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Aleksi B

Hybrid air, a full hybrid gasoline system, compressed air car engine - 0 views

www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/...ir-engine-full-hybrid-gasoline

efficiency hybrid air gasoline car engine Production

shared by Aleksi B on 11 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Aleksi B on 11 Feb 14
     
    This article explains a new development that allows gasoline and air to be combined to create a more fuel efficient eco friendly car
John B

The Chevy Volt's $89,000 production cost: A waste of money? - The Week - 0 views

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Production cost

shared by John B on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • the environmentally friendly Volt's base price is about $40,000, says Reuters, production costs per vehicle run a stratospheric $89,000 — given the car's pricey lithium-polymer batteries, hybrid gas-electric engine, and next-age electronics. That means GM is losing $49,000 for each Volt it sells.
  • No. The investment in the Volt will pay off: The Volt represents "a long-term investment" that is helping GM become a car company of the future
  • Yes. The Volt will never be profitable: The Volt's high production costs "prove that the innovative plug-in hybrid is impractical and will probably never be more than a niche product,"
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  • The Volt demonstrates to consumers that the "reinvented company is capable of producing a high-tech, fuel-efficient car," and the Volt's technology "will almost certainly find its way into" other cars in GM's lineup.
  • John B on 17 Jan 14
     
    This article is about a car made by General Motors. The company have, if we look at this as in the way that the car will never be profitable, made a huge mistake of miscalculating the costs and profits earned from the car. But if we look at it as if the car would be profitable, they might have thought of making a good car that will sell easily. It is a car that is environmental friendly, and this will affect the cars coming up in the same series. It will then be more of a long-run investment.
Marenne M

HPGCL starts process of slimming power generation bills - Economic Times - 0 views

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production cost

shared by Marenne M on 18 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • improve efficiency of its thermal power stations and bring down cost of generation.
  • power distribution utilities in the state were turning to non-state players due to the high variable cost.
  • ring down the cost of generation at Panipat, Hisar and Yamunanagar.
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  • analyse performance parameters, cost, heat rate, efficiency and safety at the plants every month.
  • Marenne M on 18 Jan 14
     
    This article describes how the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) is trying to bring down the cost of generation after an increase of competition due to the electricity act of 2003. Power Distribution companies in the state are turning to non-state generators due to the high variable costs of HPGCL. They are now trying to bring down these costs by more closely monitoring the heat rate, the efficiency and the cost.
  • Marenne M on 18 Jan 14
     
    This article describes how the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) is trying to bring down the cost of generation after an increase of competition due to the electricity act of 2003. Power Distribution companies in the state are turning to non-state generators due to the high variable costs of HPGCL. They are now trying to bring down these costs by more closely monitoring the heat rate, the efficiency and the cost.
John B

Hybrid Air: Improved vehicle efficiency through air propulsion - 0 views

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shared by John B on 05 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Peugeot Citroën is pioneering a new direction for hybrid vehicles with its innovative Hybrid Air concept. The combination of a standard gasoline engine and compressed air system enables the car to achieve an efficiency of up to 81 MPG.
  • a car that can effectively run on, you guessed it, the very air we breathe
  • This makes for a far more affordable, lighter, and easier to maintain car, with emissions of 69 grams of CO2 per kilometer driven, rivaling that of the Prius’ 92 g/km. Also prepare to pay less for fuel, with the concept’s exceptional city driving mileage of 81 miles per gallon (MPG).
  • John B on 05 Feb 14
     
    This article is about a new car from Peugeot Citroën. It will use the air that we breath to accelerate, creating a more fuel efficient car. This is a great step towards environmental friendly cars.
John B

Steve Jobs And The Economics Of Place | ThinkProgress - 1 views

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externalities of production

shared by John B on 23 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • One of the most fundamental elements of the economics of cities goes by the oddball name “agglomeration externalities” which is basically the idea that individuals and firms obtain productivity boosts by clustering together.
  • You see this again during the development of the Apple I. Steve Wozniak is employed by Hewlett-Packard at the time
  • Silicon Valley is not only a hub of electronics and engineering but also geographically proximate to San Francisco and the arts and counterculture scene with the influence that has on Jobs’ life and the aesthetic orientation of his company over time. The story keeps going on like this. Jobs doesn’t build the company alone, or even build it with his formal partners. He also builds it with an array of formal and informal personal and professional associates that you only meet in certain kinds of places and that can only exist given the pre-existing high density of electronics firms in the area.
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  • Part of the moral of the story is about the role of luck and contingency in any successful person’s life. But an important part of it is about the importance of clusters as such and the way that past success can lay the groundwork for future success. America is home to many of the world’s most successful high tech companies today in large part because we were home to many of the world’s most successful high tech companies 35 years ago.
  • John B on 23 Nov 13
     
    This article is about the biography of Steve Jobs. It is talking about how Jobs used agglomeration externalities, "individuals and firms obtain productivity boosts by clustering together". By the use of the location, Jobs managed build up the company, but he is not alone building this company. He has his personal and professional associates that result in a boost in productivity. They use agglomeration.
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