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"The Rise of the Electrics"- 'Perfect Storm'
 

This is a big number.
 It went up again today...

^^when will it hit .....   $13 trill... ?
I am predicting June 12, 2010
Dig out of debt and get an electric car.
 

May 12......and it just keeps on climbing..
...30 days to the big '13' - see article below:

Huge debt...."Oh well, hey, what is happening on that T.V. show Fat Club?"...
...Dig out of debt and get an electric car.
 

Nationally, one in four homeowners owes more on its mortgage than the current value of the house.
The Huffington Post - Robert Kuttner
In Nevada, the nation's most extreme case, the figure is 70 percent--nearly three homes in four homes under water, according to the Congressional Oversight Panel. The are entire swaths of Nevada, in places like North Las Vegas, where empty homes stretch as far as the eye can see, and even homeowners who are current on their payments are finding their home equity vanishing into the desert wind. story link

Dig out of debt and get an electric car.
 

Plan. Get an electric car.
Yes, the car is currently made in Japan (plans to be made here in the U.S. in Tennessee) but,  it uses American energy dollars (no gasoline) here at home!
Go Nissan LEAF!

www.nissanusa.com
 

 It's all part of the 'Perfect Storm'....
"Get the last drop!" "Drill baby drill!". Debt oil, National deficit unsustainable, National security, oil funding terrorism and wars...

Hey, here is a bit of some fun..."Oil leak worse than thought". (byplug comment: Really? What a surprise! It is now time, United States of America! Be a true patriot. Plan.  Get an electric car.)
link to this story

"Drill baby drill".   -   Face the facts.  -  It is time.
New oil is now too deep, too hard to get, ...Spill that oil!
link to story: (byplug comment: Get an electric car.)
 

image credit; Gerald Herbert/Associated Press

In this aerial photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico, weathered oil is seen near the coast of Louisiana after a leak that resulted from last week's explosion.

April 22
GM Unveils Chevrolet Volt MPV5
Electric    'Concept'    at Auto China 2010
Crossover with Extended Range Capability Builds on Volt’s Foundation
(byplug comment: Concepts are wishes...we believe it when you really make it..!)
 

image credit gminsidenews.com
 

 April 20
Nissan Leaf reservations with deposits begin - TODAY!
Nissan will start by taking names TODAY from people who already are signed up at: www.nissanusa.com

April 19

The Aptera SO-1 reveal.
by Brian henderson - byplug.com, April 14th, 2010
I went to the event. Have Video to post. Many pictures. I sat in the new car.
Beautiful in person. Plenty of head room and space. Now... Go Aptera.

Tick-Tock.  Coming... this Wednesday April 14th...
The Aptera SO-1 reveal.   byplug will be there.
 

Nissan Leaf reservations begin next week. Nissan will start by taking names April 20 from people who already are signed up at: www.nissanusa.com


 

RE: Electric cars, Politics and big business:
Tucked away in the news noise is this little beauty:

CAN YOU TEMPORARILY LOWER YOUR DEBT JUST BEFORE REPORTING TOO?  (byplug comment: No, because you will go to jail. Just another example of incredible corruption and what's happening out there. Oh, well, The American public is more interested in other things.... Hey, what is happening on the T.V. show, Fat Club? ........Get an electric car.)
 

Say it ain't so...

NOT GOOD...

NOT GOOD...

This is good...

Aptera says "Lost in Translation" - so  wait...there's more..."
reprint from Aptera Newsletter - March 2010 - Vol. 2 : Issue 3

Lost in Translation

One of the most challenging things about traveling abroad can be the very same thing that we often take for granted - communicating. Aptera's CEO, Paul Wilbur, experienced this challenge first hand during a recent interview with Automotive News China (reprinted in the China Car Times). The message got somewhat lost in translation, so we thought that we would clarify some key points.

The article says - "...Aptera Motors is now in China looking for production partners,..."

Clarification - Aptera is looking for partners to help in the production of Aptera vehicles for the Chinese market. Building Chinese market vehicles in China will help Aptera to be more competitive in that market.

The article says - "We would build vehicles here (China) and send them back to the U.S."

Clarification - Aptera plans to manufacture Chinese domestic vehicles in China. North American market vehicles will be manufactured in the U.S. at one of two domestic, U.S., facilities. We have no plans to build U.S. vehicles in China, and plans for the rest of the world markets have yet to be defined.

The article says - "I think it would be pretty easy to start production in China as most of our suppliers are here.

Clarification - It would be pretty easy to start production in China as most of our suppliers have supply operations and branch offices in China. Most of our core system suppliers are in fact U.S. based companies, but nearly all of them have a global presence.

