| Two Cents per Mile: Will President Obama Make it Happen WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN? |  | Author: Nevres Cefo
Publisher: NEVLIN LLC
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 282
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0615293913
EAN: 9780615293912
ASIN: 0615293913
Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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The Collapse of Common Sense: Preservation of Big Oil and the Big Three Automakers. In 2003 "FreedomCAR" (Freedom Cooperative Automotive Research) was created as a public-private partnership between the United States Department of Energy, BP America, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell Hydrogen, and The United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR - a partnership among Daimler/Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors). What are the oil and automotive corporations doing together? What happened to Toyota's RAV4-EV program that produced 100% electric sports utility vehicles (that's right, SUV's!) that are still running, today, at a cost of two cents per mile? Engineer Nevres Cefo shows how Americans are being systematically misinformed and trapped with only one choice for their future transportation needs: the internal combustion engine and liquid fuels. Can we change the course of where we are going and how we get there? Yes we can, and Cefo shows you how to do it.
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A Must Read June 23, 2009
Tired of Oil
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for anyone concerned about transportation, the environment and public policy. The book goes far deeper than the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car in explaining what the author calls "the open door conspiracy" going on between Big Oil, Big Automotive and the U.S. Department of Energy. From the eyes of an engineer but written in plain English, the book shows how instead of moving toward all electric vehicles, we are being held back by corporations who want to preserve the internal combustion engine and their precious liquid fuels. There are pictures showing working electric cars still on the road today. We are being duped into paying far too much for running our cars and it's happening right in front of us. The book includes links to sites with form letters that can be customized and sent to local, state and federal representatives. I recommend everyone to get this book and take action now so we can really pay 2 cents a mile and end the burden of importing energy. I already mailed my letters!
Two Cents per Mile is incredibly insightful June 29, 2009
DC Brela (NY, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Two Cents per Mile: Will President Obama Make it Happen WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN?
This is a phenomenal book that identifies where our effort to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil should be directed. A MUST read for everyone who is concerned about the environment and the future of transportation, including electric vehicles.
An eye-opener July 6, 2009
Ben King (Portland, OR)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is an excellent and well-documented book detailing the truth behind preservation of the status quo in the automotive industry. Preservation of a 100-year-old business model of selling expensive liquid fuels to consumers to feed inefficient gasoline internal combustion engines in their cars. The book unveils details behind the shelving of the most powerful and reliable automotive traction NiMH battery by an OIL COMPANY and the subsequent elimination of electric car production and development in the USA. A great learning experience, an eye-opener, and a direct call to President Obama to react to the collusion between the automotive and oil companies.
Chevron Really Does Not Like Electric Cars August 3, 2009
Father Bowers
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I remember in the late 90's hearing about Saturn's EV-1 100% electric car. You could only get one in a couple of states and you couldn't buy it. They were all leased. Then they had the leasors return the cars and GM crushed the cars in the desert. I thought that was the end of the story until I read Two Cents Per Mile. According to the book many of the Toyota RAV 4 100% electric SUVs are still on the road today. They were sold to a lucky few who haven't bought liquid fuel for their SUVs in over a decade! I am so jealous. Two Cents Per Mile traces the history of a collusion between oil companies and auto manufacturers that will truly get your blood boiling. For those of us who follow the electric car industry, we see the promotion of hybrids and the use of the lithium ion battery as the new solution. Chevron surrounded the NiMH (nickel hydride metal traction battery used in the Toyota RAV 4 EV) with so many patents that they can not be used to mass produce 100% electric cars. It is an outrage. The book is written by an electrical engineer and offers practical solutions to get us back on track for use of the NiMH technology, a technology far superior to the lithium ion battery.
Must read for anyone concerned about the future July 2, 2009
Jacob Brooks (maryland, usa)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I picked up this book knowing nothing about Electric Vehicles. Essentially, the book 'sold' me on electric cars, and I'm very surprised so little people have heard of them.
Electric cars are an engaging topic, which are important to know about for many reasons. Whether you are concerned about the future of our economy and consumer choice, or environmentalism and green living, or innovative engineering, electric cars are a technology you have to know about.
After reading "Two Cents Per Mile", I'm convinced it's the best written introduction to the subject. Cefo carefully blends history, technical information, and brilliant insight in an accessible and informative book on a groundbreaking topic. The book covers a lot of ground, and some sections especially stuck out to me. I actually became physically tense and infuriated when Cefo drew connections between politicians and executives in the oil and auto industry when retelling the history of the NiMH battery, and the watering down of California's Zero-emissions Mandate. Also, the bio on the back cover says that Cefo comes from a long background of engineering. I could definitely tell that Cefo was knowledgable and technically skilled about the topic during the sections where he compares electric cars, combustion engines, and the dangers of hydrogen- Cefo's writing is acute to technical details while also remaining accessible.
The only problem with the book is that it left me with a lingering urge to buy an electric car or motorcycle, which I definitely can't afford at the moment!
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