed‚ answering all of the what‚ where‚ and when questions‚ and then in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gathers the suspects for close scrutiny‚ coming to a conclusion on the guilt or innocence of each. Opening with a bit of automotive history that establishes the electric car as a competitive alternative to the
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and formulating strategy: Porter‘s 5 competitive forces model is starting point for strategic analysis that is used for assessing the attractiveness of an industry (Johnson‚et al ‚ 2008) and discovering a desirable strategic innovation that improve the industry and company profitability (Wit and Meyer‚2005) The threats to new entrants: The threat from new entrants is very high. Entering the electric automotive industry in 2003‚ Tesla itself faced the challenges of being the new entrant into the
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MARKET ANALYSIS We are going to study two principal segments in the Spanish car industry that are related with the Tesla Model S and will help us to determine our objectives. - Electric- power vehicles market - Luxury Sports car Market Electric- power vehicles market At present there are many signs that point to the need for a change in the technologies used for the transport and mobility of people all over the world. These signs are: - the negative side
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Electric cars‚ although now commonly associated with the Tesla brand‚ have in actuality been around for more than 100 years and have since then risen and fallen in popularity and efficiency. The electric vehicle was created initially to replace the inefficient steam and gasoline-powered vehicles of the 20th century‚ however‚ as the years progressed and the dangers of global warming and greenhouse gas became more evident‚ the purpose of the electric car transitioned into providing a better alternative
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we should switch to Electric Cars is because they could save the Environment we live in. Tam Hunt writes for the Future of the Electric car on Green teen media about Electric Cars having saver batteries. “Lithium batteries will probably start showing marginal improvements around that time: (Hunt) The Eco-friendly cars have safer batteries and other equipment. Electric cars are way safer than cars on gas. For example cars that run on file have caused many explosions during car accidents which have
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mile per hour speed on their electric cars but this was not plausible when running off of a battery. a.ii. When customers compare cars they don’t care much about the environmental risks they only care about the price‚ the miles per gallon‚ and the mileage range. Customers had a difficult time seeing the difference between regular cars and electric cars so there was not enough demand. b. Battery Technology (not guilty) b.i. Batteries were too weak to make the car go as far as consumers were hoping
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The traditional use of petrol cars is dominant in the automobile industry. It has become common for cars to be owned and ridden in the world today. This invention has allowed us to easily travel to one place to another and has greatly improved our system of transportation. However‚ we have failed to realize how much damage is being made to the environment by us humans. In an effort to improve the environment‚ we have now become aware of this. As a result‚ we have developed technology to reduce the
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