The article says - "Aptera's battery charger is made by Delphi automotive together with Delta-Q Technologies"

Clarification - Aptera is in conversations with several battery charger suppliers such as Delphi and Delta-Q Technologies. There are several others that we are evaluating that were not listed.

The article says - "All crash tests have been passed and this vehicle can drive on freeways today"

Clarification - Aptera vehicles are freeway capable in the U.S. today, and are designed to meet crash test requirements. However, we still have a fair bit of testing left to do before we can say that "all crash tests have been passed."

We hope this helps to clear up any confusion, and next time we will buy the boss a Rossetta Stone.

Coming, stay tuned... Can you say Nissan LEAF? Nissan to announce a new electric vehicle home charging system at the end of March or beginning of April, 2010, made by  AeroVironment, Inc.  AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) is also working with Think.

Maybe later but, for now, Debt oil and slow electric cars? Freeway Speed plug-in electrics go both ways (slow and fast) and don't clog the issue, or the road. 

 

"The guys are building a car.  It is the most stressiting (stressfull+exciting) time that we have had in a while." RE: new Aptera body style - quote by - Marques McCammon - Aptera - Chief Marketing Officer - February 25, 2010 - 4:33pm PST Aptera 2e reservations available - link: www.aptera.com
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Slow electric cars? Freeway Speed plug-in electrics go both ways (slow and fast) and don't clog the issue, or the road. 

BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE?
RE: Let's raise taxes - instead of planning.
FUEL FOR THOUGHT  -   A SEVEN STEP PROGRAM.
RE: Miles in One gallon of fuel:

One vehicle is diesel, one vehicle is gas.
Both vehicles measured under the U.S. gallon.
You can't have the diesel (to help lower the oil deficit)  but, you can have.... more taxes.

STEP 1.    ...See the picture directly below:

STEP 2.   Now, you would think that because of rising Trade Deficits due partly to the U.S. importing oil and U.S. business sending our oil money to countries that don't seem to like us (see picture above), that we (the U.S. and American people) would want better technologies and ultimately - miles per gallon in our economy cars, right?

It seems that would help families save money at the pump and use less gasoline or diesel that would in turn lower imports of oil and deficits. We would and should use the best technologies available to deliver the best MPG to families and commuters in the United States. Right? WRONG!

STEP 3.  Apples to Apples - The 2011 U.S. version of the Ford Fiesta "is expected to deliver" best-in-class highway fuel economy of U.S. measured 40 mpg. ...and... Customers can place their order for a 2011 Ford Fiesta through their local Ford dealer beginning on Monday, February, 15. Gasoline only for U.S. (of course)
 

STEP 4.  Apples to Apples - The 2009   European version of the  Ford Fiesta delivers best-in-class highway fuel economy of U.S. measured 74 mpg.  ...and... Customers have been driving their 2009 Ford Fiesta in Europe from their local Ford dealers since it went on sale in November of 2008.

STEP 5.   74 mpg - 40 mpg = 34 more miles PER gallon of fuel.

STEP 6.  Do YOU SEE A PROBLEM? Perhaps an attitude about 'the' business.
According to the article, Ford America President Mark Fields says "But there are business reasons why we CAN'T sell it in the U.S." (byplug comment: in other words, We need to raise your taxes instead of planning for the future.)

STEP 7.  WOW. so here we are again...

The Europe version Ford Fiesta article was printed back on Tuesday, September 09, 2008

At the time of this article, the Fiesta ECOnetic might sell for $25,700 in the U.S.  A $1,300 tax deduction for consumers buying diesel cars would bring the price down to around $24,400.

Let's say this again. "74 mpg freeway". 34 more, paid for, still available to burn, additional, less emissions, less deficit (that is plus the 40) miles in a gallon of fuel.
34 extra miles - IN ONE GALLON !! 

The subcompact seats five (that is five people) and comes with a navigation system.
Ford's 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic went on sale in November 2008 .....ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLYONLY ONLY ONLY ONLYONLY ONLY ONLY ONLYONLY ONLY ONLY ONLYONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY ...... in Europe.

Here is my favorite: According to the article, Ford America President Mark Fields says "But there are business reasons why we CAN'T sell it in the U.S."

The Fiesta ECOonetic runs on a 1.6 liter, four cylinder, 89 hp, turbo diesel engine.

Image: Description: Ford Fiesta mk7 at Moscow International Autoshow, 26 august 2008. Date: 26 august 2008. Author: Basilex

Now, today in my email comes this happy news, yay!!!

