LoganJenkinsonEPQ

Economic considerations of EVs sept 2023 economic factors to consider: Is the perception ev's save money true? Theres many types of ev : electric vehicle(EV) Battery electric vehicle (BEV) hybrid(HEV) Range-extended electric vehicle (RE-EV) plug in hybrid (PHEV) Mild hybrid electric vehicle (MHEV) Some people buy electric cars because they’re fascinated by the tech, while others base their decision on an ethical desire to ‘go green’. Cost should be considered when buying an EV The purchase price of an EV is higher than that of an ice car. However, electric vehicles are cheaper to operate and maintain. The cheapest new electric car currently available in the UK costs around £21,000 after deducting government-funded purchase grants Buying used is a much cheaper option, but you do have to factor in a slight reduction in battery life, and buying a new battery is almost as expensive to write off. In general, EV batteries have a long lifespan and are less likely to deteriorate. How...

EPQ 2023/24  Tasks and deadlines of aims and objectives 15/9/2024. MY aims and objectives are: planning effectively and time management, as i have never managed a project before i need to learn and implicate this as it is crucial in order to structure a plan to follow in order to meet the final deadline, therefore i will be using monday.com so i can create a task checklist and follow a structure. Ensuring i have enough detailed research to cover EV's this is because i have never written a 5000 word dissertation before and i want to ensure i will have enough detailed information to create arguments for and against the mass adoption and synthesise all the research to come to a conclusion. Introducing Harvard referencing into my work, as i am writing a dissertation the reader needs to be able to identify from each paragraph which sources of information i have used in order to check i have not made up any information. In addition to this i want to learn it as it will be a crucially imp...

Initial Idea Map 14/9/2023 Title question:                                                           Are EV's the future of transport?                                                              From my initial ideas mind map i have decided to research using secondary sources first of all the cost of these vehicles including initial purchase price and running costs. This is in order to be able to analyse whether due to the costs these cars are only available to people on higher incomes, additionally it allows me to see whether paying high price for these vehicles is worth it with the mission of saving  the earth from emissions. I then want to research the difference in emissions between...