EVER 101 Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Discussion Questions

EVER 101 Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Discussion Questions

Discussion: The Next Cars

The Next Cars

In August 2021, President Joe Biden announced an executive initiative on American leadership toward clean car and trucks.  As part of his statement he outlined a “Target of  50% Electric Vehicle Sales Share in 2030 to Unleash Full Economic  Benefits of Build Back Better Agenda and Advance Smart Fuel Efficiency  and Emission Standards” (The White House, Briefing Room, August 5,  2021, FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Steps to Drive American  Leadership Forward on Clean Cars and Trucks, accessed September 23,  2021, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/05/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-steps-to-drive-american-leadership-forward-on-clean-cars-and-trucks/).   Specified within this announcement were the advancement of battery  electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell electric vehicles.   Choose one of these three electric vehicle (EV) types and answer the  following questions.  Be sure to back up your explanations with some  research before discussing this topic online with your classmates. Be  sure to read relevant sections of  your text and other supplementary  readings.

Describe  the energy source(s) for the EV you chose and how the energy source(s)  basically is/are used to propel the vehicle.  Be specific in your  description of the energy source(s).  Note: obviously electricity is the  energy source, in whole or in part to the EV, so be specific in your  description as to the source(s) of energy that produces the electricity.  b)  What are advantages and disadvantages of using this energy source from a  standpoint of cost and convenience to the consumer?  (2.75 pts)

While all  these EV’s are touted as zero or low emissions vehicles, describe how  these EV’s may (or not) indirectly or alternatively produce carbon (and  other pollutant tainted) emissions or cause other environmental  problems/concerns. b) As a whole,  describe why you feel (or not) these EV’s will be beneficial for the  environment in the decades to come as opposed to the continued use of  vehicles that burn fossil fuels.  (2.75 pts)

Identify at least two sources of information that support your assertions.  Provide a proper citation in either MLA or APA style. (0.5 pt)

Discussion: Turkey Point: More Questions Than Answers?   

Turkey Point: More Questions Than Answers?

The Turkey Point nuclear power station was built in 1972 by Florida  Power & Light Corporation on the shore of Biscayne Bay about 25  miles south of Downtown Miami. It is the largest electrical power  generating station in Florida and the sixth largest in the United  States. FPL has applied to the State of Florida’s Public Service  Commission and to the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build two  additional reactors on this site.

After reading your  textbook’s section on how electricity is generated by nuclear fission  (Chap. 12), read the following articles for backgrounding prior to  participating in this Forum.

Eye  on Miami: Time to Replace the Failed Cooling Canal System at Turkey  Point Nuclear Plant with Conventional Cooling Towers Now 

FPL Wins Fight to Store Radioactive Waste Under Miami’s Drinking Water

FPL’s page: Turkey Point 6 & 7 – the proposed, new reactors for the site

FPL’s page: Turkey Point Facts

FPL Postpones Nuclear Plant Expansion For Now.

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant On Way To Expansion. But Will It Survive A Changing Industry

As someone who lives and votes in South Florida, you will create a list of six (6) questions in rank order of importance to you about FPL’s nuclear power operations

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