design and components from fossil fuel based internal combustion cars to electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. This technology shift will lead to emergence of new technologies that will be definitive in the race to capture the biggest market share. In this paper‚ we trace back the evolution of the internal combustion automobiles and give insight to the new emerging industry of electric and hybrid electric vehicles using the S-curve diagram. Definitions An electric vehicle‚ or EV‚ is a vehicle
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Business Plan In a company like Maruti Suzuki‚ all the agendas are driven by team work and creativity. The company has magnificent teams in areas such as engineering‚ product planning and other sub verticals like marketing‚ promotions etc. Most of the planning for future is market – driven and depends on competitors product offerings. With portfolio of more than 15 products‚ there is always overlapping of prices and cannibalisation. Situation Analysis Industry Trends The automobile industry is aided
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power generation scheduling system forced engineers to divide the scheduling process into three different steps. These complexities are nowadays getting higher and higher as new technologies are being commonly in use. New advanced technologies like hybrid vehicle‚ and smart meters are among them. In this paper‚ the conventional scheduling procedure of a power system will be discussed first‚ and then‚ the challenges that each of the above mentioned technologies brought to the system will be presented
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Comprehensive Formulation for the Optimal Control Of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Avinash Gali December 22‚ 2010 Cheol W. Lee‚ Ph.D. Associate Professor Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering University of Michigan – Dearborn Abstract: The objective of this study is develop a comprehensive formulation for the optimal control of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) considering various factors such as battery life‚ fuel economy‚ overall energy usage and emissions. Implications
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ACC 4291 INTEGRATED CASE STUDY SECTION 1 CASE REPORT CASE 3: PROTON – FROM SAGA TO EXORA Question 1 From a financial analyst perspective‚ has the proton management done a good job? Based on the financial performance of PROTON from 2005 till 2009‚ our observation from a financial analysis perspective showed that Proton management has not done a good job as far as financial performance is concern. The Key Financial Indicators (KFIs) covers measurements such as basic earnings per share‚ net assets
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significant problem-causers. This is mainly caused by the exhaust gases they emit. Therefore‚ the automotive industry is shifting to produce hybrid cars automobiles traveling on the cheap‚ harmless and ubiquitous energy – that is the electrical one‚ and looking like the ordinary cars. As a result‚ today‚ the Japanese hybrids have become the world’s top selling hybrid cars. This type of cars has got plenty of advantages such as being cheap and harmless to the environment‚ and having beautiful looks. Since
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for its customer service as well as luxury class cars and loyal customers. In September of 2011‚ Sanger explored the possibility of a franchise agreement with Fisker Automotive‚ in southeast Florida. Fisker has one of the worlds first truly luxury hybrid vehicles which was intriguing to Sanger‚ especially with the vacant dealership availability. The U.S. electric passenger car industry in 2011 was described as being in its infancy‚ because it is still a new concept to buyers. However there are
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Tesla Motors Introduction Tesla Motors‚ Inc is a Palo Alto‚ CA based company that designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells electric luxury cars and electric vehicle powertrain components. These cars are primarily sold in the United States‚ however they are becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom‚ Ireland‚ Japan‚ Hong Kong and Singapore. Currently‚ Tesla has two models available for purchase‚ the Roadster and Model S. A third model‚ Model X‚ will be available at beginning of 2014. Model S car
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Hybrid is a term used to describe a combination of two or more distinctive things‚ aiming to accomplish a common objective. A hybrid vehicle is a fuel efficient vehicle having two motors- one a gasoline powered motor and the other electric motor. The reason for combining two motors is using their strengths and reducing deficiencies. Electric motor is used at low speed wile gas motors perform better at high speed generating extra power for a particular motor weight. During rush hours‚ when vehicles
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