As the situation exists today, driving gasoline and electric hybrid vehicles is still more economical and environmentally sensitive than driving fuel cell cars run on hydrogen. The future may prove otherwise but the reality is that hydrogen has not Continue Reading...
Additionally, aside financial resources, they also used their assets. The most relevant example in this sense is the selling of part of its interests in Mazda. It as such transformed its assets into liquidities -- the 20% shares in Mazda were conver Continue Reading...
Fuel Cell Technology There are over 600 million motor vehicles in the world today. If present trends continue, the number of cars on Earth will double in the next 30 years." ("Cars Emit") As the demand for energy increase and resources, such as fo Continue Reading...
Green BuildingExecutive OverviewGreen building is an excellent strategy by which the necessity for applying sustainability and lasting development in the construction business could be dealt with. This report is an evaluation of the green building - Continue Reading...
auto parts industry on a global level and highlight potential opportunities as well as problems facing manufacturers. The industry has undergone a number of significant changes in recent years, including the globalization of automobile use in develo Continue Reading...
Offshore Wind Energy Wind Energy (Facts and Features, Usage, Future Prospects, Strengths and Weaknesses, Recommendations) It is an undeniable fact that human activity needs energy as a basic requirement. Energy input is a fundamental need for tran Continue Reading...
Lotus Opportunity In this specific case, Lotus had the opportunity to build upon its brand image and name recognition by producing a brand-new sports car that would appeal to a certain segment of the population; some would say that it was enough of Continue Reading...
A secondary mortgage market permits mortgage originators to be more responsive to dynamic mortgage demand and to lower mortgage rates for some homeowners when mortgage demand is higher. According to Koppell (2001): Government-sponsored enterprises Continue Reading...
Public Policy The Bush administration believes that hydrogen cars hold to key to reducing pollution, decreasing dependence of foreign oil, making energy more affordable and overcoming resource shortages (Onion, 2004). In Bush's 2003 State of the Uni Continue Reading...
Self-driving cars are immanently poised to hit the market. Now is the time to develop effective strategies for welcoming the new and promising technologies, which have the potential to dramatically improve transportation infrastructure throughout the Continue Reading...
Competitor Analysis and Competitive Strategy The competitor analysis for the Kia-Motors has been conducted in order to analyze and identify the key factors related to the strengths and weaknesses of its competitors i.e. Toyota and Dacia Automobiles. Continue Reading...
" (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2000 P. 3). In the United States, the average bridge deck in a snow-belt state generally shows the spalling shortly after 7 to 10 years of construction, and requires rehabilitation after 20 years of construction. Continue Reading...
This was good for those that felt OPEC was getting too strong because these changes would have been very difficult to make had the embargo and the oil prices not become such an issue (Reid, 2004). Many countries begin to look for alternatives to th Continue Reading...
Mexico faces an array of drug-related problems ranging from production and transshipment of illicit drugs to corruption, violence, and increased internal drug abuse. Powerful and well-organized Mexican organizations control drug production and traff Continue Reading...
Hybrid Cars -- Persuasive Speech What do you think of living in a planet that has little pollution? How about the idea of passing on a green planet to your kids and grand kids? Sounds impossible? Well, its not if each of us start making a small cont Continue Reading...
Fuel Cells in Green Engineering The energy tomorrow is beginning to be available today. Fuel cells, which just a very few years ago were a pipe dream, are becoming g a reality, and they are used in areas ranging from space exploration to toy motivat Continue Reading...
This article serves as an important reminder of the frequent conflict between science and politics. Science suggests two different hypothesis -- one, that the Kyoto Protocols are feasible, another that they are not. Democrats, in defiance of an unp Continue Reading...
(Kleekamp, 2005) The agreement between all the countries at Kyoto had clearly specified that all countries were to cut down on their release of heat trapping gases by 5.2% from the levels that they had reached in 1990 by the period of 2008 to 2012. Continue Reading...
Some companies such as General Electric, Motorola and Dell have tied the Just-In-Time philosophy into other philosophies such as Six Sigma where near perfection is sought after in the manufacturing approach. Just-In-Time has been highly praised as t Continue Reading...
