Fred Mars's Blog (9)

Found this doing some research on what could possibly bailout American auto makers. The Oregonian (June 13, 2008) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/06/clackamas_engineers_invention.html Clackamas Engineers' Invention Improves Fuel Economy by Scott Learn, The Oregonian scottlearn@news.oregonian.com ...

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This is an example of why I think we need to create a new power grid and not just upgrade the old one. We need to remove the possibility of these events repeating. Take the power cables underground like many big cities have already done, and protect them from such weather events that down pole and power lines. By BRUCE SCHREINER (AP)

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Never-Ending Potency: Battery Replacement Could Charge Electric-Car Industry By Mike Spinelli, 12:25 PM on Fri Sep 22 2006, 4,538 views Something covert's going on in Austin, TX that could have EV-car nuts dribbling Spirulina smoothies all over their hemp dickies in anticipation. In a shadowy corner of the city, a company called EEstor — founded by ex-managers at Xerox PARC and IBM — has reportedly d… Continue

JEFFERSON’S OPINION ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE BANK February 15, 1791 (The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by H. E. Bergh, Vol. III, p. 145 ff.) The bill for establishing a national bank, in 1791, undertakes, among other things,-- 1. To form the subscribers into a corporation. 2. To enable them, in their corporate capacities, to receive grants of lands; and, so far, is against the laws of mortmain. 3. To make alien subscribers capable of holding lands; and so far is against the law… Continue

Here is an Australian inventor that has a generator that he claims will generate more power than what is put into it, and will sell for onlt abou $5,000.00 AU. Continue

This is a game changer folks. An electrical energy storage device that is smaller and lighter than an equivalent lithium ion battery system, with no risks of explosion. Can out 52kWh of energy (the Tesla Roadster Li-Ion is a 53kWh unit) and that can get an electric drive auto about 250 miles between charges. Of course that is not considering such things and on vehicle solar or wind energy devices that could increase t… Continue

I was really impressed with the idea of as solar roadway, that not only creates energy from the sun, but melts ice and snow away from its surface, and carry telecommunications as well as power, can have LED arrays embedded for lane striping and night time lighting, WOW! What an idea! Please visit this website at SolarRoadways.com Merry Christmas everyone!
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Well, it seems that Bush has done it again. He is letting $17.6 Billion go to "bail out" big auto. With all their arrogance and wastefulness, by spring or early summer at the latest, they will be through all that money and will be begging for more. Can GM get the Volt done in time and sell it at a price that consumers will pay? If they can, it will make them turn around. If not, we are throwing money at them for naught. Continue

How do we solve the problem of high fuel costs and save the auto industry? Does the auto industry really need saving? I feel the answer is easier than what it seems to be. Electric is the answer, and it is the ONLY answer that will make sense in the long term. Look at how the nations freight is moved about. Diesel trucks transport goods, but that is small time when you compare it to freight trains. Those diesel locomotives move the bulk of freight from coast to coast, from the middle states to… Continue