Gm to Offer Pluggable Hybrid Battery
General Motors earlier awarded contracts to two suppliers to design and test lithium-ion batteries to be used in the upcoming Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid SUV.
The first contract was awarded to Johnson Controls – Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC, a joint venture between Tier 1 automotive supplier Johnson Controls and Saft. The other agreement was awarded to Cobasys, based in Orion, Mich., a joint venture between Chevron Technology Ventures and Energy Conversion Devices. The former will team up with A123Systems, a privately held company based in Watertown, Mass., to develop its lithium-ion battery technology.
According to Denise Gray, GM’s newly appointed director of hybrid energy storage systems, the companies will be challenged to prove the durability, reliability and potential cost at mass volumes of their technology. “Thanks to critical relationships with the U.S. government, collaborative research with Ford and DaimlerChrysler under the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), significant progress has been made in battery research,” said Gray. “But a lot of testing and development is still needed. Together, with our suppliers, we intend to address the issues relating to thermal management, storage capacity, recharge times, driving range and cost reduction.”
The batteries, which are the fruits of the two agreements, will be evaluated in prototype Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrids late this year. Said batteries will be integrated to auto body parts Saturn Vue Green Hybrid to improve its efficiency. Though the batteries are both lithium-ion, their chemistries are expected to vary significantly. In addition, the suppliers are also expected to use different methodologies in the formulation and assembly of the battery packs.
GM is determined to retain its title as the largest automaker around the globe. To defend the title further, it will be actively look for more partners that will alleviate its standing. Taking lithium-ion technology to production is one of the significant endeavors that GM is concentrating on.
“These two agreements are by no means the only avenues we’re pursuing,” Gray said. “We are fully committed to forging the necessary partnerships to produce battery solutions that will meet our aggressive vehicle program targets.”
In the past, GM has announced its intention to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid which is expected to double the fuel efficiency of any sports utility vehicle made available in the auto market. At present, the automaker is developing a 2-mode hybrid system with DaimlerChrysler and BMW Group. Said system will be used in front-, rear- and four-wheel drive applications in a portfolio of car and truck models. It is set to make its debut late this year in the Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs.
GM, founded in 1908, employs about 326,999 people worldwide. With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. GM brands include Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall. According to GM, it will be holding on and fighting for its title as the largest automaker around the globe. Hence, enthusiasts and critics in auto industry are expecting a pretty tight competition between GM and its closest rival – Toyota.
Correy Putton
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Quiz? Due Date March 28, 2009?
1Conversion of raw material into finished goods is the example of_____________
A.Industry
B.Commerce
C.Foreign trade
D.Finance
2Fishing and poultry is an example of _______
A.Genetic industry
B.Extractive industry
C.Constructive industry
D.Manufacturing industry
3Roads and buildings are examples of _______
A.Genetic industry
B.Extractive industry
C.Constructive industry
D.Manufacturing industry
4The second stage in Evolution of business is__________
A.Industrial revolution
B.Marketing Era
C.Entrepreneurship
D.Globalization
5Inflation rate is included in__________
A.Economic factors
B.Legal factors
C.Demographic factors
D.Technological factors
6Which of the following is excluded from factors that can affect the business?
A.Demographic Factors
B.Economic and social factors
C.Natural factors
D.None of the given options
7Which of the following would generally have unlimited liability?
A.A limited partner in a partnership
B.A shareholder in a corporation
C.The owner of a sole proprietorship
D.A member in a limited liability company
8Which of the following statements is correct for a sole proprietorship?
A.The sole proprietor has limited liability.
B.The sole proprietor can easily dispose of their ownership position relative to a shareholder in a corporation.
C.The sole proprietorship can be created more quickly than a corporation.
D.The owner of a sole proprietorship faces double taxation unlike the partners in a partnership.
9The formation of ___________does not requires any legal formality like registration.
A.Company
B.Cooperative society
C.Partnership
D.Sole proprietorship
10The limited partners in a limited partnership:
A.Are not taxed as if the partnership was a general partnership.
B.Have limited liability
C.Must be involved in the day to day management of the firm
D.None of the given options
11The formation of __________does not requires any legal formality like registration.
A.Company
B.Cooperative society
C.Partnership
D.Sole proprietorship
12The limited partners in a limited partnership
A.Are not taxed as if the partnership was a general partnership.
B.Have limited liability
C.Must be involved in the day to day management of the firm
D.None of the given options
13Which legal form of business organization offers the greatest protection to all of the owners of the firm in the event that the firm has a legal judgment against it?
A.Sole proprietorship
B.Limited partnership
C.Corporation
D.All of the given options
14Which of the following is NOT a benefit of partnership?
A.Distribution of work
B.Unlimited Liability
C.Tax facility
D.Minority protection
15A major disadvantage of the corporate form of organization is the __________
A.Double taxation of dividends
B.Inability of the firm to raise large sums of additional capital
C.Limited liability of shareholders
D.Limited life of the corporate form
16The powers of the Board of Directors to borrow from the bank are mentioned in______
A.Article of Association
B.Memorandum of Association
C.Special Resolution
D.None of the given options
17The liability of each member in cooperative society is________
A.Limited to the share capital
B.Limited to total property of the society
C.Unlimited
D.None of the given options
18Which of the following is not the advantage of cooperative society?
A.Limited liability
B.Mutual cooperation
C.Economic democracy
D.Lack of secrecy
19Where a firm sells a brand owned by another firm this is called a__________
A.Consortium
B.Joint venture
C.Franchise
D.Licensing agreement
20Which of the following statements about franchising is true?