OH BOY!!!! FORD FIESTA CONTINUES TO TURN HEADS; MORE THAN 6,000 RESERVATIONS BOOKED BEFORE ORDERING BEGINS MONDAY! YAY!!!!

• Fiesta momentum continues with 6,000 reservations and more than 100,000 handraisers, months ahead of its launch this summer
• All 50 states are represented in reservations with interest from both Ford and non-Ford customers; 51 percent of Fiesta reservations are from non-Ford customers
• Customers can place their order for a 2011 Ford Fiesta through their local Ford dealer beginning on Monday, Feb. 15
• The new 2011 Ford Fiesta is projected to deliver best-in-class highway fuel economy of 40 mpg and will offer 15 class-exclusive technologies
• The New 2011 Ford Fiesta

“Driving around in my Fiesta made me feel like a rock star. That little green car received envious stares from strangers, accolades from friends, and occasional rounds of applause from gearheads I ran into at gas stations. I can’t think of any other car I would rather own,” said Fiesta Movement agent Bliss Dennen.

(byplug comment: Let's just raise taxes MORE instead of planning on a way to lower the deficit and increase jobs. ......After seeing the difference in marketing the Fiesta here and in Europe and the MPG for the FIESTA U.S. and the diesel European model, I also feel a Fiesta Movement coming on.)

OIL, again...
February

An Introduction to the Oil Crunch:
..a wake-up call for the UK economy
..and the world - Get an electric car

 

20 Year Lithium-ion battery invented - Mr. Oil says, "Say it ain't so" with his money February 05, 2010

Get an electric car 

 

Department of Energy Announces Closing of $1.4 billion loan agreement to Bring Production of Nissan LEAF, Battery to North America
Loan used to modify Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant for production in 2012
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-
Today, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy has closed a $1.4 billion loan agreement with Nissan North America, Inc. The loan will support the modification of Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce the Nissan LEAF, a zero-emission, all-electric vehicle, and the lithium-ion battery packs to power them.  more  ..

Toyota's Official View:
"WE HAVE ABOUT TEN TO TWELVE YEARS LEFT!"
Peak Oil By 2017 - 2020:
(byplug comment: oil will continue to get very expensive)
 

(byplug comment:  Jim Lentz is president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.  WOW!  ...peak oil between 2017 - 2025. Jim's peak prediction window starts just 7 years from now! ...from an auto executive!  (some say we have already hit peak oil.)  plan ...get an electric car.)

RE: Planning: Do you agree or disagree?
Does anything said in the videos below make sense?
What do you think?  Here are two videos:

Oh Yes... and .....GET AN ELECTRIC CAR.

The rendering picture below reflects some changes from the original Aptera design but, remains absolutely beautiful.. ..now build it!
Aptera 2e reservations available - link: www.aptera.com

 

Back to electric cars in a second...
What do you think? This has to be said again:
Subject: Fwd: Time Has Come - 28th

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered...in all of its' forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law (hmmmm?). I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop. This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that  applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States".

 IEA sees world oil use in 2010 highest since 2007
Published: 17 Jan 2010
LONDON, Jan 15 - Global oil demand this year will reach the highest level since 2007, with rising consumption led by faster growth in emerging economies in Asia, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.  more  ...

New Report Published - Saudi Arabia Oil And Gas Report Q1 2010 - Published on January 13, 2010 by Press Office - LONDON, ENGLAND

...For 2009 as a whole, we have assumed an average OPEC basket price of US$59.00 per barrel (bbl), a 37.3% decline year-on-year (y-o-y). This represents an upgrade from the US$55.00/bbl forecast we were using in the previous quarter.

For 2010, we expect to see a significant oil price recovery to US$83.00/bbl for the OPEC basket price, gaining further ground to US$85.00 in 2011 and to US$90.00/bbl in 2012 and beyond. more ..

(byplug comment: Why couldn't the paragraph above really read like this: For 2010, we expect to see a significant United States national debt increase, when our exported debt oil increases to US$83.00/bbl for the OPEC basket price, and United States national debt continuing to increase even beyond that as our debt oil continues gaining further ground to US$85.00 in 2011 and to US$90.00/bbl in 2012 and beyond.)

Energy Resources:
China replaces Saudi Arabia in Caribbean oil storage deal
China has taken over from Saudi Arabia the lease of a giant crude oil storage facility in the Caribbean that gives Beijing unprecedented access to fuel and oil markets in the Americas, including the United States and Canada, officials said.   ...China has set eyes on other refining acquisitions, including some in the United States.  more  ..

