Zero-emissions vehicle 1 Terminology The Tesla Model S electric car is a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) declared 2013 World Green Car of the Year.[1] A zero-emissions vehicle‚ or ZEV‚ is a vehicle that emits no tailpipe pollutants from the onboard source of power.[2][3] Harmful pollutants to the health and the environment include particulates (soot)‚ hydrocarbons‚ carbon monoxide‚ ozone‚ lead‚ and various oxides of nitrogen. Although not considered emission pollutants by the original
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the 500 million of 1986 (Lehner). At the beginning of 2013‚ the Toyota Prius hybrid was the third best selling family car in the world (PopSci). When the latest generation of plug-in electric cars hit the mass market three years ago‚ they evoked the same mix of reactions as hybrids did: enthusiasm‚ curiosity‚ and some skepticism. However‚ they’re selling at more than twice the rate at which the first widely available hybrids left dealers’ lots. The main factors of this increase are most likely due to
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optimise the usage of the battery will be examined. INTRODUCTION The effect of global warming and peak oil has prompted car manufacturers to look for an alternative for vehicle propulsion. Alternative propulsion such as bio-fuel‚ petrol-electric hybrids and turbo-charged diesel have been proposed and manufactured in recent years. All these substitutes can reduce carbon emission to a certain extent but these are not long term solutions for solving global warming. A new concept of vehicle propulsion
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cars rather than pure electric ones. BMW‚ VW’s Audi and Porsche‚ and Mercedes all have invested huge sums to produce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. According to Professor Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer‚ director of the Centre for Automotive Research (CAR) at the University of Duisburg-Essen‚ not only have the big three Germans wasted money on the blind-alley of plug-in hybrids‚ they are losing sales in the most profitable end of the luxury market to Tesla. Rich people who have formerly bought the flag-ship
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| seattlepi.com - Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 20 May 2009 . Makower‚ Joel. Strategies For The Green Economy: Opportunities And Challenges In The New World Of Business. New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2009. Nice‚ Karim‚ and Julia Layton. "HowStuffWorks "How Hybrid Cars Work"" Howstuffworks "Auto Channel" 20 May 2009 Obama‚ Barack‚ and Obama For America. Change We Can Believe In. First ed. New Three Rivers P‚ 2008. York: Obama For America. "Barack Obama and Joe Biden: New Energy For America." Obama/Biden. Obama
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CASE: SM-189 DATE: 06/16/11 NISSAN’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRATEGY IN 2011: LEADING THE WAY TOWARD ZERO-EMISSION You can’t ignore that zero-emission vehicles are the wave of the future. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance‚ January 12‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION It had been five months since Nissan sold its first all-electric vehicle‚ the Nissan LEAF‚ in Redwood City‚ California. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of both Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault‚ was betting big on zero-emission
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Volvo‚ Aston Martin‚ Land Rover‚ Jaguar‚ and Mazda. Some of the external threats that face Ford Motor Company are the growing population of hybrid vehicles. Ford was the first company to roll out the first hybrid sports utility vehicle. Since then‚ multiple companies have launched their own hybrid vehicles and created much more competition throughout the hybrid market. While Ford F-Series trucks have been the leader in industry sales for the last 33 consecutive years‚ the demand for these vehicles
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Strategic Management Definition 1. “Strategic management can be defined as the art and science of formulating‚ implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives.” David‚ F.R. (2009). 2. “An integrative management field that combines analysis‚ formulation‚ and implementation in the quest for competitive advantage.” Rothaermel‚ F. T. (2012) 3. “Strategic management includes understanding the strategic position of an organisation‚ making
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Gasoline powered vehicles are better! No‚ hybrids are better! Have you heard these two points-of-view? This last election‚ the question of energy was a part of both party’s platforms. They talked about wind and solar versus coal and oil‚ and gasoline versus hybrid vehicles. So here we are‚ the election is over‚ but the battle between a gasoline powered vehicles versus a hybrid continues. You might know someone who owns a hybrid car. My uncle bought one in 2006 and for him it works great‚ but
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1. Introduction 1.1 Summary This purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate the factors that impact the performance of Ford Motor Company as an organization by examining the relationship between the nature of the organization and its external environment using SWOT‚ PESTLE and PORTERS FIVE FORCES. 1.2 Context Ford Motor Company is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures and distributes automobiles across six continents. With 80 manufacturing
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