ever ridden in an electric car? I haven’t because they are simply not popular enough. Gas cars are clearly dominant. For example‚ if you’re driving on a highway you only see 2-5 electric cars oppose to thousands of gas powered cars. There are so many gas cars that it seems like they will never go away. These cars also help politics‚ so without them politics would be drastically different. There are already so many gas cars being produced that a company can’t just stop making gas cars in such a short
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INTRODUCTION TO THE BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY The Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) concept is known to us since 1995 on a book titled “Blue Ocean Strategy” written by W. Chan Kim in which the book was a success and being translated into over 40 languages (Bryan‚ 2006). However‚ the concept that the author described had been used in practice decades ago. In this write up‚ focus will be given on introducing the blue ocean strategy concept and examples from Crocs incorporation and Nintendo incorporation
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Who Killed the Electric Car? Out of the many different kind of cars on the road today‚ one car stands above the rest. With its zero emissions and sleek design‚ the General Mortars EV 1 was unstoppable. This car runs entirely without gas or oil of any kind. It runs only on electric power which makes it very eco-friendly. This car was the answer to the smog problem in California and would soon be able to help stop global warming and more of our planets environmental issues. So‚ why are there none
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Throughout the years electric cars have always been behind gas powered vehicles. They have always been short on the side of performance and range. And most people want a vehicle that has lots of performance. America has opted for the more sporty and luxurious SUVs and trucks. These vehicles use a lot of gas to run‚ but are a way of American life. Electric cars did not start to become popular until the late 90’s‚ when the price of gas began to rise. In the beginning‚ electric cars were very slow. They
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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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Hybrid Electric Cars‚ Combustion Engine driven cars and their Impact on Environment. Z. Čeřovský*‚ P. Mindl* * Czech Technical University in Prague‚ Praha 6‚ Technická 2‚ Czech Republic Estimated vehicle number on the Earth 3 Total vehicle number in Milliards Abstract--Paper stresses the negative influence of cars on the environment. Hybrid cars technology can diminish the fuel consumption and green house gases production. Different types of electric hybrid powertrains are described
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Reasons for Re Launching Electric Car – Reva Introduction : The Reva Electric Car Company (RECC) was founded in 1994 by Chetan Maini‚ as a joint venture between the Maini Group of Bangalore and Amerigon Electric Vehicle Technologies (AEVT Inc.) of the USA. The company’s sole aim was to develop and produce an affordable compact electric car. Several other automakers were also aiming to do so‚ but in 2001 RECC launched the REVA Reva‚ started off with a bang : The first electric car in India and the people
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concluded by a series of recommendation discussed during the group presentation provided in class The second part of the report will focus on the strategy developed and used by Cirque du Soleil in order to reach the success. This strategy called Blue Ocean strategy will be in a first part detailed to the Cirque Case and then we will see in a second part where this concept can be applicable or if it was already applied and by which industry. A bibliography will be added at the end of the document.
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In Carl Safina’s writings of Song for the Blue Ocean‚ he reflects on his and others take on what is currently going on to the salmon across the Northwest. As you can clearly see from his writing he truly admires this animal and so do many of the people he introduces us to. He shares with us the ridicule’s many industries‚ whom are harming the salmon have laid plainly before us and we fall for without any second thought. He begins his work with a very descriptive story of a female salmon who has
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Froilan Mencias EEMBA: Strategic Management 2 Prof. Jesus Gallegos Jr February 12‚ 2013 Written Analysis of Case: Nike “Jordan Brand” a Blue Ocean Strategy In 1983 Nike had revenues of $920m‚ this increased by $15m after the Air Jordan 1 was released in 1984. Air Jordan 1 actually sold $130m in 1984 or 13% incremental sales. In 1989‚ powered by further increase in Jordan’s popularity and the efficacy of his “Just Do It” campaign‚ Nike sales reached $1.7 Billion‚ with the Jordan
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