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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OPERATING A FLEET OF ELECTRIC TAXIS ´ ´ BERNAT GACIAS AND FREDERIC MEUNIER Abstract. The deployment of electric taxi fleets is highly desirable from a sustainable point of view. Nevertheless‚ the weak autonomy of this kind of vehicles requires a careful operation. The way of managing such a fleet and the question of locating charging terminals for the vehicles are addressed in this paper. Methods for dealing with these tasks are proposed and their efficiency is proved through simulations. 1. Introduction
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the fueled cars emissions and most people agree with that new alternatives must be used. Electric cars and Hybrid cars are the best-known alternatives‚ but the question is: which one is the best and more efficient. This report will talk about Electric and Hybrid cars in history‚ composition‚ comparison‚ and the future of cars‚ showing that the electric cars will be the future cars. 1- History: The Electric car wasn’t invented by a specific inventor; however‚ it was a result of a series of discoveries
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Case Study: Immelt and the reinventing of General Electric Posted on July 29‚ 2011by Bruno Mognayie This case study was part of a strategy assignment taken at the SDA Bocconi School of Management. I’d like to thank my fellows Gouri Wagle‚ Felipe dell’Oro‚ Andrea Masina‚ Paolo Cerchiario‚ Ashna Suri-Sasmal and myself for the insights that contributed to put through this work. The issue: In September 2009‚ Ge’s Board of Directors reappointed Jeff Immelt as CEO. My team was asked to prepare a memo
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Literature Review of Electric Vehicle Technology Yuling CAO S3445024 ABSTRACT In this paper‚ structure of electric vehicles is initially reviewed. Then electric vehicles propulsion system which consists of energy storage system‚ power electronic system and electric motor is reviewed in detail. Besides‚ performance of electric vehicles and advantages and disadvantages of this technology are also discussed. Key words: propulsion system‚ battery‚ converter/inverter‚ motor‚ battery. INTRODUCTION The
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CREATING THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY Analysis of the Electric Vehicle Industry Creating the Clean Energy Economy Analysis of the Electric Vehicle Industry Primary Authors Jennifer Todd is an Economic Development Associate at IEDC. Jess Chen is a Research Fellow and a PhD candidate at American University. Frankie Clogston is an IEDC Consultant and a PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University. Primary Editors Liz Thorstensen‚ Vice President of Knowledge Management & Economic Development
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ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT OPINION BRIEF Are electric cars actually bad for the environment? New research suggests that you have to drive an electric car a long‚ long way for it to be greener than a gas-guzzling vehicle POSTED ON JUNE 14‚ 2011‚ AT 10:30 AM A hybrid car is plugged into a charging station in San Francisco‚ Calif.: Electric cars may have bigger carbon footprints than their gas-guzzling competitors‚ according to a new study. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSEE ALL
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more harm than good. Here are three common myths about car batteries. Not Driving Your Car Much Means the Battery Is in Mint Condition While this may be true for some of your car parts‚ it isn’t for your car battery. If you only drive your car a few blocks down the road to the grocery store once a week‚ the battery will likely require more frequent replacements than your neighbor’s who drives hour-long daily work commutes. While his battery gets hour-long recharging
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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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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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