Essays about: "rest and driving time"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words rest and driving time.
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1. When Flying is Inevitable : How international companies and business travelers can contribute to the transformation towards a future of sustainable aviation
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : This thesis emerged from a question that had been repeating itself in my head for a long period of time: If myself and the rest of the world face the fact that we are likely to keep flying for years to come for reasons somehow considered valid, how can we at the same time still contribute efficiently to achieving a more sustainable future of aviation? Based on this dilemma and focusing on the factor of impact, an actor with the power of creating a larger impact than a single individual was firstly identified. This actor also provides the perspective used in this thesis. READ MORE
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2. Reducing cost and CO2 emissions in the gasoline to electric vehicle fleet transition
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ElektricitetsläraAbstract : If you buy a new electric car today it will take on average about ten years for you to start saving money compared to just continue driving your old gasoline car. It will also take about 4 years until you start saving carbon dioxide emissions, both of this is because of new production costs and emissions. READ MORE
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3. The impact of production system on animal welfare of cattle prior to slaughter : from loading on-farm to stunning at the slaughterhouse
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The slaughter process, from loading the animals on the transport on-farm until stunning at the slaughterhouse, makes our production animals exposed to stressful situations and unknown environments. Animal welfare prior to slaughter has been questioned for several years and science behind how animal welfare is affected is lacking. READ MORE
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4. Accuracy verification of GT-Power model and reduction of computational time
University essay from KTH/Marcus Wallenberg Laboratoriet MWLAbstract : The noise produced by any new vehicles is tightly regulated by the European Union which have developed a standardised method for measuring the emitted noise of new vehicles. The method involves a vehicle driving past carefully positioned microphones at a specific range of engine speeds. READ MORE
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5. Vila i träd : sambandet mellan gravträd och människors miljöengagemang och attityd till växtlighet
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Idag står vi inför det brådskande hotet om en omfattande massutrotning av både växter och djur. Så många som hälften av världens växtarter kvalificeras som hotade till utrotning inom de närmsta decennierna. READ MORE