Case Study On Electrically Powered Vehicles

Strength

Conserves oil resources
No carbon dioxide emission/environment-friendly
Helps limit or lower the inflation of commodities
Help reduce the occurrences of calamities due to lack of carbon dioxide emission which lessens impact to global warming
Weaknesses
High cost of vehicles per unit
Lack or very low number of charging infrastructure
Drives changes in consumer lifestyle that are not too acceptable yet
Opportunity
Still a low number of users hence more opportunities for sales growth
There should be a way where in oil-based cars can be redesigned to be an electrically powered vehicles for a lower cost per unit and to reduce over stocking

Government support and promotion of electrically powered vehicles

Volatility and increasing prices of oil
Eco-friendly worldwide campaigns
Threats
Development of biodiesel-ready vehicles that are cheaper in price
Consumers’ potential reluctance to change lifestyle
Manufacturers’ aggressive marketing on oil-based vehicle models
Potential higher cost of electricity in the future
Online/Digital Publishing
Strength

Cheaper production and distribution process

Easily accessible, books can be purchased anytime, anywhere
Trendy and in fad due to the inclusion of Kindle e-book reading programs in the mobile/smart phones and computers
Lower unit price of books sold
Environment-friendly due to the lesser usage of papers
Growing market due to higher mobile phones and internet penetration
Easier development of e-book reading among the children while it can also help develop reading habits to the consumers
Weakness
Online orders of books can sometimes take days before reaching customer
Reduces sentimental value for a customer of e-book as it is technology based
Limited window/storage capacity of online stores
Potential delayed or non-payment due to the usage of credit cards
Opportunities
Continuous growth of mobile phone and internet penetration
Higher and increasing number of online advertisers
High consumer acceptance on e-books
Lower unit price of books which attracts more readers and purchases
Threats

Stiff Competition

Presence of print books enthusiast which can limit the growth of digital publishing
Unorganized storage system of e-books among the smaller entrepreneurs
Easier publishing, hence, have the risk of the emergence of low quality books
Other potential digital innovations that can outperform the growth of digital publishing or reduce consumers’ interest on e-book applications