Essays on Hybrid Cars

Abstract

The American automobile company is planning to penetrate into the Spanish automobile sector with hybrid cars. The Spanish automobile industry has gained a significant attention of various global vehicle manufacturers due to a remarkable growth and lucrative contribution in the national GDP. However, the most noticeable factor is a constant increase in demand for automobiles. The increase in demand is a subsequent effect of a fall in fuel prices in Spain in the past few years. The probability of success for American car manufacturers is expected to be higher due to the current market conditions, which are feasible for ...

The case study reveals that there are a number of challenges faced by Tesla. These challenges rose up when the environmentalist came up with laws and regulations so as to limit the fuel emission from cars. Then technology chipped in which called out for making car models which are based on the latest form of innovative technologies in terms of fuel consumption. Many international car manufacturers have also joined the automobile industry including the companies from Korea, Japan, and China. Due to the increase in care manufacturing companies, the competition has also soared for Tesla. There were some questions ...

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Technology 1: Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Introduction In 1997, Toyota rolled-out its sedan which was powered by both the conventional combustion and electric power trains. Effect on Daily Life People who have bought hybrid cars enjoyed lesser fuel expenses. Hybrid cars reduce the emission of CO2 which causes global warming. Owners have also felt a sense of pride and higher self-esteem knowing that they are doing something positive about global warming.

Needs

It has addressed the need for fuel economy, an alternative to fossil fuel and the planet’s protection from pollution damage. Fossil fuel will eventually run-out and in that event, electric ...

Background

The past several years have been graced with an increase in the production and use of hybrid cars. Numerous automobile companies are exploring and introducing hybrid electric vehicles to the market, with several other companies to follows soon given the demand. It is imperative to outline that the introduction and the fast embrace and use of hybrid electric cars over the past few decades have been stimulated by several factors. Apart from the increasing demand for hybrid cars based on their advantages, the increase in production of these vehicles has been stimulated by the declining fuel reserves and concerns ...

INTRODUCTION

The increased attention to environmental concerns and the alarming diminish of the oil reserve have commanded invention of new vehicles in our road transport system. Therefore, the oil and environmental future demands have prompted that the solution with the greatest potential is hybrid vehicles. The hybrid vehicles are those kinds of vehicles that use two or more distinct power source in making the vehicle move.

SIGNIFICANCE

The expectation that there will be a triplicating number of the global light-duty car fleet and a doubling emissions level of CO2, has prompted the significance of addressing concern on fuel efficiency in our ...

International Market Entry Plan

Company/Product Overview. General Motors are a multinational corporation whose mother country is America. The General Motors’ business is in the automotive industry with its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. The company’s main activities are the designing, building and selling of cars and trucks. It owns eighteen brands including Chevrolet, Cadillac, Opel, and GMC among others as illustrated by Harrison et al (17). There is no particular mission for the company, but on their website, they exist for this, “Making the best vehicles in the world needs world’s greatest employees. We take great pride on duty and care to ...

Motivation for the Study

Many automobile manufacturers in car producing countries are taking an interest in the renewable fuels as an alternative energy source for vehicles. This is due to the challenges caused by the difference in demand and supply of conventional energy sources like fossil fuels and the environmental degradation associated with them (Liu, 2015). Renewable fuels are more efficient than the current fuels used to power vehicles and their use will significantly reduce the fuel costs incurred by consumers. Renewable energy sources cause minimal environmental pollution, and its utilization will reduce the world’s pollution levels. The use of renewable fuels ...

The article being reviewed is titled ‘Auto Executives Dismiss Fears of Plateau in Global Demand’ which appeared in The Wall Street Journal on January 13, 2016. The article discusses the impact of increasing utility of cars due to falling oil prices, which have resulted in expectations of demand increasing over the coming period. Fall in oil prices have resulted in gasoline prices coming down to $2 per gallon or even lower in some areas. Auto companies expect that such prices will persist in the near term and as a result the demand for cars is expected to go up ( ...

Central Idea: Hybrid cars are beneficial.

INTRODUCTION

- When one thinks of the current “going green” and “environment friendly” trends, the hybrid car is one of the first things that spring to mind. But just how are these vehicles beneficial to humans in today’s world? - Undoubtedly, hybrid cars are proving to be beneficial in today’s world in different ways.

