The future belongs to all-electric cars

The collapsing US economy has much greater impact on the global economy and international political landscape.

Blow for US car industry

The economy is shedding massive job losses, continued home foreclosures, a big drop in retail sales, a severe credit squeeze linger and extreme market volatility.

This was not the first time the US economy has been rattled but the seriousness this time is even greater; to combat the serious crisis is to engineer an unprecedented rescue.

In addressing the crisis, the appropriate steps to promote stability in the markets in a way that respects the ingenuity of the American people that bolsters the entrepreneurial spirit is by far needed.

Electric car

The auto industry is the backbone of American manufacturing and thus vital to the US economy. Millions of people, directly or indirectly, are reliant on that industry. The survival of the domestic car-making capacity is important. But Detroit's Big Three automakers repeatedly make strategically mistakes in their failure to building small cars and energy-efficient cars.

US oil imports have more than doubled since 1981, the last time the US economy's dependence on foreign oil was a hot issue, the number of cars and trucks registered for the road has increased by about 75% to 248.7 million vehicles, according to Ward's Automotive Report.

US auto industry

The best way to safeguard the collapsing and faltering economy is through the leading technology invention in automobile technology.

By exploitation the advanced space scientific technological resources and technocratic reorganization in automobiles industry to develop electric or fuel-cell car, decisively and directly influenced the modern technology of power and management are by far the most practical solution to solve energy crisis and the US collapse economy.

Energy hydrogen car

Ironically, if the high-performance Electric Cars that perform as good as today's gasoline-powered models sold at prices the average consumers could afford, it is a fact that besides doing a very large part in fighting global warming, it would lower the cost of living and solving the financial trouble at present.

Plug car

Only the corporations that are organized systematically for the exploitation of scientific technological resources can permanently maintaining the leading position.

Energy hybrid car

Electric Cars

Many automakers are developing electric cars. The Japanese auto giant reported success in a test of a fuel-cell and become the most prevalent car in the world. Despite the higher gasoline price, consumers demand has continued to rise along with inflated gas costs.

i. Reva electric car company has manufactured low tech India Reva 2001 and 2008 Revai safer version.

The base version is rated as having a 50-mile range, with a high-end model getting 90 miles per charge.

The 48V worth of lead acid batteries of the base model can be fully charged in eight hours with an eighty percent charge in 2.5 hours from a 230V outlet at 40mph top speed.

Lead-acid maintenance battery and battery life is 90 miles. Charge time is 8 hours.

Suffer "serious or life-threatening" injuries in a 64 km/h (40mph) crash by UK top gear.

Price: £9,500 (€12,000) for the standard model sold in India, British and Europe. In 2009, high performance lithium-ion batteries are expected to be available for the latest model.

ii. Low tech China Flybo 2007 and 2008 model with heater .
The models are manufactured by Jinan Flybo Motor Co.Ltd. The top speed is 45 mph (with the 25-mph limiter removed), and it has a range of 70 miles to 150 miles on a charge.

Classified as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), the XFD-6000ZK is "100 percent legal for on-road use," the company says. It and two lower-end electric cars — yes, there are lower-end models — are powered by a 48V electric motor and sold in Russia, Europe and US.

The Flybo electric car is 2 seated rear drives only at this point and for those who don’t need to use the highway regularly; it would make for a good second car.

Battery life is 70 miles before charge (2.5 hours charge). Charge time is 2.5 hours.

Lead-acid maintenance battery and durability is 500 time.
Price: $10,000.

iii. Japan Eliica 2005
Created by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu of Keio’s Faculty of Environment and Information studies. The 8 wheels 4 seconds car (1-100km/h) is developed by 39 company, Japan Science and Technology.

Lithium-ion battery operated, powered with 8 electric motors. Each motor is 80 hp and total output is 640 hp.

Only about 200 cars will be made, given the right amount of corporate sponsorship. Each will be sold for $240,000.

iv. US Tesla Roaster 2007 Tesla Motors
4 wheels 3.9 seconds car (1-100km/h). Lithium-ion battery operated 2-seat, open-top, and rear-drive sports car.

Total output: 248 HP
Mass: 70 pounds
Battery type: Lithium ion Battery Life: 5 years or 100,000 miles.
Price: $109,000, 2009MY Roadster base price

v. Toyota Motors Years 2009
Small, Light weight i-swing concept car. Limitations of current battery technology, Toyota's EV would likely be a small vehicle limited to commuting or city driving.