Magnetic Levitation Propulsion Systems in North America and Around the World How Magnetic Levitation Propulsion System Works? Development of the Maglev Technology Design Differences in the German and Japanese Maglev Technology Advantages of Magl Continue Reading...
Air Pollution, Cars, Carbons and Looking Upstream for Solutions Air pollution is a serious problem in the world but there are ways to deal with it. In other words, the situation is not hopeless. Yes, a large amount pollution comes from the burning o Continue Reading...
Global Warming John Tomar 1578 Sunnyside Drive New York, New York 10035 Hon. Charles E. Schumer 322 Hart Senate Office Building Dear Hon. Senator Schumer; I am writing to let you know about a serious issue that plagues our city, our nation, an Continue Reading...
By the early thirties the autogiro had a relatively stable control system that used the rotating blades for control of vertical flight at very low speeds . By the end of the decade, World War II was under way and the United States Military release Continue Reading...
Wireless Networking Phenomenon Today's world is faced with a myriad of challenging and complex issues that require advanced technological solutions. As technology becomes increasingly user-friendly and focused on the consumer, it is evident that use Continue Reading...
Behavioral Finance and Human Interaction a Study of the Decision-Making Processes Impacting Financial Markets Understanding the Stock Market Contrasting Financial Theories Flaws of the Efficient Market Hypothesis Financial Bubbles and Chaos The Continue Reading...
1. What are the leading causes of death in the United States? Accidents are considered to be the fourth leading cause of death after heart disease, cancer and strokes. 2. When the overall cost of an accident is calculated, what elements make up the Continue Reading...
Some of those are as follows: 1) Affect the environment; 2) Either save or expend energy; 3) Economically feasible or expensive to maintain, heat and cool. 4) Affect student learning; 5) Affect the health of students and teachers alike and 6) A Continue Reading...
According to Rear Adm. Henry Ulrich, the director of surface warfare in the office of the chief of naval operations, the United States Navy has set plans to bring anti-submarine warfare, ASW, to the forefront in "a significant way" (Tiron). Demonst Continue Reading...
In some cases, it does make the world a connected whole and global village. An e-mail goes from Europe to Africa in seconds, a girl in South America plays a PC game with a boy in Australia, a man in California talks over the computer to a friend in Continue Reading...
Negative Argument for Debate Negative Argument Government should NOT turn away from fossil fuels Installing solar collectors on rooftops and insulating homes in America will not provide citizens and businesses with the energy needed to keep Americ Continue Reading...
Ford faces many threats. In terms of operational/strategic threats, the company faces intense competition in all of its markets. There is no product or geography where Ford does not face intense competition. This drives down margins and exposes Ford Continue Reading...
This presents challenges because neither high-pressure compressed hydrogen gas nor cryogenic liquefied hydrogen can easily be handled at home." (Panasonic, p. 1) This underscores the reality noted by this proposal and cast to further examination in Continue Reading...
Enron was a Texas based, low profile, gas pipeline Company that progressed from delivering energy to brokering energy futures. Exploiting de-regulation, it pioneered an innovative mark- to- market pricing strategy and started selling electricity in 1 Continue Reading...
Companies use advertising plans to build awareness about their product. Company uses different plans to promote their sales. It uses trade show plan to demonstrate what they are selling, sales promotion plan for incremental sales, public relations pl Continue Reading...
Climate changes are occurring in the world that will affect the environment in which we live. Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases produce an increase in the average surface temperature of the Earth over time which may produce changes in precipi Continue Reading...
Alternative Solutions Clearly, developing alternative solutions to fossil fuels needs to seriously get started around the world. Many countries are simply ignoring the problem rather than developing programs to support development of alternatives. Continue Reading...
Business Plan for Green Tongues Summer 2011 Company Information Environmental and Industry Analysis Products or Services Marketing Research and Evaluation Manufacturing and Operations Plan Management Team Timeline Critical Risks and Assumpti Continue Reading...
Green Building Laws Green Building and Green Retrofitting The department of Federal Environmental Executive defines green building like this: Elevating the competence by which the built structures consume energy, equipment and water along with decr Continue Reading...
It would thus be more practical to choose public transportation in favor of cars. Cities that got actively engaged in supporting public transportation are responsible for keeping levels of pollution at a low (Simpson 44). Many are well-aware of the Continue Reading...
