Memorandum To: Ms Phapphayboun From: Janie Causby Date: March 12, 2012 Re: Hybrid Cars Comparison Report Introductory Summary The hybrid car market is one of the fastest growing divisions in the automobile industry with a very desirable growth rate. Hybrid cars make the US more energy secure and are presently quite vulnerable to oil supply, since 95% of the US transportation depends on oil disruption [5]. It only makes sense to change from conservative to hybrid cars in helping the economy and the environment. What is a hybrid vehicle? The hybrid vehicle is powered by both a gasoline engine and electric motor.
Plus, hybrids are larger and a little sturdier than fuel-efficient gas cars, and therefore provide more storage space and rank higher on crash-safety tests. Hybrids are improving more and more with each passing year,
What are the specifications of each van? 10. What is the expected life of each engine? E. Method 1. Primary Sources – -Del Lockhart, Instructor at Owens for Automotive Technology - Randy Ratliff, Owens State Community College; Instructor (Diesel Technology) 2.
i. Mileage. The rebuilt engine has been driven ________ miles. j. Seatbelt. The Racecar has Scroth Hybrid II HANS harnessbelts. k. RPM.
The first Natural gas vehicle was first invented in 1860 by an unknown inventor, though it was known that the inventor was also experimenting with vehicles powered by hydrogen, oxygen and carbon, but nothing ever came of these experiments. The first time Natural gas was used for transportation starting in the 1930’s. As World War Two started scientists and resources were sent elsewhere to contribute to the war effort, and fossil fuels remained the dominant fuel since it was a reliable and widely known technology whereas Natural gas engines were still in the experimental stage. The next time that natural gas engines made an appearance was during the 1960s and 1970s oil and energy crisis, but instead of focusing the efforts of the American people on developing a new energy program it was decided to pursue efforts to increase production of oil. Natural gas engines disappeared until recently making a comeback.
Progression or Future We are in the year 2012, when I keep seeing car adds talking more and more about hybrid or even full electric cars being the new wave. Electrics cars are the future and will help with keeping pollution low. But is it really a future car? Hasn’t an electric car been developed before? With time brings progress, tomorrow will always be the future; making progressing the future.
International market expansion is now the primary goal of the corporation. This expansion strategy is now particularly important because companies which are globalized experience greater revenue increases due to the expanded number of marketing avenues open to their products. Historically, American manufacturing companies, which distribute nationwide, have been unable to centralize production in one specific region. Production location is a vital aspect of Nike’s operations. This forced the corporation to decide whether to locate production close to their target markets, where significant labor costs are necessary during production; or in a region where production and labor costs are significantly cheaper due to unregulated labor pools in many overseas countries.
If I were to buy one of these vehicles, I think it would be either the electric car or the natural gas powered car, but most likely the electric car. With my calculations (& I’ll spare you the long
For example, when petroleum prices rise people reduce the amount they drive but they can rarely eliminate it. However, if you are a car owner you don’t really mind who you buy petrol from. Esso petrol is not really any different to petrol from Tesco. Therefore, consumers are sensitive to changes in prices for an individual petrol station. • If there are many petrol stations close by the petrol companies will find that there demand is elastic.
V8 Supercar Aerodynamics Due Date: Wednesday 13th February 2013 This assignment is to explore the aerodynamic factors incorporated in to V8 Supercars as compared to standard sport cars. Tests are regularly conducted on the Woomera Airport. Holden and Ford are compared with standard aerodynamic fixtures. Your job is to find the following: 1) Explain the term ‘Aerodynamics’. 2) List as many aerodynamic features fitted to the V8 Supercars in order to provide a balance between down force and performance.---Cars use spoilers and wings, a front air damp and side skirts all either made in house by the teams or bought from a specialist company.