BODY

- First, the use of hybrid cars is good for the environment. - Use of hybrid cars reduces global carbon dioxide emissions attributed to vehicles. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming. - According to Beliveau ...

Hybrid cars are one of the latest developments in the motor vehicle sector and are accepted to replace gasoline cars (Anderson & Curtis, 2010). Most people believe that hybrid cars are better than their old gas models (Bonnie, 2011); however, gas cars are still more advantageous despite the push for hybrid cars.

Unlike conventional gas cars, hybrid cars have two motors; one which is powered by electricity and the other by gasoline (Boschert, 2006). Though most people consider this as an advantage, they forget that such added parts increase the complexity of the cars and subsequently the likelihood of breaking ...

A Hybrid car is an automobile, which uses two or more power sources in order to run the car. The hybrid car combines an internal combustion motor with an electric motor. Toyota launched the first hybrid car in Japan in the year 1997. In the United States, the hybrid car from Honda, namely, Honda Civic Hybrid marked a revolutionary change in the automobile industry. The two varieties of hybrid cars available in the market are electric hybrids, which use electric motor as a power source, and hydrogen hybrids, which use water to extract hydrogen and generate power. The major manufacturing companies ...

The Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Electric vehicles (EVs) are known to acquire all their auxiliary power from the inbuilt batteries. The batteries are rechargeable and are charged from the grid electricity. The electric car is normally powered by the electric motor instead of the gas engine. The motor receive its power from the controller which is powered by means of the rechargeable batteries. The technology of EVs is able to provide zero emissions of the Green House Gasses (GHGs) as well as the air pollutants. According to the international energy act of 2011, the electric vehicle can drive at an average range of 150 ...

Introduction

This paper recommends strategies that A123 system should consider in their operations to maintain competitive advantage as well as help it overcome challenges that are detrimental its survival causing the untimely collapse. The diversification of the product portfolio, process revaluation to shorten lifecycle development of products, increase sales force to cater for the growing market, promotion and awareness creation, monitoring inventory. The implementation will be gradual within a timeframe of one and five years. The results expected are shorter production cycle, improved sales, increase in market share, optimum inventory and efficiency in production.

Background

A123 systems was established in 2001 to ...

Hybrid cars are the ideal cars in this generation. They are equipped with an electric motor and an internal combustion engine that provides additional power to the engine. To recover the gas mileage, hybrid cars balance gasoline engine with electric motors. Because of this capability, these cars offer a proficient, affordable, and pioneering option which makes them a convenient choice for the majority of customers. Arguably, the Toyota Prius is the best highbred car. Due to its low fuel consumption, it is designed to reduce the drag that makes it slicker. It goes for $19,890, a very affordable price. Secondly it ...

The world today continues to suffer the consequences of environmental pollution. Many people are increasingly becoming conscious about the environment to the extent that they only want to conform to the elements that promote environmental wellbeing. Vehicles are a major cause of environmental degradation. The fumes produced and emitted to the atmosphere by vehicles deplete the Ozone, bringing about the greenhouse effect. Hybrid cars are an option in trying to deal with the problems of environmental degradation. Simply put, hybrid cars use two sources of energy to ensure motion (Anderson, 2010). The two commonly used sources of energy are motors ...

Industry Analysis

There are 13 automotive multinationals in the United States, which produce around 6 million vehicles annually. In global market, China tops the list of countries by crossing 13.8 million units in the year 2009 leaving North America behind. The changing rules, regulations, and laws related to the automotive industry have modified the working of the industry. New products are being introduced due the laws on emission of gases. Technology has advanced and so has the consumer demand regarding automobiles as the industry has witnessed an overall growth in the demand of advanced automobiles. The industry has become the ...

Toyota Motor Corporation is an automobile producer based in Japan. Globally, the company has about 338,875 employees as of march 2014 (Toyota Global). Moreover, in the year 2012, Toyota Corporation was the biggest automotive manufacturer in terms of production (OICA correspondents’ survey), when it has produced more than 10 million vehicles. In the year 2014, the company was ranked as one of the biggest companies in Japan in terms of revenue and market capitalization. For several years, Toyota has produced many of the most innovative and the best cars in the world. Moreover, the company is a leader in ...

