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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Times named General Electric two years in a row the "Most Respected Company in the World." For any company this is a huge accomplishment and a great recognition. The Fortune poll voted them the country’s "Most Admired Company." The shareholders were somewhat concerned about Welch’s rumored retirement at the end of the year 2000. No one was sure if anyone would take Welch’s place and keep the financial growth that occurred during Welch’s era as leader for General Electric. Thomas Edison founded
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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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polymer due to sunlight exposure. * Materials can be metals‚ polymers (plastics‚ rubbers‚ etc.)‚ ceramics (concrete‚ brick‚ etc.) or composites-mechanical mixtures of two or more materials with different properties. Because metals are the most used type of structural materials most of this web site will be devoted to the corrosion of metals. * Most corrosion of metals is electrochemical in nature. TYPES OF CORROSION * UNIFORM CORROSION * GALVANIC CORROSION * CONCENTRARION CELL
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Lincoln Electric Case Analysis The Lincoln Electric Company is a successful business. They boast record profits‚ have remarkably low employee turnover‚ and have created an organizational structure that is both researched and respected. The have managed to do these things by focusing on key elements of their business: valuing their employees‚ having an open door policy‚ and creating employee ownership. Valuing Employees Lincoln Electric values its employees. They value their opinions and look out
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How far do you think an Electric Vehicle can travel on a single charge? To test the awareness and knowledge of the consumers regarding electric vehicles we asked this question and the options and answers are as follows: 50 - 100 kms 31.8% 100 - 200 kms 50% 200 - 300 kms 9.1% More than 300 kms 9.1% Are you aware of any of the following Electric Vehicles? The next question was asked on the awareness on the electric cars available in the Indian market. The options and answers
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Electric cars are seen as the future of human life. They provide an oppurtunity of being clean and eco-friendly. Electric car motors are magnificent and figuring out how they work is a mystery. Electric cars have also been around for a while since almost two decades ago. Electric cars are proven to be better for the environment. Electric cars are a prime example of how electricity has changed over the years. First‚ electric cars are amazing‚ but what is more amazing is the motor that makes one
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PRO/CON: Should the government subsidize electric cars? By McClatchy-Tribune‚ adapted by Newsela staff on 01.08.14 Word Count 1‚431 Angie Vorhies plugs in the charging cord to her Nissan Leaf electric vehicle at a mall on Nov. 13‚ 2013‚ in San Diego. Photo: AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi PRO: Don’t pull the plug on electric cars BLOOMINGTON‚ Ind. — It would be very unwise to “pull the plug” on electric-car subsidies at this time. The government money helps support the car industry and make up for tough regulations
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Going on a vacation|13|| Approaching Christmas season|12|| Minor violation of law; traffic offence|11|| TOTAL||| 2 Holmes & Rahe Scale as accessed: 8/14/2003; www.angelfire.comlne/metsemakers/stress2.htm Copyright@ Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights
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together and start an organization. The organization was all about building it own generating facilities and selling electricity to their cooperatives. First known as Alabama Electric Cooperative‚ better known as AEC. They change their name to Powersouth on January 1‚ 2001‚ to better reflect themselves. They generate power then distribute to their fellow cooperatives. Powersouth is a generating and transmission cooperative‚ which is shortened to G&T. Electricity you see‚ did become one of my many friends
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