private electric car? Now‚ what electric vehicles really are? Simply put‚ electric vehicles are vehicles that are powered by an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. Electric vehicle use electricity as the "fuel" instead of gasoline or some other combustible fuel. The electric motor in an electric vehicle converts electricity‚ usually from a battery pack‚ into mechanical power to turn the wheels. Major auto manufacturers are producing high-performance electric vehicles not
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oxidisers (see stoichiometry). The most common modern fuels are made up of hydrocarbons and are derived mostly from fossil fuels (petroleum). Fossil fuels include diesel fuel‚ gasoline and petroleum gas‚ and the rarer use of propane. Except for the fuel delivery components‚ most internal combustion engines that are designed for gasoline use can run on natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases without major modifications. Large diesels can run with air mixed with gases and a pilot diesel fuel ignition injection
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Exercise #1: Everyone’s Gasoline Problem. We are familiar with fluctuating prices of gasoline at the pump. Why does this happen? Research the recent history of gasoline pricing in your area‚ and attempt to relate any fluctuations you observe to documented supply and demand factors outline in our book. Be sure to cite any references used. Answer: Below is the supply and demand curve that we review when observing gasoline prices going up in the field. Basically under normal
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different from the norm. Some of the early adopters‚ who purchased the vehicle‚ modified it to make it even more individualized. Prius accepters were also efficient and practical because they purchased a car that is energy efficient. It uses less gasoline than standard vehicles and uses electricity‚ which is a renewable resource. Finally‚ Prius owners were free to go where and when they wanted to go‚ just as other car owners are. Socially‚ a person who identifies with groups who are accepting of
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other pollutions harmful to humans and the environment. Many of these pollutions are mostly from transportation vehicles. More dangers are rising‚ causing global warming and health risks to be increased at a higher probability of it occurring. With gasoline becoming scarce and an abundant amount of pollution in the environment‚ transportation companies need to enforce and search for better ways that America can use alternative fuels for a cleaner and safer environment when using transportation. There
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effect of gasoline price increases in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf crisis in August 1990 on gasoline consumption was not very significant. Would you expect the consumption of gasoline to be more severely affected if these higher prices remained in effect for a year or more ? Why or why not ? Based on the law of demand define the typical relationship between the price and quantity demands. Consumer would tend to purchase more when the price is low and lesser when the price of gasoline is high
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It is no secret that one of the most popular trends in today’s society is "going green" to help the economy‚ save the world‚ and so on. It is also no secret that gasoline prices have steadily increased over the years‚ and four dollars a gallon does not exactly agree with our wallets. In an effort to "go green" and save money on gasoline‚ hybrid cars have recently become a great option for those interested in getting high gas mileage and saving lots of money… or so they think. Although hybrid cars
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as wheat‚ and other items‚ such as cars‚ will increase. This taxes the markets for raw inputs even more. And as demand for cars increases‚ so will demand for fuel‚ already in tight supply. Because it becomes more expensive to find oil to produce gasoline‚ the price for gas will increase as well. As the price of fuel increases‚ countries such as the US will turn to alternative forms of energy‚ such as biofuel. But this taxes the agricultural market also‚ as corn and other items used to produce
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cars can reduce the dependency of fossil fuels because it would stand between the consuming world and its gas guzzling cars by replacing them with fuel efficient hybrid cars. Hybrid cars have lower level of gasoline consumption‚ therefore environmentally friendly causing less pollution then gasoline- powered cars. They beat electric cars by a long run which gives about 50 - 100 miles in-between battery charges that require many hours to fully charge up. Even then electric cars made it possible to have
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fastest?” My hypothesis was that gasoline would burn up the fastest. The experiment includes soaking toilet paper squares in various materials and burning them to see which burns the best. Research Paper itself burns well‚ that is a common known fact. Gasoline‚ rubbing alcohol‚ and petroleum jelly also are widely known as highly flammable. Gasoline is a petroleum product that is found in many forms. Most forms are mixtures of over 150 compounds.(Gasoline‚ 2001) Rubbing alcohol is the generic
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