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Volkswagen AG Sirs: The Volkswagen AG has recorded a turnover of GBP 1.4 in the year ending December 2013 the highest ever in the history of the group. The operating profit of the group recorded an impressive 66% growth to GBP 137.9 million during the same period. This makes the group the largest car and automotive manufacturer in the world. The automobile industry today faces significant competition and market saturation. One of the main strategies that we have adopted is to offer more than one car in the same segment to ensure we ...

Alternative engines in vehicles have been produced by the automotive industry to address the issue of the diminishing natural oil reserves and the continual degradation of the environment. Eco-friendly vehicles like electric and hybrid vehicles have become the most popular non-pollutant vehicles to arrive in the market.

Environmental and consumer advantages of hybrid vehicles

Consumers who are pursuing a more eco-friendly lifestyle choose hybrid vehicles because: - Hybrid vehicles are more energy and fuel-efficient than fuel-powered vehicles Hybrid vehicles use two or more distinct power sources: an electric engine and a petrol engine. Marinescu & Oţăt (2010) explained that an electric powered engine works when the ...

Toyota Motor Corporation is an automobile producer based in Japan. The company has about 338,875 employees globally as of march 2014 (Toyota Global). Moreover, in the year 2012, Toyota Corporation was the biggest automotive manufacturer in terms of production (OICA correspondents’ survey) where it has produced more than 10 million vehicles per year. In the year 2014, the company was ranked as one of the biggest company in Japan in terms of revenue and market capitalization. For years, Toyota has produced most innovative and best cars in the world. Moreover, the company is a leader in both Camry sedan ...

Introduction

The depletion of fossil fuels and the increased levels of vehicular that are being expressed across the world made the automobile companies to look for alternatives to the conventional internal combustible engines that run on petrol and diesel. One of the most important inventions in the field of automobile history is the hybrid engine technology. Hybrid cars combine the conventional petrol powered engines with the electric motors. A small petrol engine that is fit inside a hybrid car operates a dynamo that produces electricity (Barett nd). The electricity that produced will be in turn utilized for running the electric motor which ...

Summary

Global automobile industry is growing with a very fast pace. Technological advancements are very common in this industry, as the disruptive rate has increased. An advancement will be implemented in such a way that it could lead to sustainable competitive advantage. Hybrid cars are one of the most significant technological advancement in the automobile sector. However, people still prefer fuelled cars for personal use due to many underlying reasons. Despite the many benefits attached to hybrid cars such as environmental friendliness, status symbol and fuel efficiency, people living in Indian geographical boundaries are less adaptable to it. This research makes an ...

Contemporary Issues in Travel and Tourism

Introduction Traveling away from one’s home for the point of pleasure, leisure, business, or religious obligation has progressed from ancient times to its contemporary form. This diverse industry generates income and jobs all around the world, for both less economically developed nations and the world’s super powers in Europe, North America, and across Asia. In the US alone, tourism generated 1.4 billion US dollars in the year 2013 with the most popular tourism spots being New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2014). These places have a high level of ...

Abstract

A hybrid car is a car used to drive the drive wheels more than one energy source. Hybrid car called the vehicle driven by using the hybrid power plant. A distinctive feature of the hybrid power plant is to use two or more sources of energy and their corresponding engines that convert energy into mechanical work. Some sources of information used, the term "hybrid engine", which from a technical point of view is incorrect. Despite the diversity of sources of energy (thermal energy of gasoline or diesel fuel, electricity, compressed air energy, the energy of the compressed liquefied gas, ...

A plug-in hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle that makes use of rechargeable batteries and other devices of energy storage. They are restored to full charge through the connection of the plug to the electric power sources (external) that are normally on electric wall sockets. The PHEVs share characteristics of various hybrid electric vehicles that have electric motors, as well as internal combustion engines (ICEs). They also have an all-electric car that has a plug of connect to an electrical grid. The PHEVs seen today are passenger vehicles even though there are PHEV versions for commercial ...

Instruction

Introduction In the commercial world, businesses respond differently to the process of change and other events. Somefrequently seek opportunities for growth while others just wait until changes are forced upon them. Businesses that are lazy in implementing change often run out of energy and close down, while others move forward in the face of tough competition (Miller, 2008). A business-level strategy is a plan of how businesswillachieve its objectives and gain competitive advantage in the industry or in a market. It involves among others, the resources that will be required to attain the goals. Having a competitive advantage is important ...

