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    16, 2014 GEO 368 The Hidden Cost of Hybrid Vehicles One of the most debated subjects in today’s society is the growing concern over global warming. This concern is derived from the increase in global pollution from many aspects but in particular greenhouse gasses. This increase in pollution is attributed to a growing population that is more dependent on modern commodities. Of these commodities one of the greatest contributors to this cycle are motor vehicles. Because of the growing concern over

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    Abstract The Hybrid vehicle concept nowadays is on the path of becoming one of the brightest stars in the foreseeable future. Environmental issues that beset the world today such as Global Warming, entail many long-term negative effects which in turn, must not only be solved through short-term solutions but also be countered with long-term solutions that will benefit not just the future of society, but the future of planet earth and the well-being of its inhabitants. In response to this global

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    History of Hybrid Vehicle Development First built in the early 1900s by inventors tinkering with combinations of the electric motor and the gasoline engine, hybrid vehicles were dropped when gasoline-fueled vehicles became more reliable and easier to start, and gasoline fuel more readily available. Research and development of hybrid vehicles was revived by concern about oil dependency in the1970s and about air pollution in the late 1980s. A number of hybrid vehicles have been

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    Traditional vehicles use gasoline or diesel to power a combustion engine, while hybrid vehicles use both the traditional combustion engine and an electric motor ran on electricity. Hybrid vehicles are superior to their conventional counterparts when it comes to fuel efficiency. Like in traditional vehicles, the combustion motor’s alternator charges the vehicle’s battery. But the difference is that in hybrid cars, there is an electric motor that can utilize the energy generated by the alternator.

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    of Hybrid/Alternative Fueled Vehicles: There are many factors to consider when purchasing a Hybrid or Alternative Fueled Vehicle. Most times when searching for a vehicle, consumers tend to search for amenities to help cut cost. When considering alternative fueled vehicles, consumers have to keep in mind that there are several types of hybrid vehicles with different operating abilities to choose from to satisfy the needs of the consumers. With hybrids, there are three types which are hybrid electric

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    In the present generation where automobiles are very important in daily life, there is two types of cars i.e. Gasoline vehicles and hybrid-electric vehicles, hybrid-electric cars which used quite a while but not as much as their gasoline counterparts. The difference between these two cars is mainly the Engine, tank, and the source on which the cars work. The hybrid-electric vehicle is more a computerized and electric version where it switch between running on gasoline and electricity. Other than that

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    Full Hybrid Transmission System 1 FULL HYBRID DESCRIPTION Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) differentiates from basic electric vehicles (EV) through their use of two power sources. The purpose of having two power sources is to utilize the properties of both the electric component and combustion engine to create a vehicle that’s more efficient and less environmentally damaging. Different types of hybrid systems utilise different properties of the power sources through compromise, allowing better performance

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    My recommendation report will be focusing on the Electric vehicles versus Hybrid vehicles by keeping in view two criterions. Problem The use of vehicles has solved many of our problems and has facilitated the human kind in many aspects starting from transportation purposes to the time efficiency. If we just be looking at the positive side of the vehicles then the negative aspects of the use of vehicles will be hidden from us. (Hooftman, Oliveira, Messagie, Coosemans, & Mierlo, 2016)The two important

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    presented that a number of existing investigations have found that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have emissions advantage more than hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and conventional vehicles considerably when representing grid emissions [1–4]. Furthermore, EPRI, 2007; Yang, 2009; Yeh, 2009). Jamarillo et al. (2009) Find that PHEVs have the ability to reducing emissions by 6-16 % compared to conventional gasoline vehicles, even in the case of electricity use coal without carbon capture and storage

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    Honda and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Honda was founded in Hamamatsu, Japan, by Soichiro Honda in 1946 as the Honda Technical Research Institute. The company began as a developer of engines for bicycles, but by 1949 it had produced its first motorcycle, called the Dream. In 1959, Honda entered the U.S. automobile and motorcycle market by opening the American Honda Motor Company. A few years later, in 1963, Honda released its first sports car, the S500, in Japan. Honda Motor Co. Inc. grew rapidly

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