Discussion Board (DB) #2: Explaining the success of innovations using research.
This Discussion Board (DB #2) is designed to help you understand that commercially successful innovation is based on research and numbers that prove demand. Provide an answer for the following three (3) questions in paragraph form using each question as the heading for each of your paragraphs. For this class, one paragraph consists of a minimum of ten (10) sentences.
(1) Explain why automakers world-wide are pushing Electric Vehicles (EVs) as the solution to personal transportation needs of the future. You MUST base your answer on a minimum of three sources that you cite in a reference section immediately following this answer (i.e., number 1).
(2) Explain why consumers world-wide will (or will not) adopt Electric Vehicles (EVs) as the solution to their future personal transportation needs. Clearly discuss the timeline your research indicates EVs will need to completely replace or eliminate automobiles powered by internal combustion gasoline engines. I strongly suggest reading about the Diffusion of Innovation curve. You MUST base your answer on a minimum of three sources that you cite in a reference section immediately following this answer (i.e., number 2).
(3) Taking a systems approach, analyze the actual reduction in pollution if all personal vehicles on Earth were battery powered. In the production cycle (or value chain engaged in the production of automobiles), clearly explain where pollution will be reduced or eliminated, and clearly list and explain where pollution will be increased (e.g., in the production of batteries requiring significantly more mining of minerals, or the disposal of millions of more tires due to the much heavier weight of EVs compared to current automobiles, etc.). You MUST base your answer on a minimum of three sources that you cite in a reference section immediately following this answer (i.e., number 3).
In total, you need a minimum of ten (10) outside sources to support this answer, and only five (5) of these sources can be from the Internet. Use your Troy Library database search engine to find the other sources. The textbook does NOT count as a reference for any DB post.