Hybrid Cars

Hybrid cars are the cars that make use of two or more power sources i.e. small combustion engine and electric motor. These power sources help in reducing carbon footprint and also make the car more energy efficient. Carbon footprint means that the pollution or emission produced by an individual car that result in destroying the environment. Hybrid cars are different in a way that they use power from engine for getting started and then rest of the power to keep the car moving is drawn from the electricity, stored in batteries in trunks. Hybrid cars are sometimes related to electric ...

Pollution can generally be defined as the introduction of harmful substances into a given body. There are various forms of pollution. These include water pollution, soil pollution, and air pollution amongst many others. Borrowing from the definition of pollution generally, water pollution refers to the introduction of harmful substances into water bodies. Similarly, soil pollution refers to the introduction of harmful substances into the surface of the earth. While all the three forms of pollution exist, air pollution is more prevalent than the both water and soil pollution. Indeed, it is the most prevalent form of pollution in the world. ...

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Introduction A hybrid car is a car used to drive the drive wheels more than one source of energy. Modern car manufacturers often resort to sharing of the internal combustion engine and an electric motor, which avoids the mode of the internal combustion engine in low loads, and also to realize the recovery of kinetic energy, increasing the fuel efficiency of the power plant. Another common type of hybrids is vehicles, in which ICE is combined with engines running on compressed air.

It should be distinguished from hybrids vehicles with electro-mechanical transmission, such as locomotives, some tractors and tanks.

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The types of vehicle technologies that are out there today continue to confuse and multiply. Since the early 20th century, gasoline-powered automobiles have been quite popular, but in recent years an alternative emerged in the form of hybrid cars, which are more cost efficient and environmentally sound. From the 2011 alone, there are over forty different models of hybrid cars that are competing eagerly for U.S. market share, which includes not only compacts, but hybrid crossovers, pickup trucks, sedans and SUVs. Hybrid vehicles basically have an engine that is a combination of the internal combustion engine of gasoline automobiles ...

Introduction

The history of hybrid electric vehicles in the United States dates back in 1834 when they were first invented. By the year 1900, there were close to 1680 electric automobiles sold within the United States (Mi, Masrur & Gao, 2010). However, the world’s first hybrid electric automobile was built in 1898 by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche that was made using an ice that could spin the generator located at the wheel that could power the electric motor (Kenney, 2010). Quite a number of electric car companies emerged in the United States in the 1920s, with Woods of Chicago and Baker of ...

Introduction

A hybrid car is a new innovation in the automotive industry which refers to a vehicle that combines a conventional fuel engine system with a rechargeable energy storage system to move the vehicle (Hantula &Debra, 10) this type of vehicle is developed with a sole aim of attaining a more efficient fuel mileage while causing less environmental damage (Hantula &Debra, 10). Over the past decade, there were hardly any hybrid cars in most societies. The situation has however changed in present day where shopping for these kind of vehicles entail much more than just making a choice of their colors. This indicates an increase in awareness ...

Since I have been interested in the hybrid cars, I opt to select a Lexus 2012 CT 200h model. This has consequently fallen under my consideration due to the fact the car price does not exceed my budget line. I have planned a budget of a price between 25,000 and 30,000 dollars for a new car hence this gives me the optimal choice. Significantly, the starting price of $26,000, according to Car.com also provides the cheapest Lexus model. In addition the car also provides handling and fuel efficiency features and can travel at electric power only just like any other ...

Abstract

This paper details the extensive review on modern concept of Hybrid Vehicles and their robust penetration in the automotive market. Hybrid vehicle which is actually a hybrid between a conventional engine and electric motor, utilizes both energy sources to start and gear up the vehicle via propulsion from the fuel tank. The use of on-board power units, reduced engine heating, rapid catalyst warm-up, reduced toxic emissions, plug-in hybrids, specific fuel stations, engine mapping, grid modifications and several other engine configurations have been taken into account to make the vehicles more fuel efficient, environment friendly, cost-effective and reliable. This technology is also ...

