for one or more personal vehicles. Over ten years ago‚ carsharing operators began to appear in North America. Since 1994‚ a total of 40 programs have been deployed—28 are operating in 36 urban areas‚ and 12 are now defunct. Another four are planned to launch in the next year. This paper examines carsharing growth potential in North America‚ based on a survey of 26 existing organizations conducted from April to July 2005. Since the mid-1990s‚ the number of members and vehicles supported by carsharing
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rQ1: Which design elements of the Volvo YCC are most valuable to female consumers? Volvo is a famous brand name of car which created most values element in their car design. There are four elements which are safety‚ quality‚ and environment and design (Volvo‚ 2011). In 2004‚ Volvo has come out with the ideas by focusing women consumer. So‚ Volvo corporation introduce the Your Concept Car (YCC) which the car will be design through women eyes. This concept had created by all female design team and
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Ludicrous Mode to their electric sedan. What does that mean? It may be a wordplay steal from the movie‚ “Spaceballs‚” which was written and directed by comedy legend Mel Brooks. In that blockbuster classic‚ the spacecraft had a “Ludicrous Speed.” This allowed it to accelerate and reach speeds of a ludicrous nature. I could see Elon Musk being a big fan of that movie. Tesla and SpaceX make a lot more sense to me now. What does this mean for Nissan and Google? Will electric car buyers choose Tesla
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other innovative ideas have been in the past‚ however it was repeatedly dismissed. Before the Roadster came out people put the idea of an practical electric auto into the boondoggle category. After it came out detractors denounced it as a niche market car. Belittled Tesla Motors by implying they had only succeeded in editing a Lotus Elise into an electric go-kart. After the Tesla Model S was released the tune changed drastically. For the first time in decades‚ the gas-rich automotive industry was terrified
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* CSR expense 11‚080. (in millions) * Eco-friendly products * Hybrid cars/green cars * Kia Brand name has increased due to more KIA cars on the road. | Technological: * Design awards received * GLOBAL R&D: 796 billion * Electronic vehicle production being currently worked on and planning to be launched in 2011 (more stuff pg 26) * Possible small scale production of “Fuel Cell Electronic cars” in 2012. | Starting with the PEST model we look at the political‚ economical‚ social and
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Mechatronics Monterey‚ California‚ USA‚ 24-28 July‚ 2005 Modeling and Analysis of the Toyota Hybrid System Jinming Liu‚ Huei Peng and Zoran Filipi Abstract—Toyota Hybrid System is the innovative powertrain used in the current best-selling hybrid vehicle on the market—the Prius. It uses a split-type hybrid configuration which contains both a parallel and a serial power path to achieve the benefits of both. The main purpose of this paper is to develop a dynamic model to investigate the unique design
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with a 33-kilowatt electric engine that runs of a nickel-hydride battery. With this new engine and normal highway driving conditions the car is said to get 106 km per gallon. It is also rated one of the "greenest" vehicles on the market. Since North Americans complain about gas mileage‚ and want to be environmentally friendly this seems like the way to go. Suppliers: One of Toyota ’s major costs of manufacturing the Prius would be the nickel-hydride battery that the electric part fo the engine
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distance - it can only drive for 8 miles on one charge. That’s a shame‚ since it’s otherwise so mobile and maneuverable‚ you’d think the manufacturers would want to take advantage of that as much as possible. Final Verdict The slower speed and shorter battery duration means that this scooter is best suited for short-range travel indoors or to the store. But when this scooter is in its element‚ it’s an absolute wonder. It wasn’t designed for everyone in mind‚ but if you only have short distances and you
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“PLUGGING IN” THE CONSUMER: THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLES IN THE US INTRODUCTION U.S. consumer interest in non-fossil fuel vehicles is relatively positive. There are several issues that American faced about fossil fuel such as pollution‚ dependency on oil imports‚ concerns of how long fossil fuel supply will be worn-out and especially fluctuation of foreign-oil prices and the more expensive cost of fuel for American household. Some actions have been taken both by the policy maker
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producing an electric car with Apple’s interior and BMW’s regular car design and high performance. In the present time the demand for electric cars has rapidly increased
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