(Barbara Whitener 9) Despite these advantages electric cars have not been widely adapted yet because they are not able to compete with gasoline powered cars. ... Today's electric cars come standard with regenerative breaking. ... A common energy saving feature of electric cars is regenerative braking. ... At the moment Honda only leases the car. ... (Sirius 1) Hondas goal in designing this car was price and reliability not style. ...

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It is at this important juncture that cars and culture collide. ... Over the next two decades Detroit flooded the automobile showrooms with cars that had "flair and individuality, "it is this time period alone when cars would be unique and sought after for it. ... These finned creations would remain the staple of car design until the early 1960's "Muscle Cars"" would take over. ... Because of the ability to now make monthly payments on a car, rather than pay for the entire purchase upfront, by the mid-1950's "everyone who wanted a car (and could obtain credit) had one. ... The cost a...

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In most cars, when you brake, all the energy used to accelerate the car is lost as heat. ... Satisfaction can also be experienced when washing the exterior of the car on a sunny afternoon. ... The product life cycle of a car at Ford all depends on consumer trends as to what type of car they are buying. ... When the sales of a particular vehicle dwindle, Ford may make the decision to retire the name of the car and put into production one of the concept cars that they have been working on. ... Doing this redesign extends the product life cycle for the car that they choose. ...

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It is widely accepted that increase use of cars in urban areas could poses serious environmental and health problems. While car use has generally increased in the UK (Scottish Government, 2010), cycling trend has been generally in decline, with a number of fluctuations as is illustrated in figure1 below. ... Other benefits include; Reduction in noise levels as bicycles are very quiet compared to car engines. ... Social status: cycling could be seen as an activity for poor people who cannot afford a car or as an activity for children. ... This new positive approach towards cycling discourse ...

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He heard of the new cars coming out that are called hybrids. The hybrid cars use gas and electric technology. They don't use as much gas as regular cars and people really like the cars. ... Jesus thought he could get with the car dealers to see if they would offer an incentive for trading in a car that uses a lot of gas for a hybrid. The car dealers said that they would do zero percent interest and have rebates and their regular specials, but they also didn't want to lose money on the new cars. ...

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The SIC code that is assigned to this industry is 3711 and is referred to as the manufactures motor vehicles, and passenger car bodies industry. It includes products such as cars, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and minivans. ... With the increase in age, there is an increase in discretionary income, and therefore more Canadians are buying luxury items such as cars. ... With men and women now going to work, and in many cases both commuting by car, women now have a greater interest and are purchasing more vehicles. ... A simple example is shown on the homepage where there is a large pict...

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In February 2003 General Motors Corp. sold 333,572 new cars and trucks in the United States [ghy]. ... Each of these cars will thrust emissions into the atmosphere, further harming the environment. ... Changes must be made now to remedy the complications that are drowning the car market. ... The use of the internal combustion engine is to generate power for the car. ... Compressed tanks can fit in the same space as gas tanks in traditional cars. ...

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Joyed to see our food arrive, we also noticed another car pulling into the parking lot. ... After eating we repacked the cars as our parents paid for the night. ... We saw many cars on the side of the road putting snow chains on the wheels. ... We kept driving for around 10km in astonishment for how long this line of cars was. ... It was the mechanics sent to fix the broken down car. ...

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The first study to use HP to value traffic safety was Atkinson and Halvorsen in which they used car prices to derive the risk values of a reduced risk of being killed in a car accident. Dreyfus and Viscusi carried out a new HP study on the value of traffic safety in 1995 using car prices in which they also included time preferences and fuel efficiency. ... The data set for this study will consist of data, which originates from a CV study, which was conducted in 1998 at the Department of Technology and Society at Lund University, where data on individual characteristics and car ownership were ...

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