For more widespread use, Toyota still is betting on hybrids as a more practical solution to rising demand for environmentally friendly gas sippers; it plans to sell more than 1 million per year in the early part of the next decade.

vi. Nissan Motors Year 2010
Small, light weight Nissan will market the electric car worldwide in 2012 to retail customers. The car will be powered by lithium ion batteries developed in Nissan's joint venture with NEC Corp. in New York.

The production vehicle will have a daily range of 100 miles, with an estimated top speed of 75 mph. A complete recharge will take about eight hours. The lithium ion battery pack will have 24 cells, each with four batteries.

vii. Mercedes Benz-Smart 2010
Lithium-ion Smart Fortwo ED Battery will have a 41hp electric motor that can reach speeds up to 70 mph and have a range of 70 miles.

With the improvements being made in the battery development this range will surely increase.

Charging time is about 8 hours, and will cost about $3 in electric. At present gas prices an electric Smart would save some 70% of what you are paying now. Top speed: 70 mph, Speed: goes from 0-30 mph in 6.5 seconds Battery life: range of up to 70 miles per charge.

Malaysia bans all hillside projects

There is one clear message that arises from the Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy. The message that arises here is: Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs but the comprehensive Slope Safety System should be the first priority to safeguard public safety.

In any event, stern action should be taken against the hill slope housing projects developers that breach the existing guidelines and regulations. Undeniably, planning can only sustain development, but not the environment.

The professionals that approved and monitoring the projects during the construction stage should also be held supervisory responsibility. In the wake of the socially irrational tragedy,

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi immediately banned hillside developments and ordered all current projects to be frozen while soil tests are carried out after a weekend landslide in Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy killed four people and forced thousands to evacuate.

“Malaysians never want to learn from past experiences. They want good views while developers only seek to profit ... no one takes safety and soil stability into consideration,” he said.

AIDS - Prevention is better than cure

According to WHO, about 33 million people have HIV worldwide. Only 3 million people are currently on AIDS drugs. Nearly 7 million people are still awaiting treatment, and about 3 million more people were infected last year.


Although there were many people look to medicine as the primary way of combating AIDS, but the results delivered is not satisfactory. The initiatives like safe sex education and other measures taken to end the AIDS epidemic too were very disappointing and the effectiveness remain to be questioned. It is not because of the failure of the governmental and non-governmental sector.

Working as a team is seen as a crucial way of combating the problems but the perception and remedial measures taken in addressing treatment and combating prejudices need to be revised in order to create a comprehensive, coherent anti-HIV plan.

Ironically, for long lasting to permanent cure and to be effective in addressing, treating the disease from its roots, it seems that avoidance is the best cure. The immoral depraved works of sex-workers, transvestites, homosexuals, pre-marital sex were against social norms and values and should be banned.

It should, instead, encourage responsible sexual practices predicated on Eastern social norms and values. It is wrong and offended to have sex before marriage or having sex outside of marriage as it is still a serious social taboo.

For the sake of survival of the society, a total ban of the malpractices in sexual relationship is probably more practical.

America is paying the price

The Bush administration has almost certainly presided over the most egregious run of mis-governance and bad government especially the policies on economy as it resulted the economy tipped into deep recession.


The unemployment rate rose to a 15-year high of 6.7% from 6.5% in October in the world's largest economy. Payrolls were cut by 533,000, much worse than the forecast for a reduction of 340,000 jobs as weakening consumer and business demand prompted companies to cut jobs to reduce costs.

Dramatically, it’s very clear that the US is in a pretty deep recession as the figures showed the employment market is deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid pace. Its economy suffered the worst monthly job losses since 1974; employers shed, underscoring the depth of the global financial crisis which prompted a slew of interest rate cuts worldwide.


President-elect Barack Obama said each of the job losses represent a "personal crisis" for an American family.

Subprime mortgages were one of the biggest root causes of the financial crisis and unemployment, with 20 percent of those mortgages in delinquency. It further push the Big Three, General Motors, Chrysler and Ford appear before Congress to appeal for federal aid.

Companies are cutting jobs to maintain profits or minimize losses at a time when consumer demand is abruptly drying up and banks are tightening lending standards.

Job losses will exacerbate mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in the near future. The dollar fell against major currencies, and US light crude dived $1.31 to $42.31 a barrel after the November jobless figures were unveiled. It sinks further to $40.81 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The number of job losses was the largest in 34 years and much higher than the 325,000 expected by private forecasters, suggesting the recession in the world's largest economy would be longer and deeper than feared.

The worsening situation in the economy were widespread, hitting factories, building companies, financial firms, retailers, leisure and hospitality and other industries. Employers are slashing costs to the bone as they try to cope with falling demand. The few places where gains were logged included the government, education and health services.

America is paying the price, how about the rest of the world?