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Electric cars are a great new way of travel with the new and improved batteries. The new battery, used in electric cars, is the lithium-ion pack. Lithium batteries are composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. A permeable membrane, called a separator, plays an important role between the positive and negative electrodes; the separation is what allows the battery to create electricity. These cars are great for high school students or college students who…

argues that generally electric cars cause less or equal climate pollution than gasoline cars. To support his claim, the author analyzes data from energy databases and industry websites on pollution released by producing the cars and batteries, burning gasoline, and generating the electricity as the vehicle’s fuel, drawing a chart to vividly compare the climate impacts of all electric, plug-in hybrid and all gasoline cars. According to the chart, the author concludes that in most regions such as…

lead/acid battery packs would exponentially increase the public’s exposure to lead pollution (Peters, 1995). According to the study, electric cars would create more than 60 times the amount of lead pollution as compared to vehicles burning leaded gasoline (Peters, 1995). In addition to problems associated with lead pollution, lead/acid batteries also have the lowest energy density (compared to the batteries listed in Tables 1-4) because they use the largest mass of materials while offering the…

Assignment: The task at hand is to break down certain aspects of a propane ad by “Proudly Propane” and attempt to define and compare those aspects to assess the characteristics of a fuel like Propane. The ad claims that propane is a “Clean, reliable and efficient energy source” but does not offer to define or elaborate on these claims. Therefore, through context and comparison the ad’s claims of Clean and Efficient will be assessed, in addition to the Importance/Reliance, Sustainability, and…

sleeping at the firehouse. Firefighting has a very broad spectrum like responding to motor vehicle incidents to responding to large gasoline truck fires. In the scenario I am going to provide more detail when it comes to fighting different types of flammable liquid fires and the appropriate approach we should take to effectively extinguish gasoline fires. Gasoline fires are very different to each other much like many incidents we respond to day to day. The scenario is in the town of Yonkers…

Ethanol Fuel? Recently, the percentage of ethanol in gasoline required has grown. The concern among US citizens of whether or not ethanol should be added to fuel has amplified and generated a controversy. One side of the argument claims ethanol is harmful to cars while the other suggest ethanol fuel reduces our carbon footprint. Two articles, Kukreja and West, discuss the advantages of ethanol in fuel and the article "The Disadvantages of Adding Ethanol to Your Fuel" (“The Disadvantages”)…

increased the amount of biofuels that have to be mixed with gasoline (mainly ethanol). So not only did the demand for ethanol increase but the demand for corn also was increased because of this. Since 2006 the amount of corn that was used for biofuels increased from 2-5 billion bushels. This is roughly a 150% increase in corn usage for ethanol. With this new standard it required gasoline to be made of at least 10% ethanol. This gasoline is now called E-10. Other mixtures such as E-85 which is…

event affected the popularity of diesel vehicles as a whole? With the increased concern for the environment and a higher interest to drive more fuel-efficient vehicles can diesel vehicles make a comeback for the 21st century as an alternative to gasoline, electric, and hybrid vehicles? Research shows that diesel vehicles are a viable option for twenty-first century car shoppers. Recently Volkswagen has made headlines in the news after receiving a “Notice of Violation of the Clean Air Act.” They…

nothing goes to waste. The myth that the net amount of energy required to make ethanol is more than ethanol can create was proven false in the 90’s proving that ethanol is a viable energy source. For all the tree huggers, ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline, emitting less carbon into the environment, causing less damage to the world. Ethanol boosts the economy in America, giving jobs to plant workers and keeping the money in the U.S.. With ethanol comes less reliability on foreign oil, not…

It was hypothesised that the longer the carbon chain of an alcohol the more energy output would be released and a longer flame length will be produced due to the extra carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds. As the wick length increases so does the flame length and therefore more energy output will be produced. The data collected throughout the course of the three experiments partially supports the hypotheses. However, the results gathered when testing how the length of the carbon chain affects…