Ok, so you read or hear about international trouble.
U.S. National Debt, DEBT OIL (FOREIGN OIL) dependence, weaker dollar and 'Trouble' in foreign lands. Venezuela, Yemen, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia just to name a few - on the net, in papers and on TV. It is interesting how that 'trouble' is in the same geographic locations or bordering locations as DEBT OIL imports and DEBT OIL interests.

1.)  National Security threat. That 'trouble' could be listed as "The United States is now 60% - 70% dependent on DEBT OIL and  presents a major U.S. economic problem if the DEBT OIL flow is disrupted in any small way". 

2.)  That 'trouble' may also be listed under a completely different headline such as the U.S. needs to go 'in' because .. 'Terrorism strikes' or 'Terrorism might strike' or 'Terrorism potentially could be striking or building' or 'Rebels causing problems to other governments' ...and of course the U.S. needs to help because of Democracy and the goodness of our hearts"..

3.)  hey, American voters and tax payers...  1+1 = 2         ...not 5.

JUST THE FACTS:
Ask yourself this question: if the U.S. was not in debt, NOT DEPENDENT on DEBT OIL or DEBT energy solutions and the U.S. had more manufacturing here in the United States creating more of our own jobs/products, would the U.S. be as INTERESTED in these foreign geographic locations? Would the U.S. be able to make better national decisions without such large compromises because of DEBT OIL and debt consumer products  with other governments?  What happens when the U.S. is not the 'sanctioning' body but, instead, the U.S. is the one being 'sanctioned'?

HERE IS A TOOL FOR YOU:  ...simply click on the LINK or world picture below for an Interactive DEBT OIL import tool that shows foreign imported energy over the years - it has an automatic mode and a slider that allows you to 'see' the growing U.S. dependence on DEBT OIL.

PLEASE NOTE: ..the thickness of the line indicates the dependence increase or decrease from location.... YOU CAN ALSO PICTURE THAT THESE SAME LINES THAT CONNECT THE COUNTRIES TO SHOW 'DEBT OIL' IMPORTS...ARE SHOWING UNITED STATES DOLLARS and JOBS LEAVING THE COUNTRY TO THOSE FOREIGN LOCATIONS.

**You might also remember interesting news stories of the past and events that correspond with the past 'locations' or 'bordering locations' that DEBT OIL used to flow from. Also, use the tool for today's political headlines and make some comparisons. Do you think Saudi Arabia gets preferential political treatment?  

..check it out:  LINK  - be a true patriot - lower U.S. debt - Electric cars 'burn' United States electricity' -  American dollars/jobs stay here - plan and purchase a freeway speed, commuter electric car. 


source: pickensplan.com  

Remember - VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET

January 07, 2010 regular unleaded gasoline - Escondido, CA
	Ford Mustang gets bigger engine!  "Hang on to your seats, the acceleration is going to be fantastic!" ...of the car? ...or the price of oil this summer? ...or the gas money leaving your wallet?   - buying foreign oil = U.S. national debt.
** BUYING GASOLINE AND FOREIGN OIL = INCREASED U.S. DEBT    U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK BELOW:  (wow, that is a bill and it will come due one way or another. Be a true patriot  and plan for your electric car. Electric cars use American dollars  for energy -  not foreign oil and gasoline. Every electric car will help.)     The Outstanding Public Debt as of 07 Jan 2010 at 12:25:05 AM GMT is ABOVE: The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $3.97 billion per day since September 28, 2007! Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House! source is: www.brillig.com

Morning coffee with Patrick (and his Tesla)
January 06, 2010 - B. Neal Henderson - hour ago

At the local Fourbucks coffee shop, while enjoying a morning coffee, Patrick Duffy and his faithful passenger (his dog), quietly hushed up alongside my car this morning in his Tesla Roadster. I could not help but admire his Tesla and we talked for a while.

Patrick's Tesla has a display feature that allows the driver to program the replaced vehicle mileage with the gasoline saved by driving a Tesla Roadster. Patrick replaced a vehicle that averaged 13 MPG with his Tesla.

 Here is an image of the current vehicle stats since replacement:

0-60 MPH in about 3.8 seconds! Yes, the Tesla is expensive and you could buy lots of gasoline for the difference in vehicle costs but, Patrick is an early EV adopter and he is now using American energy dollars to power his transportation. When these vehicles and this technology become more efficient and less expensive, this single example speaks for itself.

(Patrick, for your friend with the Prius and 70 MPH all electric driving and battery conversion, here is information about the Prius conversion company run by Kim Adelman called pluginconversions.com. link

Also, Patrick, additional Prius plug-in conversion information and videos located here about half way down the page. http://www.byplug.com/news_3.html)

Very nice to meet you, see you again for coffee.

