Electric Cars Essays and Term Papers
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Business Regulation Stimulation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), is a utility which provides natural gas and electricity to most of Northern and Southern California. In 1993, PG&E was accused of contaminating the drinking water with hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium (VI), in the Southern California town of Hinkley (Malcolm, 2006, p. B1). Chromium (VI) is known to be toxic and carcinogenic, when ingested via inhalation or orally (Pellerin & Booker, 2000, p. A402). PG&E used the
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Power Markets and Electricity Derivatives
Since the early ‘90s, the electrical energy sector has undergone profound and dramatic changes. More and more countries moved towards the deregulation of their energy sectors, from a regulated and monopolistic industry to one were the market forces of supply and demand determine the unit price of electricity. The first case of energy sector deregulation in Europe was recorded when the United Kingdom with the Electricity Act of 1990 created the Electricity Pool for England
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Race Car Safety
Race Car Safety Introduction This paper is going to explain the major safety devices built into the race cars used in the sport of auto racing. The paper is intended for the general readers that have little knowledge about auto racing and the safety features of a race car. Most readers will have a general grasp for the vocabulary and graphics used, since the sport of auto racing has been growing very rapidly in the
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Alternative Energy and Hybrid Cars
Alternative Energy and Hybrid Cars This is a time of crisis. The American public, and the entire world for that matter, is at a crossroads. The humans that inhabit the planet called Earth have gradually over the last hundred years destroyed the environment through the use of fossil fuels. According to Christopher Flavin, the use of fossil fuels has caused “ impoverished lakes and estuaries, degraded forests, and millions of damaged human lungs.” (Flavin et
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Alternative Forms of Generating Electrical Energy: Wind, Solar and Fuel Cell Power
The societal demands for electrical energy have drastically increased in the past number of years. The sharp escalation of fuel consumption caused the demand for fossil fuels, which generate electrical energy, to increase as well. Almost 80% of domestic electricity use is used for space and water heating. To reduce the amount of energy produced by fossil fuels, the amount of electricity used must be lessened, and other renewable methods of electrical energy generation must
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Hybrids and Small Cars Staging a Comeback
California and the Washington, D.C. are the two hottest Prius markets in the country and there are ample supplies of the little car available. Hundreds of the cars languish in Washington-area dealerships poised to take advantage of the next sudden rise in gasoline prices. A Toyota salesman complained to ConsumerAffairs.Com that just two years ago there was a waiting list for the car along with a price mark-up that provided the salesman extra income. Now
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The Ideological Function of Cars
The Ideological Function of Cars A car is a personal tool for transportation that can be used whenever and for whatever reasons. Its role in everyday life varies across public and private spheres of society and carries with it various ideological assumptions. A car is understood to serve the basic universal purpose of travel in the modern world; however, it's insertion, absorption, and appropriation into the ideological realm of society transforms cars into extensions of
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What Is Static Electricity
What is Static Electricity? By: Everything we see is made up of tiny little parts called atoms. The atoms are made of even smaller parts. These are called protons, electrons and neutrons. They are very different from each other in many ways. One way they are different is their "charge." Protons have a positive (+) charge. Electrons have a negative (-) charge. Neutrons have no charge. Usually, atoms have the same number of electrons
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Electrical Corporation
GE is a diversified services, technology and manufacturing company with a commitment to achieving customer success and worldwide leadership in each of its businesses. GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs 313,000 people worldwide. Jeffrey R. Immelt, who replaced management legend Jack Welch, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as of September 7, 2001. GE's products include major appliances, lighting products, industrial automation products, medical diagnostic imaging equipment, motors, electrical distribution and control
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Preventing Car Accident
Car accidents happen everywhere, every day to even the most careful drivers. In my country Saudi Arabia this problem has been a scary ghost to every part of the Saudi family because of the pain and the regret when someone dies or has a bad injury in the family, but there is always some steps to prevent these accidents. These steps are as followed : First, you have to check your car from time
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
In Philip K. Dick's, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, animals have nearly become extinct after World War Terminus and the resulting nuclear fallout. This has suddenly caused animals to become a symbol of wealth and prestige rather than simply a slab of meat bought at the grocery store. But all-the-while, throughout the novel, Dick makes it apparent that the role of animals is actually to satisfy the owner's desire to simply own a real
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Carly Fiorina
“The Carly Fiorina way” has it’s foundations in the management lessons learnt during the initial formative years of her career. She paved her way to success in leadership through the four key managerial qualities of personality, loyalty, perseverance, and judgement, although sometimes questionable when at HP. Carly completed her MBA and M.S Business, held key positions, was influenced by key people (mostly her superiors and subordinates), and conquered adversities (from dealing with some troublesome peers)
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History of Cars by Kenny Carroll
