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2012: Doomsday,Transmutation, Transfiguration ?

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:22:00 +0000

2012 predictions: ...

A lot has been written and shown lately about the near future and 2012 as well as about the New World Order. Should we pay attention to all these?

Yes, of course, but very, very, very carefully. Why?

Please watch the short video below and then read my view below.

Now here are some of my personal arguments:

1. Human life on the Earth as all forms of life in the Universe are predetermined by the interplay of three types of forces: the laws of Nature (the Higher World), social circumstances and human behavior. The least understood and underestimated one is human behavior and consciousness - as a force behind both creation and destruction. The vast majority of people disregard or just do not understand this. They do not even suspect that their everyday emotions and thoughts produce individual and collective actions and influence their lives. This is why all predictions related to the year 2012 should take into account human behavior and the decisive role of consciousness.

2. Human behavior is deeply rooted in human nature as illustrated by the current global existential crisis. Its root cause is our Ego. Getting rid of the Ego is a slow and painful process, involving the complete change of our basic values and relationships on all levels in order to avoid Nature's severe punishment - a total annihilation of life on the Earth. However, getting rid of the Ego is inevitable while the price to be paid is unclear as attested by one of the greatest ancient teachings - the science of Kabbalah (offered FREELY in more than 20 languages).

Global consciousness is being raised right now. A large number of enlightened persons are working to raise it among people in many countries. There is some hope to avoid at least a man-made catastrophe, especially World War III.

3. Emotions, especially fear, are well known tools for mass control. A lot of people speak about doom, Apocalypse, final annihilation, Judgment day, etc. They pump fear into the hearts of people, using fear to control or exploit them. These people can be found everywhere, talking about death, the shifting of the axis of the Earth, about floods and earthquakes, and about the numerous diseases or worldwide pandemia which are supposedly going to engulf humanity. Most of these people are false prophets. Some of them are pessimists. Many of them have hidden interests behind their words. Some are just greedy and evil people. The freedom and anonymity of the Internet make all these people powerful and dangerous! However, nowadays more and more people are becoming aware of these tricks. Politicians, false prophets and egoists are having great difficulties in using this type of mass control.

4. There is also another, second kind of people - the so called naive optimists or sleeping fools. They accept life only in rosy colors. Everything is beautiful and just right for them. They are satisfied with life. No matter what happens, they feel safe, content, happy. They sleep all their life under the blanket of ignorance or indifference until the flood comes and dumps them into the ocean. Such people allow evil to spread roots and eventually become unstoppable. They indirectly encourage activities which lead to destruction. Such people are not only optimistic fools, but also cowards, who hide behind their selfish interests and let evil grow around them.

5. Finally, the third kind of people are those who see the danger, the corruption, the pollution, and all the evils. They take conscious action to prevent its expansion, without pessimism but with inflamed optimism. They know that all people are eternal energy beings living in synchrony with the Earth and the Universe.

They see the situation clearly. They see the growing power of evil as well as the difficulties and obstacles on the path. However, they never lose hope and determination to fight with evil. They know that progress comes when there are crises and obstacles, against which victory can be won only with hope and determination. They feel that all events going on upon Earth are watched by Higher Forces with higher resources of power which, in unexpected times, come to the rescue.

6. Let me also remind you that our strength is HERE and NOW, not in some distant future or the past. The more this truth is realized and collective actions for unity and global coherence undertaken, the more hope and final success may be achieved.

7. What can be said about scientifically verified facts and predictions that are not profit motivated or otherwise ill-intentioned? How about the so called "transfiguration scenario" (the re-alignment of suns and planets)showing that our solar system is moving into a more highly-energized region of the Galaxy)?

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How Hybrid Cars Work

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:19:00 +0000

Have you pulled your car up to the gas pump lately and been shocked by the high price of gasoline? As the pump clicked past $20, $30, $40 or even $50, maybe you thought about trading in your car for something that gets better mileage. Or maybe you're worried that your car is contributing to the greenhouse effect.

The auto industry has the technology to address these concerns. It's the hybrid car. There are a lot of hybrid models on the market these days, and most automobile manufacturers have announced plans to manufacture their own versions.

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Want to know how to cut your gas bill without a lot of money and start using water as fuel?

Watch the amazing video "Water as Fuel".

California to build electric car network

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:07:00 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO - As Congress considers bailing out a U.S. auto industry damaged by its dependence on fossil fuel-hogging SUVs, San Francisco Bay Area leaders on Thursday unveiled plans for a $1 billion regional network of charging stations for electric cars.

Silicon Valley startup Better Place will construct the network, deploying thousands of chargers for electric cars on the streets of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. The cities will be linked by battery swapping stations so drivers can travel longer distances. Better Place, founded by former SAP executive Shai Agassi, previously struck deals with governments in Israel, Denmark and Australia to build electric car networks. This is the well-funded startup’s first move in the U.S. market. Construction on the Bay Area network will begin in 2010 with commercial rollout in 2012.