A.Franchising is a type of corporate system.
B.Franchising is used to achieve coordination at successive stages of production
C.Franchising is a type of administered vertical marketing system.
D.Franchising is the most visible variation of contractual systems
Q NOANSWERS
1A
2A
3C
4D
5A
6D
7C
8B
9D
10B
11D
12B
13C
14B
15D
16B
17B
18D
19A
20A
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Examples of plc LLP private limitd?
Can u plz giv me 1 example of each (must be well known)
1. Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP)
2. Public Limited Company
3. Private Limited Company
4. Partnership
5.Cooperative
6. Joint venture
7. Franchise
dont have to be that well known
LLP – Ernst and Young, Accountants
PLC – Toyota, Auto manufacturers
Private Limited Company – Enterprise Rent-A-Car, family owned
Partnership – Many law firms, accountants, dentists, construction firms.
Cooperative – Farming consortium
Joint Venture – Boeing or Airbus, when selling planes in other countries they often create joint ventures to build some of the parts in the purchasing country.
Franchise – Your local MacDonald’s or your local auto dealer are both likely franchises.
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Toronto Medical Products: Certified Assistance in Health Issues
Toronto health care services, such as AgTa, build their reliability along two fundamental coordinates: one of them concerns the compassionate and skilled presence of health care assistants, while the other deals with the providing of the appropriate Toronto Medical Supply. The two coordinates are essential, no matter the location where the patient chooses to be taken care of. Subsequently, whether dealing with a hospital location or with home care environment, a reliable Toronto health care agency will see that both the Toronto Medical Products and the employed Toronto caregivers meet the underlying requirements of highly professional and unfaltering therapeutic assistance.
As a first consequence, the available Toronto Medical Supply meets all the required standards of modern health care instruments. The Toronto Medical Supply covers both the tools particularly needed by the caregivers (such as various diagnostic kits, part of which can be also used by the patients themselves) and the instruments which become a must for some patients’ normal course of living (as is the case with the patients who need wheelchairs for ambulatory purposes).
The following necessity is that the Toronto Medical Products cover an ample range of the patients’ requirements. In other words, Therapy Products Toronto deal with efficient methods for preventing the development of bothering health issues, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, they handle already installed and various stages of discomfort. To what concerns the preventive facet, Toronto Medical Products see to the providing of the necessary information for the preventing of potential health disturbances, information made available through specialized books. You will find among such Toronto Medical Products the data you need for a healthy life style and indications that will help you preclude, for instance, potential back aches, neck discomforts, head aches and other issues that may develop along with aging. However, the preventive kit is not limited to the strict providing of information through books. Toronto Medical Products also make available the proper means to maintain your health within satisfactory limits. Subsequently, within this particular category of Toronto Medical Products you will find articles such as exercise mats, pillows to help you sleep more comfortably and thus avoid neck and back aches, blood pressure kits you can handle by yourself, and even tooth brushes and bath mitts.
On the other hand, to what concerns the supply of Toronto Medical Products for already installed health disturbances, they can deal with all stages of every condition. Subsequently, the Toronto Medical Supply, apart from offering the tools that a caregiver needs to monitor the patient throughout the day, like stethoscopes, thermometers, scales, and so on, also takes care of the patients with ambulatory needs. For the patient’s comfort when in bed, Toronto electric beds, easily adjustable to the patient’s needs and not difficult to clean are one step further to the assuaging of back and neck pains. Patients, especially those with ambulatory issues, will be choosy about the bed they sleep in; their attitude is highly understandable; why suffer supplementary pain when you can avoid it by acquiring the appropriate available Toronto Medical Products? Patients suffering from osteoarthritis or having been submitted to back/spinal operations will find a pain alleviating tool in the employment these particular items from among the available Toronto Medical Supply.
Moreover, aging patients, but also sportsmen or people who have undergone a back operation, will find Toronto back braces very useful. Toronto back braces, either rigid or elastic, basically regulate or restrict the mobility in the spine so as to reduce pain and to accelerate the spine healing process. You will find the braces you need for your back in the Toronto Medical Supply. Rigid Toronto back braces will be generally used when the patient is up, since they are heavier than the elastic ones. When the patient is in bed, they can be removed. To what concerns the elastic (corset) back supports, they can be used even by people who undergo heavy lifting activities, in order to better protect their spine.
For patients with ambulatory disorders, the Toronto Medical Supply offers both wheelchairs and mobility scooters. It is advisable that Toronto mobility scooters are used by patients who possess the ability to handle the vehicle; in other words, they should not be affected by a disorder which could prevent them from steering a Toronto mobility scooter. Toronto electric chairs, on the other hand, can be operated with less difficulty, but they are heavier due to the fact they also include a battery (a gel cell is preferable, since it is safer for the patient than an acid battery). The Toronto Medical Supply of mobility scooters and wheelchairs can cover the need for various accessories, such as cup or cane holders, headrests, armrests, storage boxes, and so on.
Amelie Mag
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i need sentences for the words:?
1.Corporate bylaws
2.Board of directors
3.Limited liability partnership
4.Joint venture
5.S-corporation
6.Limited liability company
7.Nonprofit corporation
8.Cooperative
9.Franchiser
10.Franchisee
Go to:
http://www.wikipedia.org/
or
http://www.dictionary.com
