The Smart Car Contents PAGE Executive Summary…………………………………………………………3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..4 History of the Smart Car…………………………………………………….4 Features……………………………………………………………………....5 Economic Impact…………………………………………………………….6 Fuel Efficiency……………………………………………………………….6 Safety…………………………………………………………………………7 Environmental Impact……………………………………………………….7 Competitors/Comparison…………………………………………………...9 Marketing……………………………………………………………………..10 Critique………………………………………………………………………
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’ Case 10-2) 1 The Smart Car In 1991‚ Nicolas Hayek‚ chairman of Swatch‚ announced an agreement with Volkswagen to develop a battery-powered "Swatch car." At the time‚ Hayek said his goal was to build "an ecologically inoffensive‚ highquality city car for two people" that would sell for about $6‚400. The Swatchmobile concept was based on Hayek’s conviction that consumers become emotionally attached to cars just as they do to watches. Like the Swatch‚ the Swatchmobile (officially named
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Exterior Checklist: • Examine in daytime • Examine in clear weather • Check for nicks and scratches • Check for thin‚ worn paint • Check for big defects (costly) and not minor repairs • General look around the outside of the car. • Examine both sides of the car from a distance (both front and back). • Look for ripples‚ waves‚ poorly fitted panels and mismatched colors. • Look for dents or rust around the bottom of the doors and fenders. • Check for bubbles along molding or chrome (indicates
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hundred years. The cars have changed‚ tracks have changed‚ the fans have grown‚ and so has the competition. There are many different kinds of racing‚ some of the most popular are‚ Stock Car‚ Drag racing‚ dirt track‚ and rally/road course. Sock Car Racing is a form of automobile racing which is popular in the U.S.‚ it features cars that are based on standard U.S. commercial models‚ but have been modified to $250‚000 race cars. They are usually raced on oval‚ paved tracks. The cars can sometimes reach
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driverless cars‚ and they are being tested in California. Out of all the test drives‚ the driverless car has done‚ it only crashed once and that was when a human was driving it. Driverless cars will outgrow regular cars‚ but are people willing to their freedom taken away? Google’s robo-car initializes the end of driving and a new stage of technology. The big problem is if people are ready for this change. There are many controversial factors that make people doubt about the new car. This will
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Advanced Composition Traveling by cars compares to traveling by planes Thanks to technological development‚ people can travel to other places easily and quickly. Nowadays‚ there are many means of transportation for people to move or journey such as: cars‚ buses‚ trains‚ or even planes. In the developed countries‚ traveling by cars and traveling by planes are more popular than other transportations because they are convenient and fast. However‚ traveling by cars also has some differences from traveling
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The Car Wash Though it may sound really simple to wash an automobile‚ just spraying the car with water‚ then soaping it‚ and then drying it will not fully complete the washing process. There is a simple yet easy process to washing your automobile correctly and also precautions to be aware of as you are doing so. There are about ten steps to follow. Following these steps will make your car washing experience a fun and enjoyable hobby. The first thing you need to do is to check the weather conditions
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Buying our dream car brings us joy and regret It was the month of December of the year 2013; I was stressed out‚ depressed and at times I even felt sick. December 21st was right around the corner and I was struggling to gather the money that would keep me from living in my car or worst-case scenario‚ in the street. Ever since I was in grade school‚ I hoped that by the time I was 22 years of age‚ I would own the latest model car of the SLK class Mercedes Benz. I always imagined of how great that
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INDUSTRY Classification and definition of the industry The relevant industry for Smart Car is worldwide automakers because the target audience will be cost-conscious Americans. In 1999‚ the American car market was filled with many foreign imports that directly competed against and in some instances beat American domestic car producers. Analysis of existing competitors Today there are other low cost automobile manufacturers marketing to the United States. None‚ however‚ produce anything
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Mousetrap Race Car Project demonstrated an individual(s) potential of a skill to manufacture the most capable mousetrap car with the use of levers and pulleys; so that they willingly categorize their car for the primary usage for SPEED‚ DISTANCE‚ and STRENGTH. Some may try to make all the aspects into one design. The problem that I identified was using the least materials‚ most materials for success‚ and parts for wheels and axles. This stresses the success that the manufactured car will have‚ whether
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