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Two Cents per Mile: Will President Obama Make it Happen WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN?

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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!

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.

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

Get it, read it, tell everybody you know.

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 environment, and get us off of foreign oil. All without wars in the Middle East.

They don't want to supply us with this tech and are actively working against someone else bringing us this tech because EVs would ruin a good cash cow for the oil and auto manufacturers.

Long term I guess what will happen is some import company will beat Detroit to it and once again the home team will be behind the curve.

EVs work NOW. The modern tech has existed for 15 years, the basic tech for over 100 years. The battery that the automakers keep saying they are waiting for exists with the large capacity NiMH batteries that Chevron and GM colluded to hide and lock away with patent encumbrance.

If there was ever a time to understand how the ruling class of this country and big business - especially big oil - controls our gov't and by extension the world - the time is now. The evidence is everywhere and right in front of us.

The Internet can show you and connect you to the people in the know. Just like advertising buries the smaller companies/brands who can't advertise as frequently as the big guys - the people in the know will not likely get any airtime or article space in the mainstream media which I feel certain is used to shape conversation and pace our society's knowledge about the world. It's a tool of large companies to distract us and tell us only what suits them to some end that makes a certain group of people rich. The most valuable information is not given away. What we get for free is old information or incomplete. Sounds a little Orwellian doesn't it?

Information is freely available to all of us but the mainstream press doesn't ask hard questions and tell the whole story. Some folks might even argue that it is impossible to squeeze that much information into a 30 minute segment, 30 second headlines or a single column article. Perhaps but if the mainstream media DID make time or space for it we'd be better off. Instead we get just tidbits of information in the easiest to find sources. A person must research to get any further into far too many topics. Funny how the NiMH batteries exist, are in use in hybrids and have worked for tens of thousands of miles but nobody in the mainstream press asks why somebody doesn't build more RAV4-EV type vehicles.

Too often the mainstream press is simply an advertising tool in disguise.

It is a poor, poor tool (the mainstream press) to use for a tool to help run a democracy.

Read this book and you'll be surprised at how much we aren't being told - even by the automotive press whose job it is to tell us about all things automotive.

IF I'm wrong about Chevron, GM or the gov't then I sure would like to hear the key players stand up and address the points made in this book specifically. My guess that they won't or if they did it would be one of those meandering answers that uses alot of words but doesn't say a thing. At the same time I don't think too many politicians would take time out of their busy bashing each schedules too really do or say anything constructive. Note that I'm not taking sides. Both sides are guilty of this. Just depends on who is in office.

Two Cents Per Mile by Nevres Cefo

Will President Obama Make it Happen with the Stroke of a Pen?

According to Two Cents Per Mile author Nevres Cefo, Americans have been led to believe that they can't make a significant difference in much of anything once corporate and governmental interests are involved. Big oil and big automakers have historically counted on the false belief that we as American citizens cannot impact our transportation future. Cefo sets out to inspire resistance to that notion of helplessness. He intends to make electric vehicle (EV) advocates of us all and largely succeeds.

Over 250 million vehicles-- mostly powered by the almighty, polluting, costly internal combustion engine-- ply American highways today. Two Cents Per Mile is an informative, spell-binding read that helps the reader understand that there is, in fact, a better way to power our personal transportation needs. Using Toyota's all-electric RAV4 EV as the book's prime example, Cefo declares: "This car not only exists, but also has been on the road for ten years and is exceeding performance expectations."

Cefo firmly believes that our transportation future resides on the electric highway; not the hydrogen highway and carefully backs that belief up with well-researched facts and figures. As oil becomes more scarce and the price of a gallon of gas continues to rise, an electrified future does seem plausible. But that future will only happen if, as President Obama states: ". . . the American people demand it --because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership." Hopefully, Two Cents Per Mile will inspire Americans to rise up, dump the pump and plug into a much better automotive future.

Linda Nicholes

Co-founder Plug In America

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.

After reading this book I have a whole new perspective on alternative energy, alternative fuel vehicles and politics in the U.S. Author Cefo calls upon President Obama to use the technology we already invented for 100% electric cars and other electric vehicles. We have heard (and indeed tax payers are funding) the development of new hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars which still use the internal combustion engine and liquid fuel. Two Cents Per Mile argues that these cars are an unnecessary step in the evolution of alternate fuel vehicles. This book is fast moving and easy to read and will change the way you view the energy crisis that began decades ago and continues today.

OMG. Who knew? I always suspected there was something going on behind closed doors and Two Cents substantiates my suspicions,a nd then some. I did not know much about electric cars. They sound awesome: clean, reliable and affordable plus a real step in the right direction for our country to be a leader in renewable energy. I am convinced electric vehicles are the answer to many of our country and world problems. Amazing how big oil has created so many problems, especially global warming. Hybrids sounded good but I firmly believe our environment and economy are best served by freeing us from big oil and fuels like gas. The call to President Obama to finally get big oil out of our transportation system is a great idea. This book is an awesome, authentically researched, you will love it!

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!

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.