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    Car Pollution Essay

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    The words pollution and automobile are synonymous, and as long as vehicles still use fossil fuels to run, that won’t change. Consumers, communities, and the environment are key stakeholders the auto industry has to consider when it comes to pollution. More energy-efficient, hybrid or electric vehicles can increase customer satisfaction and add to the company’s business performance. For instance, fuel consumption is an assumption of performance and is very important for consumers. Thus, automotive

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    Business Intelligence is the broadest category and encompasses the other three terms here (at least as they’re used in a business IT context). BI is data-driven decision-making. It includes the generation, aggregation, analysis, and visualization of data to inform and facilitate business management and strategizing. All the other terms refer to some aspect of how information is gathered or crunched, while BI goes beyond the data to include what business leaders actually do with the insights they

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    If you are thinking about purchasing a car you many have asked yourself the question, "How do I buy a car?" When buying a car there are several different things that you should keep in the back of your mind. First, you are going to need to identify a budget. Many first-time car buyers make the mistake of going into a dealership without knowing what their budget is. It is also important for you to decide whether or not you want to get a new car or a used car. There are several things that you should

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    year, they could come out with a new model every other year. By doing this, they would save a lot of money and time. They would also have more time to develop a safer and more innovative vehicle. The second alternative strategy is to focus solely on fuel efficient and electric vehicles. This is not only the popular vehicle to buy but it also would contribute to the new regulation of making all vehicles 54.5 mpg by 2025. The last alternative strategy is to focus Chevrolet’s efforts in other countries

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    Fuel Efficiency Regulations and the American Automotive Industry In conversations globally the environment is a hot topic. Issues with the ozone layer, depleting natural resources, and health risks associated with emissions and changes in climate coupled with its resulting natural disasters; have pushed conservation issues into the spotlight. The environmental issues presented today are not the result of one country, one type, or one-industry actions but a communal failure of a mixture of several

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    are concerned that the next generation of drivers will not be educated enough on air pollution. They should be able to learn about air pollution for a small price. Your car is designed to run at an optimal efficiency, however time, distance, and weather, contribute to decreasing that efficiency. Routine

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    The company President of Peregrine Trucking has decided to make saving fuel, a primary focus on the continuous efforts to become leaner and more efficient. Any type of fuel savings will have a direct impact to the bottom line of profitability. This additional income can be better utilized towards additional investments that will lead to sustainability and the goal of having a green supply chain. Strict government regulations, customer requirements, pressure from environmentalists, and requests

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    federal government has put in place many policies and incentives such as the Clean Air Act, The National Program for greenhouse gas emissions, Catalytic Converter Federal Laws, and incentives of $12,000 in California to get people to upgrade to more fuel-efficient cars. With such programs and incentives put in places, it is also important that car companies such as Toyota and Ford also take action to further cut pollution rates. They have done so by

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    Fuel for Thought Essay

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    Fuel for Thought Should our government regulate the fuel economies of our automobiles or should this be left up to the market? The Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standards that were implemented in the 1970s contributed to great improvements in vehicle fuel economies. While we have environmental and political reasons to want cars with better fuel efficiency, there are also costs involved. The declining fuel economies of the last fifteen years seem to reveal

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    QUALITY CONTROL OF CAR EMISSION EFFICIENCY 1. Introduction Energy efficiency of vehicles have become one of the most fundamental issue for modern trade, business life and environment. Even though the zero emission systems hast still progress, it is plausible to enlarge the fuel efficient vehicles with application of quality assurance practices. The idea behind this is particularly true for the companies which is related to transportation, where even small difference can save considerable amount of

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