“This is the start of a regional effort to become the capital of electric vehicles in the United States,” proclaimed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom at a press conferences at city hall attended by the mayors of San Jose and Oakland as well as representatives from state and federal environmental agencies.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger threw his support to the project and...

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The electric car economy

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:53:00 +0000

Electric cars are as good for the economy as the environment and could put $80 billion in consumers’ pockets by 2030, according to a new study from the University of California.

Not surprisingly, the oil industry would take a $175 billion hit under the scenario sketched by UC Berkeley’s Global Venture Lab, while a booming battery business would gain $130 billion as the internal combustion engine sputters out. “There will also be significant changes in the balance of payments among nations as petroleum imports decline,” the authors wrote. “We find the net imports of the U.S. will decline by $20 billion.”

The report makes several assumptions to arrive at its optimistic conclusions: The Cal researchers are counting on 39% of cars on the road to be electric by 2030 and powered by electricity generated from renewable sources like wind and solar.

Electric car owners would save an estimated $7,203 in operating costs, mainly because with no engines to maintain, battery-powered vehicles rarely see the inside of mechanic’s garage.

Left unexplored in the report was the impact of electric cars on the United States auto industry. If General Motors (GM), Ford (F) and Chrysler survive - and that’s a big if these days - they stand to benefit assuming they retool for the electric age and produce cars consumers want to buy before rivals like Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC) and Renault-Nissan beat them to the punch. But their dealer networks are sure to suffer once their lucrative repair and maintenance business evaporates.

Another winner in the electric car economy will be solar and wind companies and utilities, particularly those like PG&E (PCG) and Southern California Edison (EIX) that are making multi billion-dollar investments in renewable energy.

One of the biggest assumption the Cal report makes involves the rise of a U.S. battery industry. “We don’t have a battery industry today,” said Shai Agassi, CEO of electric car infrastructure startup Better Place, on Friday at a panel Green Wombat moderated for the University of California’s Global Technology Leaders Conference. “Either we make them here or they’re going to be made in China.”

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ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science breakthroughs -- updated daily Science News Share Blog Cite Print Email Bo

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:12:00 +0000

A plastic-metal hybrid as a granulate or a strand. In
the next step the conductive material can be plasticized
(softened) again and applied as a printed circuit board.
(Credit: Copyright Fraunhofer IFAM)

ScienceDaily (Dec. 10, 2008) — Plastic that conducts electricity and metal that weighs no more than a feather? It sounds like an upside-down world. Yet researchers have succeeded in making plastics conductive and cutting production costs at the same time.

You could hardly find greater contrasts in one and the same team. Plastic is light and inexpensive, but insulates electric current. Metal is resilient and conducts electricity, but it is also expensive and heavy. Up to now, it has not been possible to combine the properties of these two materials. The IFAM in Bremen has devised a solution that combines the best of both worlds without requiring new machinery to process the components.

The greatest challenge for the researchers was getting the plastic to conduct electricity, for plastic-metal hybrids are to be used in the very places where plastic components are equipped with printed circuit boards, for instance in cars or aircraft. Until now, this was only possible via the roundabout route of punching and bending metal sheets in an elaborate process in order to integrate them in a component.

The new solution is simpler: a composite material...

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Be Smart About L.A. Auto Show: Concept Cars

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:07:00 +0000

Honda Insight

The Honda Insight Concept is almost a concept in name only. It debuted at the 2008 Paris Auto Show, but previews the production version of the 2010 Insight, which will go on sale early in 2009. At the 2008 L.A. Auto Show, Honda said that the Insight will accomplish two goals. The first is providing a low-cost hybrid that will provide the fuel economy of the current Civic Hybrid, but at a base price less than $20,000. The second will be re-establishing Honda as a leader in hybrid technology, and increase sales of its hybrids by 400 percent over the next few years. Sure, it looks a little like a Prius, but if you're going to target that car, why not look like it, too?

Amid bankruptcy fears, mood is subdued at L.A. Auto Show

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:42:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Each November, auto-industry reps descend on the L.A. Auto Show with flashy displays, loud music and stylish new cars.

As the first big auto showcase of the North American model year, the event traditionally has been a chance for automakers to generate buzz for their shiny new vehicles and head-turning concept cars.

This week's show, which runs through Sunday, is attracting buzz all right -- but not for its roadsters. The offerings inside the Los Angeles Convention Center have been overshadowed by events last week on Capitol Hill, where executives from the struggling "Big Three" U.S. automakers pleaded with Congress for a lifeline.