History of Cars By Kenny Carroll Motor car, road vehicle which first appeared in the 19th Century. The steam propelled the first cars, but such vehicles were not a success and the age of the motor car really dates from the introduction of the petrol-driven horseless carriages of Gottfrield Daimler and Karl Benz (1885-86). The internal combustion engine for these cars had been developed earlier by several engineers, most notably by the German, Nickolaus Otto,
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Hybrid Cars
Holly, premier girlfriend of the legendary Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, test drove a Toyota Prius on her E! show The Girls Next Door. She wanted to do something for the environment and then decorate it in her signature charm. But just how much of a contribution is Holly making to save the world? Despite the hype, hybrid cars are not actually all they’re cracked up to be. As Holly drives to the end of the
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Cars and Literature
It wasn’t until her, her family, and friend Bailey were walking up the hill to the school, when she started to feel the pressure of the moment. At the graduation ceremony everything was going smooth, until the principal’s speech left her in doubt of bad news coming. She was right, moments later two white gentlemen took over the stage and the speaker’s post. The man speaking was Mr. Eduard Donleavy, who was running for election
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Profile Management of Abc Electric Company
ABC Electric Company ABC Electric has been in business since 1970. The company makes hand-held arc welders its primary customers are construction firms, shipbuilders, auto-repair shops, and “self-help” amateurs. The company has 30% of the current market share along with four other competitors it has an annual sales of $800 million. The company has a satisfied customer-base. Although, their products are priced above the competitors, customers prefer ABC’s welders due to their superior finish, reliability,
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Car Theft in the United States
Car Theft 7,024 cars were stolen last year in the city of Modesto alone, jumping to 55% more auto theft then 2003. This percentile made Modesto the nation’s capitol of car theft. Car theft is a crime that is growing rapidly due to the large payoffs and the ease in stealing cars. I am going to tell the history, current ways of car theft and the future in the fight against car theft. In January
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Installing a Car Amplifier
Installing a car amplifier An amplifier takes the alternating current (AC) from the automobile and converts it into a direct current (DC). The amplifier then builds up this power (12volts) and pushes it out the speakers in watts. There are different types of amplifiers, and also variations in the type of wiring you have to do depending on the equipment you have in your car. An amplifier power kit can be purchased for around $40-$100
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Electrical Engineering
Architecture of FPGAs and CPLDs: A Tutorial Abstract This paper provides a tutorial survey of architectures of commercially available high-capacity field-programmable devices (FPDs). We first define the relevant terminology in the field and then describe the recent evolution of FPDs. The three main categories of FPDs are delineated: Simple PLDs (SPLDs), Complex PLDs (CPLDs) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). We then give details of the architectures of all of the most important commercially available chips,
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Hybrid Cars Report
To hybrid or not to hybrid, that is the question Hybrid electric cars are the wave of the future. At this point, the human race does not really have a choice anymore: we must act now to prevent further warming of our planet. With global warming graduating from theory to fact, and in the wake of some of the most devastating storms our civilized world has ever seen, I strode into a nearby Honda dealership
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The Street Car Named Desire
Stanley’s Brutality In the Street Car Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. This classical play is about Blanche Dubois’s visit to Elysian Fields and her encounters with her sister’s brutal and arrogant husband, Stanley Kowalski, and the reveling truth of why Blanche really came. Stanley Kowalski is a very brutal and barbaric person who always has to feel that no one is better than him. His brutish and
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Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric Through the years one of Lincoln Electrics competitive advantage has stemmed from its ability to keep costs low while maintaining high quality standards. The main reason for this advantage comes from Lincoln’s super productive work force. The company has used an incentive system that includes piece-rates in lieu of salaries or hourly wages, annual bonuses and guaranteed employment. Historically speaking, this has worked very well for Lincoln in terms of keeping production costs
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Adding Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Lotus Rental Car
Adding Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Lotus Rental Car In an effort to bring down the gasoline cost for his fleet, Lotus Car's Chief Financial Officer is looking at the possibility of adding alternative fuel vehicles to its fleet. To make a sound decision, she decided to hire a consultant firm that would review and determine if implementing the addition of alternative vehicles would benefit the company. By performing thorough research, the consultants will first perform
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The Prius Leading a Wave of Hybrid Cars
MKTG 396: Assignment #1: The Prius Leading a Wave of Hybrid Cars Question #1: Company: Within the company there are a few areas to look at regarding Toyota's introduction of the Prius. Areas such as financing, research, development, as well as others. When introducing the Prius, Toyota started early with its promotion of the hybrid. Spending US$15 million out of the US$190 million is spent on marketing in the 2002 year. Toyota informed its potential
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Street Car Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams in 1947, has been called the best play ever written by an American. The geological setting of the play, New Orleans, creates a remarkably blended mood of decadence, nostalgia, and sensuality. The plot of the play comes about through the conflict between a man and his sister-in-law who comes to live at his house with he and his wife. Stanley Kowalski immediately captures the attention of the
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