Elon Musk, the cofounder, chief executive officer and visionary of Tesla Motors captured the public’s attention by providing us with a green, stylish, and affordable alternative to the traditional gas-guzzling automobile (Hull, 2015). Musk has become somewhat of a celebrity, enabling him to raise billions from investors that believe in his vision for the future of electric vehicle transportation. Now he must convince the consumer to invest in his company, and buy a lot more cars (Hull, 2015, p. 20)
The company Tesla Motors Inc could be said to have been born in 2003, those whom founded and invested into the organisation are known for their innovative minds, in previous companies. Elton Musk is the founder of PayPal, Sergey Brin and Larry Page the founders of Google, they are among a handful of investors. The primary aim of the company was not just to make the traditional motor vehicle which has become a normality in the last century but to go beyond that. Instead the establishing group of Silicon
Introduction to Tesla, Inc. Beginning in July of 2003, Tesla Motors came into the electric car market with their vision fixed on accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Whether a company can truly uphold such a lofty goal depends largely on the company’s culture. The phrase originally by Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” proves itself constantly in any business, start-up, or Fortune 500. For Tesla Inc., culture appears to be the glue that holds the company’s
Tesla Motors Case Study Tesla Motors is a new car manufacturer company that offers electric cars to customers. It is well known and appreciated by many people. Some people like the company, but some others do not. The company has been well established in the market; however, some financial specialists say the company is not. Therefore, to agree or disagree with them, it is crucial to focus on its history, development, growth, external environment, SWOT analysis, corporate level strategy, business-level
As we know, the world we live in is trying to convert from gas powered vehicles to electric powered vehicles. Even though there are many car companies attempting to carry out this goal, not all of them are successful. One of the successful companies is known as Tesla Motors. Tesla makes exclusively electric cars, trying to focus on improving Earth’s pollution. So far, they have been very successful. The surprising thing about Tesla’s success is the fact that they have currently only released one
Case Study "Chevrolet" P.405 William Durant who founded Chevrolet had the vision to offer a well-made, affordable vehicle and compete with Ford Motor Company. Ironically, Ford Motor Company was the same company that ousted Mr. Durant in 1911. General Motors (GM) Chevrolet is synonymous for their quality and craftsmanship of American-made vehicles. Chevrolets success since 1911 stems from two key areas such as creative product innovation and adapting to the changing needs of the customers. 1. Evaluate
Chevrolet has an all-encompassing group of vehicles sold under the Chevrolet brand that appeals to diverse groups of consumers. This diversity has been foundational in the company’s long standing success even during difficult times in its history. The company has been successful in the development and sales of trucks, cars of various size, SUV’s, and sports care (Ferrell, Hartline, 2014). Who doesn’t love a beautiful sports car? Chevrolet has a long history with product innovation with the
automaker Chevrolet has experienced much technological change in the past 104 years. Although it, Chevrolet, is a French name, it is an American car company. It was primarily founded by William C, Durant, along with Louis Chevrolet, on November 3, 1911. It wasn’t until six years of existence that it became part of the Automotive Division at General Motors, otherwise known as GM. Durant had previously tried to buy out Ford and failed. This caused him to resort to co-founding Chevrolet. The first
a. Chevy also, formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American car division. Chevrolet-marked vehicles are sold in most car markets around the world. Chevrolet delivers and offers an extensive variety of vehicles, from subcompact cars to medium-obligation business trucks. Because of the unmistakable quality and name acknowledgment of Chevrolet as one of General Motors' worldwide marques, Chevrolet, Chevy or Chev is utilized on occasion as an equivalent word for General Motors
Factors Affecting the Resistance of a Wire The aim of this experiment is to investigate one factor that affect the resistance of a wire. I will do this by performing an experiment. First I will need to identify the factors that effect resistance. There are a few factors that affect the resistance, it is determined by the properties an object has. This is know as resistivity. The factors I can investigate are : Ÿ Temperature Ÿ Length Ÿ Cross-sectional area/width Ÿ Material
true when the temperature is constant. If you read the current as you change the potential difference across a conductor the ratio V/I (volts over amps) is the same if it is ohmic. From digitalbrain.com --------------------- An ohmic resistor is a component in which Ohm's law is satisfied. [IMAGE][IMAGE][IMAGE][IMAGE][IMAGE] OHMIC VOLTS [IMAGE] NON OHMIC AMPS Preliminary Experiment: Resistance through a wire =================================================
An Investigation into Factors Affecting Resistance of a Wire Plan: The possible variables I could use to find out factors affecting resistance are material wire is made of, length of wire, temperature and cross sectional area of wire. I will use cross sectional area of wire and length of wire because I think it will be hard to draw conclusions from the material of wire. I am not doing temperature because it would be hard to get results from and I think they wouldn't be as accurate.