Bankruptcy fears have compounded the difficult task that Chrysler, the Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. face pitching new cars in shaky economic times to a wary public. This challenge is on display here in Los Angeles, where penny-pinching automakers have toned down the glitz and stopped giving away key chains.

NASCAR, meet the electric Chevy Volt

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:00 +0000

FORT WORTH, Texas (CNN) -- Imagine a sun-swept Texas afternoon in 2015. After the roar of a ceremonial flyover, a Texas Motor Speedway crowd of 200,000 rises to its feet in anticipation of NASCAR's signature moment.

The celeb du jour grabs the microphone and bellows, "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

As the fans join in a full-throated cheer, 43 of the world's best drivers reach down and press a button. What follows is unprecedented: pin-dropping silence, save for 43 small clicks.

This scenario isn't as unfathomable as it may seem. In fact, in a sport whose fans often wear their American pride on their sleeves along with the image of their favorite driver, it may offer a strongly pro-American vision of the future.

NASCAR, meet the Chevrolet Volt, which General Motors believes will become the first mass-produced plug-in electric car on American roads by late 2010. The latest symbol of GM's new mantra, "From gas-friendly to gas-free," the Volt was unveiled to the media last week at Texas Motor Speedway, in the heart of NASCAR country.

Electric Utilities Buying Electric Cars

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:02:00 +0000

Electric Utilities Buying Electric Cars

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MSN Autos: Electric Vehicles: Fantasy or...

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:56:00 +0000

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Nikola Tesla The Forgotten Wizard

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:51:00 +0000

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Electric and Hybrid Cars

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:50:00 +0000

Electric and Hybrid Cars

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EMCORE Deploys First CPV System In China

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:22:00 +0000

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The new design (Generation III) is scheduled to be in volume production by the second half of calendar 2009. EMCORE has recently responded to several RFPs from public utility companies using Gen-III products as its baseline and expects to receive positive feedback on these proposals before the end of 2008.

EMCORE has announced its deployment of a concentrator photovolataics (CPV) system in China with the XinAo Group, one of China's largest energy companies. As part of an earlier agreement, the 50 kilowatt (kW) test and evaluation system is fully installed and operational, and is producing power in accordance with specifications.

EMCORE and XinAo continue to have discussions regarding the possible construction of a joint-owned plant in China, to manufacture CPV systems designed and certified by EMCORE for its innovative coal gasification project and the Chinese market.

Dr. John Iannelli, Corporate Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of EMCORE's Solar Power Division stated, "We are pleased to introduce the first CPV terrestrial power system in China in partnership with the XinAo Group and look forward to pursuing other solar power opportunities in China's emerging renewable energy market."

In early October, EMCORE was also granted access permits for its 850-kW commercial solar park installation in the Extremedora region of Spain. In addition to these two deployments, EMCORE expects several other pilot sites to be deployed by the end of the year.

New Fusion Solar Messenger Bag

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:17:00 +0000

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Keeping your batteries charged and ready to go is an obsession for many consumers of personal electronics. The original patented Eclipse Solar Gear product line is designed to trickle charge the batteries of many types and brands of electronics including cell phones, smart phones, hand-held GPS units, and MP3 players with a convenient solar charging solution. Basically anything you can plu ...

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PSP Solar Battery

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:09:00 +0000

The Self-Recharging Solar Battery USB Charger for PSP, priced at just $28.76, is a must-have peripheral if you own a PSP. It will boost the juice on your little portable gaming console and keep you in the game. As long as the sun is shining of course. Oh, incase you really want to know, this thing measures 6.46 x 2.76 x 0.79-inches and weighs 9.81 oz.

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Plug-in electric cars set to debut in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:55:00 +0000

(AOL Autos) -- Robert Lutz, vice-chairman of General Motors, caused a stir in the auto industry -- and in the automotive press -- when he announced in January of 2007 that the Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car would be ready for mass production and on the road, by the end of 2010.

Because he was making this pronouncement at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, -- in conjunction with the unveiling of the Volt concept car -- skeptics thought that Lutz's statement was a bit too optimistic.

Some thought it might be one of those that falls into the category of "speaking more from hope than experience," and that it was more a rallying cry for the troops than an attainable reality.

After all, at the time, reliable long-term and cost effective lithium-ion batteries required to power a plug-in electric cars seemed to be years away. But now, almost two years later, GM still seems confident that the 2010 launch date will be met.

And that belief is shared by many who work for some of the auto-biz research institutes/industry associations.

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A 500-Mile Commute Without Gasoline?

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:52:00 +0000

(CBS/AP) Millions of inventions pass quietly through the U.S. patent office each year. Patent No. 7,033,406 did, too, until energy insiders spotted six words in the filing that sounded like a death knell for the internal combustion engine.

An Austin-based startup called EEStor promised "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries," meaning a motorist could plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip between Dallas and Houston without gasoline.

