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- E.P.A. = Environmental Protection Agency
- Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf are awaiting the thumbs up from the E.P.A. before their production and sales
- The Volt runs from 25 to 50 miles on battery before the engine kicks in and the Leaf is an entirely electric car
- Nissan is does not know what it is expecting from the E.P.A. but something in the range of miles per kilowatt hour and Chevy is expecting multiple fuel-ecomoney figures based on distance driven between battery charges
- E.P.A. is expecting that it will not come up with an official way to grade these cars until 2012
- The Volt will have a 310 miles when it depletes the battery which will make it 33.3 miles to the gallon
- The Volt became a source of debate because testers say that the Volt will, at high speeds, drain the battery quickly and use the gas engine to propel itself, making this the normal hybrid.
- G.M. describes the Volt as the engine powers a generator not the wheel
- I believe that is it is interesting how new cars are are changing the way that E.P.A. has to look and grade them.
- These cars have started a revolution from coming from hybrid to full electric
- How will E.P.A. start to grade these cars and how will they tell which cars are good and which ones are bad?
- How long is it until we switch from gasoline cars to electric?
Bunkley, Nick, and Bill Vlasic. “Plug-In Cars Pose Riddle for E.P.A.” The New York Times: n. pag. The New York Times. Web. 15 Oct. 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/business/energy-environment/15auto.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss>.
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ReplyDeleteI like the picture because it shows the actual process required to "charge" a car. However, I think the summary and discussion sections should be in paragraph form rather than bullet form.
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I think in your summary, you should introduce the topic in the first sentence. "Production and sales" is unclear because the reader does not know what the companies are producing. Overall, I think the summary could be a bit more organized and less ambiguous. I think you could elaborate your discussion section too. You can talk about how it relates to your life, how it may help society, etc.
In terms of format I think the content has to be in paragraph form rather than bullet points. Other than that your format is good. For content, i think you could expand on the E.P.A definition on what it does, what does it protect etc. For the summary, you could have shown how electric cars could revolutionize the car industry and the overall daily life. You could have also mentioned the differences between full electric and hybrid cars. In the discussion, you could talk about your opinion on the features of hybrid vs. full electric cars. Your questions were very good as it showed you put a lot of thinking into this article.
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