The most obvious advantage of electric car batteries is that they don’t produce the pollution associated with internal combustion engines. According to the Electric Vehicle Association of Canada‚ or EVAC‚ even EVs recharged from coal-powered electric generators cut carbon emission roughly in half. EVs recharged from cleaner forms of electrical power generation‚ such as hydropower and nuclear plants‚ can reduce carbon emissions to less than one percent of those currently produced by internal combustion
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particularly eco-conscious‚ but they have now made their way into the mainstream. Most major motoring brands offer Hybrids with models like the Toyota Prius‚ the Honda CR-Z and the Lexus CT proving popular. They work by combining a fuel engine with electric batteries‚ which reclaims energy when the car brakes or converts energy from the petrol in the fuel engine. However‚ more manufacturers are developing ’plug in’ Hybrids‚ which offer the option to recharge more powerful batteries through a common
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History 0f Eritrean Electricity Corporation The Eritrean Electric Corporation is the primary power Corporation in Eritrea. Electricity generation in Eritrea is restricted to thermal plants. At present services are restricted to major towns. The main power station is located at Beleza. Eritrea has approximately 60 MW of diesel-fired generating capacity. The Eritrean Electricity Corporation (EEC) handles generation‚ transmission and distribution of electricity. In 1997‚ South Korean firms Daewoo
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CASE 22 Jeff Immelt and the Reinventing of General Electric[1] On April 25‚ 2012 Jeff Immelt‚ chairman and CEO of the General Electric Company‚ presided over the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Detroit‚ Michigan. As representatives of the “99 Percent Movement” protesting GE’s low rate of corporate tax were ushered from the hall‚ and GE’s board members and corporate officers took their seats‚ Immelt reflected on his eleven years as head of GE. Immelt knew that taking over from
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Honda and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Honda was founded in Hamamatsu‚ Japan‚ by Soichiro Honda in 1946 as the Honda Technical Research Institute. The company began as a developer of engines for bicycles‚ but by 1949 it had produced its first motorcycle‚ called the Dream. In 1959‚ Honda entered the U.S. automobile and motorcycle market by opening the American Honda Motor Company. A few years later‚ in 1963‚ Honda released its first sports car‚ the S500‚ in Japan. Honda Motor Co. Inc. grew rapidly
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MODELING OF ELECTRIC MACHINES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS USING EFFICIENCY MAPS S. M. Lukic and A. Emado Illinois Institute of Technology Abstract: In most industrial applications of motor drives‚ motors operate at one or a few predefued operating points. However in propulsion applications‚ the motor is used over the entire torqudspeed range. Therefore‚ the motor has to be studied at all possible torqudspeed combinations within the motor operating envelope. Efficiency maps are a convenient way
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The Jack Welch Era at General Electric Abstract John Francis “Jack” Welch Jr. was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Company between 1981 and 2001. He was responsible for building a tremendous reputation for his company and the leadership that helped him achieve that. With combination of ruthless focus and contradictory commitment to staff involvement‚ Welsh delivered the growth figures that
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speech Electric Cars Introduction Attention Getter: Central Idea: State an interesting new facts about electric cars. Preview of main points: Today I am going to talk about history of electric cars‚ where is electric cars today and finally we will explore what is to come of electric cars in the future. Body I. The history of the electric cars A) Where do the electric cars come from? B) When they was billed in the US? C) How they grow up in our country? II. Where are the electric cars today
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only electric cars have been mass product. However‚ after the competitors had entered the market‚ alternatives joined the battle of green technology car‚ such as hybrids‚ fuel cell ‚etc. Furthermore external environment has changed. Elon Musk‚ the co-founder and head of product design‚ is facing a question either to sell it or continue to run three companies including Tesla Motors at once. Base on my opinion‚ in order to analyze Tesla Motors’ case‚ external environment analysis on electric car
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Electric cars how they will make the world worse. “ Electric cars are coal powered cars. Their carbon emissions can be worse than gasoline powered cars.” Vinod Khosla. Electric cars are supposed to be the next thing for the world because people they don’t produce coal because they don’t need gas. Electric cars are bad because of refueling time ‚ cost ‚and how it affects the environment and people. The electric car takes to long to charge. The electric car takes about 1 to 8 hours to charge
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