In this paper literature review of different types of battery models are given. These battery models having various characteristics are discussed and these models also described. In this paper, important parameters of battery like state of health(SOH), state of charge(SOC), run time etc. which affect the performance of battery. This paper gives the brief information of battery models. Moreover merits and demerits of these battery models are summarized. Battery is used to store energy basically
2.1 (c) Total Harmonics Distortion (THD) The total harmonic distortion is calculated as the ratio of the rms value of its total harmonic component of the output voltage and the rms value of the fundamental component. A total harmonics distortion is an evaluate of closeness in a shape between the output voltage waveform and its fundamental components. THD=√(E_rms^2-E_1^2 )/(E_rms^1 ) 2.1 (d) Distortion Factor (DF) A distortion factor shows the amount of harmonics that remain in the output voltage
for the electrons to pass through, therefore increasing the resistance. This is a test circuit I used. The ammeter measures the current flowing through the circuit and the voltmeter measures the volts flowing through the circuit. To work out the resistance I used the equation V = IR. V - volts, I - current and R - resistance. I plotted the graph V vs. I. It was a curved graph which showed me that R (resistance) increased as the filament in the bulb got hotter. I also found out the longer
Investigating the Resistance of a 12 Volt Bulb When the Current Changes Prediction: I predict that as the current increases the temperature of the lamp will also increase; therefore the resistance will also increase. I know this because I have read it in the AQA syllabus. Plan Safety: I need to ensure the safety of myself and others by making sure that the experiment is conducted accurately and safely. - Apparatus should be placed in a safe place and put away safely. - Electrical
Essay prompt: Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? It is strange to think that failures can sometimes bring about the fondest memories and enrich conversations with the most amusing tales; as if the disastrous set of circumstances that provoked frustration and annoyance to the highest degree is to be considered a good thing, and that the severe discomfort or pain that came about from a failed event will bring joy and contentment
Table 3.1, located below, shows the battery voltage at the beginning of the lab. Table 3.1: Battery Pack Functional Test Measured (V) Expected Initial Battery Voltage 9.540 9-10 VDC The initial battery voltage was recorded as 9.540 volts, a number greater than 9.00 volts, indicating that the battery was almost fully charged. Table 3.2, located below, shows the battery pack characterization. The table shows the voltage of the battery and the current through the battery as a function of time. Table
have been a bad thing, however, as we were conducting the experiment to find out solely the effect of the length of wire on resistance, and not the temperature of the wire. Below are the results of our preliminary experiment: 30cm 60cm volts current current 1 0.65 0.37 2 1.43 0.79 3 2.09 1.12 4 2.65 1.42 5 3.52 1.87 6 4.03 2.2 7 4.97 2.6 8 5.16 2.84 9 6.29 3.23 10 6.64 3.65 11 7.91
different types of voltage sources, and resistors with a range of resistance. All components were plugged into the breadboard for ease of testing purposes using the voltmeter. For experiment one, a continuous loop was made on the bread board using a 9 volt (v) bat... ... middle of paper ... ...al zero; known as Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law. With the three trials conducted we were able to provide evidence to prove that the sum will in fact equal zero. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law is a very important tool engineers