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January 2012 |
Carl Clark, Jon Hallquist and Ford's display of their six EV offerings
The 2012 International CES was the largest in the event's 44 year history, with a record number of more than 3,100 exhibitors covering 1.861 million net square feet of exhibit space. They had more than 153,000 participators, including more than 34,000 international attendees. Over 20,000 new products were launched at the 2012 CES. Top executives gave keynote sessions, including those from Qualcomm, Mercedes, Wal-Mart, Intel, Ford, Verizon, Chevy, eBay, GE, Google and Facebook. Executive delegations from thousands of global companies, from Apple to Zeo, attended the 2012 CES to meet with current and future customers.
Panasonic displayed Tokai University's solar car from Japan.
Tokai University near Tokio Japan sponcered by Panasonic technology built a solar car that won the world solar car race through Australia in 2011 they traveled farther than 3,000 km (1,800 miles) through the remote outback, avoiding a bushfire while dodging kangaroos and other wildlife.
This is KIA's offering it's not sold in America only Korea at this time but I really liked their show girl.
I had a great time even though I could only spend an hour there hooked up with some new battery companies and am still sorting through all the information. Lloyd, showed some great CES pictures at our January meeting and gave us a lot of info but has yet sent me an email with the pics, when he does we will finish this article.
International Electric Vehicle Racing Le Mans Series Championships GOING GREEN:
| The International Motor Sports Association
(IMSA) and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón
(ALMS) will combine their respective areas of expertise in 2012 at
the start of a new global initiative to develop the next generation
of sustainable motorsport. The world’s first and most powerful all-electric GT racing car has already been designed, built and tested in extreme conditions by Quimera. Powertrain up to 600kw with carbon fiber chassis. The category will allow for inventive bodywork design that complies with all sanctioned safety regulations. Scott Atherton, President & CEO Panoz Motor Sports Group – IMSA/ALMS: “We have often quoted the fact that the most important race in the world is the race among automobile manufacturers to develop new sustainable transportation solutions. We have been actively seeking a practical and viable opportunity to develop EV motorsport and we believe Quimera’s technologies enables us to continue our leadership in green racing and truly takes us to the next level.This is the opportunity to link these events to our American Le Mans Series weekends provides an ideal fit for all involved. Azhar Hussain, TTXGP: “Electric motorsport represents an opportunity to drive innovation beyond the technology. We have to look at the delivery and fabric of how we provide for the sport. Nobody is immune to the tremendous socioeconomic and geo-political forces at work around us today. Nothing stays the same, and nor can we. This partnership is part of our shared vision for the next generation of motorsport. We invite you all to be part of it.” |
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Nissan LEAF: The Value of Zero
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NEWS -by - ELWOOD aka Solar King |
Jan 15, 2012 |
Well our Saturday meeting was a out in orbit success, Bill Ross a rep, from Nissan
showed up with a 2012 Nissan Leaf all electric.
lots of us were honered to take a test drive. As I test drove it, I was thinking "Elwood just take it home" hhuummm! I was very impressed with the feel of a new car FREE OF GASOLINE! Anyone
interested in the Nissan Leaf can contact Bill Ross @ (702) 319-1061
Other news--The Brandy Family with their DeLorean Conversion also showed up and gave an excellent presentation on the Delorean Motor Company's EV prototype. DMC is working with electric-car startup Epic EV to put an all-electric DMC-12 into production by 2013. Check out this video on (abc)NEWS:
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/back-future-electric-delorean-14870891
I must say that our club is moving forward in a very positive manner An--
ANOMALY HHUUMM?
Well I must Return to Area 51 before dark By for now! Elwoods RearView Mirror.
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NEWS -by - ELWOOD aka Solar King |
Jan 2, 2012 |
I would like to start the new year by letting you know we are constantly updating to stay on the leading edge of electric vehicle technology and some really fantastically awesome stuff is going to happen this year, so make sure you bookmark our website and check back often. We would like you to tell everybody you know about the benifits of going electric and the coming electric vehicle revolution.
You will always find the upcoming events on our home page. Everyone is invited to Attend our monthly meetings second Saturday of each month and fun meet-ups that we have going on almost every week.
We are just people interested in Electric Vehicles.
We want anyone at any level of knowledge to just show up to socialize, share and learn about the cleanest form of motorized transportation. For more information call the phone numbers listed on our contact page.
GOD BLESS YOU and YOUR PLANET!!!
Well my Earthlings this is Elwood Saying God Bless! Hope to see you soon!
In this video Jason Cullinane owner of a Chevy Volt for nearly a year talks
about his experience.
The Chevy Volt is Motor Trends 2011 car of
the year. The base suggested retail price for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt in
the U.S. was US$40,280 before the US$7,500 U.S. federal tax credit and additional
incentives are available in some locations. The 2012 Volt base price is
US$1,005 less than the 2011 model, as features have been removed from the
base configuration.