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Could The Electric Car Save Us?

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:50:00 +0000

(CBS) Let's face it: Gasoline-powered cars are a gigantic problem. They pollute, they keep us dependent on foreign oil, and when gas prices go up, they cost a fortune to drive. But what's the alternative?

The problem is, oil is found only where on earth God put it, and He happened to put a lot of it in the Middle East.

Vijay Vaitheeswaran is a correspondent for The Economist and coauthor of "Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future." He’s heard the sales pitches for every solution under the sun - like ethanol derived from corn.

"I like the idea that farmers are growing energy that powers our cars," President George W. Bush said in a speech last March.

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Electric Vehicles Navigator - news, views, articles

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:45:00 +0000

A list of resources from around the Web about electric vehicles as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

* “Electro-Shock Therapy”
* The Atlantic, July/August 2008. Can General Motors save itself with the Chevrolet Volt?
* How Electric Cars Work
* Jay Leno on His 100-Year-Old Electric Car
* Popular Mechanics, May 2007.
* “Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars”
* Popular Mechanics, May 2007.
* History of Electric Vehicles

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Saving Detroit From Itself

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:43:00 +0000

SYNOPSIS: The price of a automotive financial bailout should include requiring the car manufacturers to drop their four-year-long legal assault against global warming laws.

Congress will decide this week whether or not to infuse Detroit automakers with $25 billion in additional loan guarantees. It appears such a bailout is likely to go through, so the question remains: What reasonable conditions should Washington impose on its investment?

If Washington is going to give yet another loan-guarantee bailout to Detroit automakers, then the price should include requiring the car manufacturers to drop their four-year-long legal assault against global warming laws in California and three other states (Vermont, Rhode Island and New Mexico), as well as a requirement to develop and deliver hybrids, clean diesels and other highly fuel-efficient vehicles.

As an investor gambling with billions in increasingly scarce taxpayer dollars, Congress is well within its rights to insist that every penny of the $25 billion in new loan guarantees that Detroit is seeking be targeted to building the cars of tomorrow, not the gas-guzzling dinosaurs of yesterday.

And if taxpayers are going to be put at risk by guaranteeing new loans, then any such new help should be conditioned on the U.S. car companies ending their campaign to frustrate state-level efforts to clean up car and light-truck emissions that cause global warming.

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Electric Cars to Propel the Next Economic Boom

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:38:00 +0000

SYNOPSIS: Economic booms are amplified by technology-shifts. The rise of the Internet revolutionized the world economy. Could electric cars do the same?

An economic boom requires an increase in demand, and the possibility to satisfy this increased demand with supply. A bit cynically, the ideal situation for high economic growth is a post-war environment. The starting level is low, people know what they demand and with their labour, raw materials, technology and knowledge, they also know how to satisfy this demand with supply. On the other hand, an economic boom is difficult to create in a country where people's demand has stagnated. Japan or Germany may be examples of countries where the wealth level is high, but therefore also the demand for further economic progress is weaker in relative terms. It is difficult to make profitable investments in these countries, as "everything" which is demanded is already available.

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How to bring electric cars into the market - videos

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:31:00 +0000

It seems somehow fitting that the home of the fictional "never-say-die" boxer "Rocky Balboa" should also be the setting of a panel discussion on a similarly down-and-out-but-undaunted "hero", the electric car, which time and circumstances have again trust into the ring against the long-reigning champ: the internal combustion engine automobile.

On November 14, 2008 four experts gathered on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in downtown Philadelphia and its famed Wharton School to discuss the issues confronting the mass market introduction of electric cars. The panel consisted of Vicki Northrup, the operations manager for Think North America; Charles Gassenheimer, the Chairman and CEO of Ener1; and Mike Granoff, the head of Oil Independence Policy for Better Place. Moderating the panel was J. William Moore, the publisher and editor in chief of EV World.

Electric cars: to be or not to be ?

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:04:00 +0000

Thinking about a new car? Having doubts or second thoughts? Well, this is a blog meant for you with basic facts, links and advice. Visit us on a regular basis to stay updated.
Below is an excerpt from an article on one of the most important things of an electric car - batteries.
In case you’re thinking of getting an electric car, the first thing you need to do before getting one is to learn a few basic things about these vehicles — especially with regards to how they run and where they get their power. And like all things electric, an electric car relies on an independent power source — the battery.

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Chrysler joins the electric vehicle race

noreply@blogger.com (electric-vehicle) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:57:00 +0000

Unlike GM's Chevrolet Volt, Chrysler is working on range-extended electric vehicles based on current models - the four-door Jeep Wrangler and the Chrysler Town & Country minivan.

In addition, Chrysler is proposing an all-electric Dodge sports car based on the underpinnings of a Lotus that would run 150 to 200 miles on a fully charged battery.

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