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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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!
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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.
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Nevres Sefo connects all the dots in documenting the history behind one of the best-built cars of all time, the all-electric Toyota RAV4 EV. Proving once again that truth is stranger than fiction, this book shines a light on a car that goes over 100 miles on a charge and does it faster, better, and cheaper than it's internal-combustion-powered counterpart.
Nearly 1,400 of these marvels were put on the roads in California between 1998 and 2003. Hundreds were saved from the crusher due to the grassroots efforts of Plug In America (formerly [...]). These cars continue to serve their owners daily with quiet, inexpensive, and reliable electric drive. Many have over 100k miles on their odometers, still powered by the original NiMH battery packs described in Sefo's book.
To anyone who thinks that electric cars have too many limitations, and that the batteries aren't ready, you need to read this book and get your facts straight! Bravo for a book that's timely, well-researched, and easy to read.
Dan Davids
RAV4 EV owner/driver
Nearly 1,400 of these marvels were put on the roads in California between 1998 and 2003. Hundreds were saved from the crusher due to the grassroots efforts of Plug In America (formerly [...]). These cars continue to serve their owners daily with quiet, inexpensive, and reliable electric drive. Many have over 100k miles on their odometers, still powered by the original NiMH battery packs described in Sefo's book.
To anyone who thinks that electric cars have too many limitations, and that the batteries aren't ready, you need to read this book and get your facts straight! Bravo for a book that's timely, well-researched, and easy to read.
Dan Davids
RAV4 EV owner/driver
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Very disappointing-waste of your time
Had some high expectation on this book from the reviews here, but the book was very disappointing. The claims in this book sound plausible, however it stops there. Read more
Published 1 month ago by silverrain
A Grand But Very Silly Conspiracy Theory
When I was in 5th grade my teacher told us that they had a light bulb and tire that would last forever, and we all believed it! Read more
Published on December 18, 2009 by Cato
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The auto industry and the gov't are likely colluding to keep technology out of our hands that would save us money, clean up the... Read more
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Published on September 17, 2009 by Joe Average
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Published on August 19, 2009 by Linda L. Nicholes
Make it happen
No conspiracy theory here, just a conspiracy. Cefo has written this book with all of the facts put into layman's terms. Read more
Published on August 7, 2009 by Jim Blazek
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After reading this book I have a whole new perspective on alternative energy, alternative fuel vehicles and politics in the U.S. Read more
Published on August 6, 2009 by Patrick Smith
The Electric Car Is NOT Dead! President Obama, Take The Patent from...
I've actually seen these electric SUV's on the road in California, and I've heard that there's a post office in upper state New York that uses them too. Read more
Published on July 14, 2009 by Allyson M. Saad
An eye-opener
This is an excellent and well-documented book detailing the truth behind preservation of the status quo in the automotive industry. Read more
Published on July 5, 2009 by Ben King
An excellent, must read!
OMG. Who knew? I always suspected there was something going on behind closed doors and Two Cents substantiates my suspicions,a nd then some. Read more
Published on July 3, 2009 by J. Husney
Must read for anyone concerned about the future
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. Read more
Published on July 2, 2009 by Jacob Brooks
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