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    popular in today’s world and are becoming more main stream. One reason for this is the need for automobiles that have a lower or a zero carbon footprint. For the majority of the history of the automobile, the propulsion system was a gas or a diesel engine that would run off of fossil fuels. The burning of fossil fuels is very hazardous to our world and also creates much toxic pollution. However, electric cars run off of electricity, which is a very clean and pollution free resource, depending on

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    Title Since the invention of the car over a century ago, people have become highly dependent on fossil fuels. Over the past few decades it has become clear that this dependence has been having disastrous effects on the environment, our health, our economy, and our future. Not only that, but fossil fuels are a finite supply and once they are depleted, there is no getting more. If we are to continue to thrive as a society, it is imperative that we reduce our dependence on non-renewable fossil-fuels

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    true, and in some places, not true at all. Now, the cars don’t have zero emissions because zero emissions are only true in certain places: where most of the electricity comes from a mix of sources such as the sun, wind or nuclear energy. Internal combustion engine car emissions only create 24 percent of all the greenhouse gasses in the us, and the smokestacks at power

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    The Death Of The Highway

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    It felt cold, leaving Dean and Hank on the side of the highway. All I could do was try to draw the Z 's to my plane. The noise of my propellers worked well, but I still regretted just dropping them there. After taking off, I strafed the road a couple of times dropping thousands of ball bearings during each run, but I couldn 't shake the feeling that I was abandoning my friends to their deaths. The plane was starting to sound kind of funny. I didn 't think the gas was getting old, but it was just

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    Titanium editions. Also new this year is the grille, exterior LED lighting, and SYNC 3 infotainment system. All models now come with an 11-speaker audio system and a new rotary transmission selector. What hasn’t changed is the 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine powering this model nor the permanent-magnet AC-synchronous electric motor or the lithium-ion battery. Also present is an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission to turn the front wheels. Selling hybrids is a

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    significantly large drop in carbon dioxide put into the air and thus reduce the effects of greenhouse gases dramatically over a small interval of time. Costs Electric cars today are considered to be more expensive to purchase than their internal Combustion Engine counterparts. It is noticeable that electric powered vehicles tends to be more costly than diesel powered ones. For example, the Tesla Model S, currently the best equipped and most expensive electric powered car on the market, ranges around

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    Table of Content Title 2 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Background of the Study 2 1.2 Problem Statement 2 1.3 Research Objectives 3 1.4 Significance of the Study 3 1.5 Scope of the Study 4 2.0 Literature Review 5 3.0 Research Methodology 7 3.1 Theoretical Framework 7 3.2 Generation of Hypothesis 7 4.0 Conclusion 8 Reference: 9 Title Factors that affect consumer purchase decision of hybrid vehicles (Green Vehicles) in Malaysia. Introduction 1 Background of the Study With

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    WILLIAM stood at the back of the cider mill and stared over the makeshift classroom. Mary and Reverend Flowers stood at the front of the classroom. Forty students ranging from 5-years-old up to 18-years-old sat at tables arranged by grade level. Mary taught a lesson on long division to a group of 7-year-olds while Reverend Flowers monitored the rest of the students as they worked independently at their desks. Reverend Flowers walked to an 11-year-old boy in the second row who was doodling in the

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    Electric cars are vehicles, which, instead of internal combustion engines, are driven by electric motors and controllers. They have proved to be a good substitute for conventional vehicles and are considered as a revolutionary innovation designed to protect the earth from the damaging effects of global warming, as they work on the electricity supplying the integrated rechargeable battery that can be easily recharged. Compared to traditional means of transport, electric vehicles seem to be more viable

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    What To Do About The Pollution Essay

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    many individual automobiles. In a year, driving an electric vehicle reduces the amount of air pollutants by 17 pounds of hydrocarbons, 14 pounds of nitrogen oxides, and 200 pounds of carbon monoxide. Gasoline powered cars emit pollutants whenever the engine is running. Simply starting your car or sitting in traffic produces air pollutants and filling the gas tank releases harmful fuel vapors. Since electric vehicles don't use oil, there is no chance of accidental spillage or improper disposal. Much of

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