Who Killed the Electric Car? Take – Home Midterm Natalie Farrugia 6759091 Professor Larose SOC3116 D March 4‚2015 1. A relevant social group is a group of people who share the same set of meanings‚ or feelings‚ attached to a specific artifact. In this case‚ it is all groups of people who feel the same way about the electric car. There are many relevant social groups involved with the electric car. They include General Motors‚ the consumers/drivers/fans of the EV1‚ the California Air Resources
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Dollar General SWOT Dollar General Corp. is a chain of variety stores operating in 35 U.S. states. The chain operates over 9‚000 stores and its headquarters is located in Goodlettsville‚ TennesseeStrengths Strengths Unlike its competitors‚ Dollar General place new stores within the communities. Dollar General feels that filling the role of the “neighborhood store” is a big part of its success. In some cases‚ stores are within a few city blocks of each other. Dollar General typically serves communities
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General Motors Leadership is one of the most important aspects and challenges a company faces which can influence the effectiveness or an organization. An organization counts on good leadership skills to direct and lead a company into performing and motivating to achieve attainable goals and produce income. According to the General Motors (2007) website‚ they are proud of their group affiliation of the Affinity Group which allows employees and management to link up and produce effective ideas
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zero emissions and sporty‚ sleek design‚ the General Motors EV-1 was unstoppable. This car ran entirely without gas or oil of any kind. It ran only on electric power which made it very eco-friendly. It was built to comply with California’s zero emissions vehicle mandate that stated if auto makers wanted to sell cars in California some of those cars would have to be no exhaust. General Motors started leasing them publicly in 1997
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General Motors has been at the center of one of the nation’s largest controversies over clean emissions-cars. In 1996 the company introduced the EV-1 electric car in California and Arizona. Hundreds of the electric cars were soon on the road. Then they all disappeared. The mystery behind their disappearance is the subject of the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Electric vehicles had many advantages over their competitors in the early 1900s. They did not have the vibration‚ smell‚ and noise
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Vanessa Pileggi Case Summary 3/25/13 Dollar General In the case of Dollar General‚ CEO‚ David Perdue is analyzing ways in which he can continue to drive the growth of Dollar General‚ otherwise known as the leading company in the dollar store industry. While weighing his growth opportunities he questions which decision will be most beneficial to the company. Perdue asks himself‚ “Should we continue to drive growth through new stores openings? Or should we focus more on our existing
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In 1996‚ electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast‚ produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline........... Ten years later‚ these futuristic cars were almost completely gone." ’Who Killed the Electric Car’ is a documentary which unfolds a complex set of events around the development and demise of the modern electric car. The story stems from California from the early 1990s to 2006. Chris Paine‚ the film maker has woven together interviews and archival
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10/11/2014 Abstract Dollar General Corporation is United States largest small-box discount retailer headquartered in Goodlettsville‚ Tennessee [1]. Dollar General offers both name brand products and generic merchandise [2]. Its competitors include Family Dollar‚ Dollar Tree which also operate in deep discount segment of US retailing. The following case study discusses about the various political‚ economic‚ social and technological forces that Dollar General have faced and their impact on the
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operate for almost 90 years. In the 1920s‚ the company stepped in to take over a failing Twin Cities radio station‚ renaming it WCCO (from Washburn-Crosby Company). General Mills itself was created in 1928 when Washburn-Crosby President James Ford Bell directed his company to merge with 26 other mills. Beginning in 1929‚ General Mills products contained box top coupons‚ known as Betty Crocker coupons‚ with varying point values‚ which were redeemable for discounts on a variety of house wares products
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What are electric cars and how do they help our environment? An electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors‚ using electrical energy stored in rechargeable batteries or another energy storage device. Electric motors give electric cars instant torque‚ creating strong and smooth acceleration. They are also around three times as efficient as cars with an internal combustion engine. The first practical electric cars were produced in the 1880s. Electric cars were popular
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