Oil is up, again..
Wake up America..

Get an electric car

We need to create new jobs.
December 30, 2009 - NOW!, we need to see 2.75% to 3% - 30 year - no fee - fixed mortgages throughout the United States. We need US manufactured electric vehicles and new (inside this nation) technologies and manufacturing to DRAG us out of the news below...
Looky here..
December 30, 2009 - I don't know about the rest of you but according to zillow.com, my own home is currently dropping at a rate of $7000.00 dollars per month..   I just found out that my auto insurance just went up about 45-50% (no tickets, no changes) this year here in California (to help offset.... hmmm...OTHER drivers?) .. As I drove by my local gasoline station today, unleaded fuel was up 6 cents a gallon overnight from $2.83 to $2.89 and I noticed that it did not drop below $2.80 per gallon this Christmas..
The United States is going further and further into debt..  ...and stepping up debt sales.  We need some positives..

Get an electric car.

 

Chevy Volt - Jay Leno's garage.
Jay always does a nice job with an interview. Enjoy.

The movies...
..it's all about telling a story...   Avatar is here..
Lot's of metaphors to choose from, love the messages...this picture raises the bar.

How dependent are we, the United States, on foreign oil?
History says: Japan's War Fate Depends on Oil
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver - Mar 31, 1935
In other words, the operation of the Japanese navy! especially in war time, on foreign oil supply. If the United States, Great Britain, and Russia, ...

History says: US DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver - Aug 3, 1976
Project Independence has bogged down; the United States is more heavily dependent on foreign oil than at the time of the Arab embargo three years ago...

Today
The United States imported about 57% of the petroleum, which includes crude oil and refined petroleum products, that we consumed during 2008. Nearly half of these imports came from the Western Hemisphere. Our dependence on foreign petroleum is expected to decline in the next two decades. source: Energy Information Administration.

(byplug comment: With all due respect.....  we've been told "..our dependence on foreign petroleum is expected to decline"........for YEARS! There are figures 'out there' that suggest our imported oil is more like 70%. Oh look here's one...)

source: pickensplan.com

(byplug comment: Let's consider the sources for the above information - The Energy Information Administration and Pickensplan.com. Follow the money, what are they selling? Oil is buying political will. Either way, it is time to get an electric car.)

 

Exxon Chief: Weak Dollar Drives Oil Higher
 Tuesday, November 17, 2009
 By: Dan Weil
 Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson says the dollar’s weakness has added between $20 and $25 a barrel to oil prices. more ...

>>  Filed under:  Remember when? 
Aptera Electric Car Available in “Volume”
by October, 2009
Written by Karen Peas   Published on January 8th, 2009
Electric Cars (EVs), Fuel economy  more..    
(byplug comment: Aptera WAS going to deliver "Volume of the 2e in October of 2009. It is now November, 2009.) 

It's Official: Aptera 2e And Other Three-Wheelers Are Cars Now
By John Voelcker -  Editor-in-Chief - October 16th, 2009
Once President Barack Obama signs the measure, a vehicle with only three wheels can--for the purpose of allocating Department of Energy funds for its Advanced Technology Vehicle program--be considered an automobile....   more  ...
(byplug comment: FINALLY!  Since we already gave almost a half of a billion dollars to Fisker Automotive and a half of a billion dollars to Tesla Automotive, let's finish this measure (President Obama). Sign this measure quickly and then immediately allocate 100 or so million - hard earned American dollars through the DOE funds Vehicle program to a company with an affordable freeway speed - plug-in electric like Aptera. Let the mass production begin and let's get building thousands and hundreds of thousands of Aptera 2e's (CARS) here in America. Go Electric car movement, goodbye more foreign oil, and you GO! Aptera! This is BIG NEWS.) 
 

>> Filed under 'control the debt':
What is this "leasing" the electric vehicle or "leasing the battery itself" stuff that we are seeing in the media. Let's see, have we not heard about Leasing electric cars before - see: "Who Killed the Electric Car?".   "Yes I would like that truck over there but, what?, I have to lease the engine?" 
It is called .....'a manufacturer's Warranty'. 
Bottom line:  YOU control the debt. Pay off something else first and then finance the same or lower debt load. YOU own the vehicle at the end! We have already seen ' Who Killed the Electric Car? '!
Just say "NO" to electric car leasing or electric car battery? leasing! 

Green three-wheelers may get Energy Department funding
By Neil Roland, Automotive News   autoweek.com
..."Aptera plans to begin mass production of its 2e plug-in electric vehicle in the middle of next year."
(byplug comment: We love Aptera....but,.....wow...)

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