Introduction

Mobility is a significant basis for quite a number of private and economic activities. Thus, it forms a critical part of our everyday life. In many countries, mobility demand is mainly met by road traffic, with modern automobiles and road networks allowing for a high level of individual mobility. However, there are issues that are a consequence of this mobility. For example, mobility results in significant environmental problems in terms of carbon dioxide emissions that are mainly attributed to the burning of gasoline. Another problem is the declining fuel reserves and the subsequent rise in oil prices which translates to rising fuel prices. For ...

Greenhouse gases are those gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. Several chemical compounds in the earth’s atmosphere are greenhouse gases. They allow sunlight to pass through them into the surface of the earth. This light is reflected form the surface back towards the space in the form of infrared radiations or heat. The greenhouse gases absorb these radiations and trap the heat in the atmosphere. After some time, the amount of energy sent from the sun to the surface becomes equal to the energy radiated back into the atmosphere. This process leaves the temperature of the surface ...

Abstract

This paper details the extensive review on modern concept of Hybrid Vehicles and their robust penetration in the automotive market. Hybrid vehicle which is actually a hybrid between a conventional engine and electric motor, utilizes both energy sources to start and gear up the vehicle via propulsion from the fuel tank. The use of on-board power units, reduced engine heating, rapid catalyst warm-up, reduced toxic emissions, plug-in hybrids, specific fuel stations, engine mapping, grid modifications and several other engine configurations have been taken into account to make the vehicles more fuel efficient, environment friendly, cost-effective and reliable. This technology is also ...

Introduction

After many years of operational activity in the US and world markets, General Motors Company (GMC) faced the problem of insolvency. It was on the point of bankruptcy after the world recession of 2008. Currently, the Company faced the issue whether it should merge with another company to return lost positions in the world markets. The aim of the current paper is to develop recommendations regarding possible mergers with other companies. The discussion is devoted to the opportunity of mergers and its influence on the solvency of the Company. The report addresses the issues of operational management of ...

Overview

The future of mobility is dictated by the changes in the current policies as well as the changing trends and challenges that relates to the transportation sector. However, existing policies addresses the concerns about the future of mobility and these policies demonstrate significant impact to that future. Debates surrounding the issue with the current policies suggests that the prevailing policies are rather bias in favor of private vehicles. These policies has immense impact to the future of mobility. Therefore, these policies needs to be reviewed to better understand the context of these policies and to have a clear view of ...

Ford Motors is an American automobiles manufacturer. She is touted to be the world’s third largest automobiles manufacturer based on the number of units produced and the global sales records. The company is based in Michigan, close to Detroit in the United States. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 following a brief stint as an engineer at Edison Illuminating Company. He produced a gas powered quadricycle under the aegis of his first automobile company; Detroit Automobile Co. The venture failed and he formed another named Henry Ford Co. The failure of Henry Ford Co, led to ...

Ford motor company is a United States global leader in automobile manufacturing. The company manufactures in 6 continents in the world, with the highest number of factories in Europe. Products in the stable of Ford Motor company include; the Mondeo, Jaguar, Landrover, Focus, fiesta models and the Aston Martin brands. In the United Kingdom alone, Ford has about 14,200 employees on her book and has consistently been the leader in car sales for the past 28 years. Major products include passenger cars, buses and vans, trucks, sport utility vehicles, after sales vehicle parts and products and also extended repair ...

Cars come in different shapes and sizes, but not only that they differ in overall elements that make up a car, they also have so much in common in terms of functionality and power. In definition hybrid cars are the ones can run using two or more power sources. In most hybrid cars engine conversion is necessary in order to make the vehicle flexible in terms of power source. There is a huge difference that hybrid car itself from the regular car. 1. Hybrid car is a fusion of electrical motor and the gas engine and it results to better mileage ...

The recent economic crisis had a tremendous impact on the industries all over the world. The demand trends, which were strongly emerging in the pre-recession period have been altered by the highly volatile consumer demand. The car manufacturing sector did not escape the fluctuations of consumer preferences either. Although the demand for all types of cars, including hybrids, declined due to the economic recession, manufacturers continue to produce hybrid vehicles, accumulating stock and creating a large surplus of the hybrids in the market. The impact of the overproduction can be explained through the law of supply and demand. As the car ...