Electric Vehicles Matt Scott College Prep Environmental demand for cleaner air has put a heavy burden on the automobile, much improved by stringent exhaust stands but still a significant source of pollution. ... The fossil fuels are burnt at a power plant to produce energy to make electricity to recharge batteries rather than being used in air polluting internal combustion engines.? (Encarta)3Substances that pollute the air can be controlled more easily at a power plant than at the tailpipes of millions of gasoline-burning cars.? ... Electric cars have many adv...

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Ford is a multi-million dollar and multi-national company, but what actually makes it tick? What are some of the specifics of the company? Not what types of cars it makes or how many factories it has, but more like the financial history and the actual company structure? How does Ford keep its cus...

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Some authorities have tried to improve the efficiency of transport systems imposing charges and taxes on emissions of air pollutants and congestion. ... Health: cyclists may perceive health problems from inhaling polluted air from vehicle exhausts. ...

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1.0 Reasons for Implementing Linear Motors The five major problems that afflict vehicles today are: Tightening of Environmental Regulations Ever-rising fuel costs Pollution Low efficiency Fossil fuel consumption Implementing linear motors as the primary drive system in automobiles will be an innovative solution to the problems that plague the car industry. ... A supercharger uses the momentum of the belts throughout the engine to compress and force fresh air back into the air intake. The turbo-charger on the other hand uses the exhaust gases to rotate an impeller, which is used ...

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Introduction There are many internal and external forces that affect an industry. Companies often do a situation (SWOT) analysis to discover what their external opportunities and threats, as well as their internal strengths and weaknesses are in order to tune their strategies accordingly. This report will focus on the environmental scanning of external opportunities and threats, including competitive, social, economic, regulatory and technological forces that affect the automobile manufacturing industry. Industry Analysis The main focus of this report is the automobile manufacturing in...

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