Ms. Haynes 2nd Period May 21‚ 2012 Electric Cars There is a big debate about the future of the auto industry. The new big topic is electric cars. Ads emphasize how much less pollution these cars put out‚ but the truth is that many people do not realize the downside of these cars. For instance‚ did you know that average battery cost for electric cars is between $18‚000 and $20‚000? Also‚ these cars produce significant more amounts of sulfur dioxide compared to traditional internal combustion
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Who Killed the Electric Car? is presented as a whodone- it mystery. Staying true to this genre‚ the film opens with necessary background information‚ describes the crime committed‚ answering all of the what‚ where‚ and when questions‚ and then in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gathers the suspects for close scrutiny‚ coming to a conclusion on the guilt or innocence of each. Opening with a bit of automotive history that establishes the electric car as a competitive alternative to the
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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 associated with gasoline cars. Changing gears on gasoline cars was the most difficult part of driving‚ while electric vehicles did not
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Magnetic effect of electric current is one of the major effects of electric current in use‚ without the applications of which we cannot have motors in the existing world. A current carrying conductor creates a magnetic field around it‚ which can be comprehended by using magnetic lines of force or magnetic field lines. The nature of the magnetic field lines around a straight current carrying conductor is concentric circles with centre at the axis of the conductor. The direction of the magnetic field
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General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified technology‚ media and financial services company. With products and services ranging from aircrafts engines‚ power generation‚ water processing and security technology to medical imaging‚ business and consumer financing‚ media content and industrial products‚ it serves in more than 100 countries. This analysis will use financial ratios to see just how GE is performing as a Fortune 500 company. The first thing to analyze is GE’s capacity to pay its
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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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Who Killed the Electric Car? Video Discussion Questions Summary: It begins with a solemn funeral�for a car. By the end of Chris Paine’s lively and informative documentary‚ the idea doesn’t seem quite so strange. As narrator Martin Sheen notes‚ "They were quiet and fast‚ produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline." Paine proceeds to show how this unique vehicle came into being and why General Motors ended up reclaiming its once-prized creation less than a decade later. He begins 100 years ago
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY AND ITS DISTANCE FROM THE CHARGED OPOINT PHYS-232 JIANSONG HE GROUP: Abstract This experiment was performed to find the electric field strength from different distance to the charged point. The field strength was determined statically‚ by measuring its electrical potential when subjected to loading‚ and dynamically‚ by measuring the electrical potential at different location on the conductive paper. The electrical potential was measured from three
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production side emissions of electric cars with this graph. Here we see the higher amount of emissions per electric car‚ although this can naturally be compensated during the lower emissions during the life-cycle of this car. To note that in case the battery has to be replaced during the life-time of the vehicle‚ the amount will increase to 12‚5t of CO2 per car‚ so more than the double of a gasoline car. 2.2 Source of energy. Here we get to one of the biggest problems of electrics cars: the way we charge
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structures 1. This drill contains an electric motor. The diagram below shows the main parts of an electric motor. The carbon contacts are made of graphite. Springs push the contacts against the copper ring. The contacts conduct electricity to the copper ring. The copper ring rotates rapidly but does not stick or become worn because the graphite is soft and slippery. Graphite has properties which are ideal for making the contacts in an electric motor. Explain‚ in terms of structure and
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