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Martin Eberhard filed a lawsuit claiming Elon Musk NEVER got a Physics degree from U of Penn. The ONLY documentation was some posterboard with that claim. I personally called U of Penn/Physics prof (who was critical of Elon Musk as being "diluted", i.e. trying to do too much)..NEVER CALLED...

...another link from RCGroups.com "battery section" Complete Guide to LiPo Batteries and Failure reports - Part II - RC Groups Complete Guide to LiPo Batteries and Failure Reports - Part II - RC Groups I expect to see such a forum & discussion for Model S owners. Is there even such a thing...

CAREFUL Lipo Fires Are Real!!!! Lipo Fires Are Real!!!! - Page 20 - RC Groups [ look at the videos & pics in this thread, SCARY! ] These are NOT toys, R/C electrics have penetrated US Govt DoD applications (many Aerovironment employees fly them for recreation & work, see Matt Keenon TV...

Li xxx batteries do present a fire risk: bad charging & physical stressload I fly R/C electric airplanes (along with Alan Cocconi) at the Rose Bowl park. The (late) Dr Paul MacReady (Aerovironment founder, famous Caltech Aeronautics PhD) also does. AV was where Alan & Wally Rippel did their...

Jay Leno & Bugatti [ '10 Jan/17 My interview with Jay, when he came in a Bugatti (~1 million). This should tell you he gets cars for "free" (mfrs want to use Jay as an extension of their Marketing Dept). I just saw a show about female Moms with Twitter/FB based businesses (drawing huge...

http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2005/HZB0501.pdf "in order to push the limits, sometimes you have to EXCEED the limits" -- B. Varsha, F1 commentator, Australian GP, 2xxx One aspect of battery packs for EV use, is the long-term effects of shock/vibration: batteries + packaging You see bolts...

QA: Renault-Nissan CEO Pledges $5.6 Billion for EVs | Autopia | Wired.com

I saw this car in China (Eastern Tibetan Plateau @12,000 ft) in 2009:

Tesla Files for IPO--It Wants $100 Million : Greentech Media

Tesla Motors IPO Tesla Motors to launch initial public offering - MarketWatch More reports here: http://247wallst.com/2010/01/29/its-here-tesla-motors-files-for-ipo/

I have photos here: Collection: Supercar Sunday SCS is sponsored by LA Auto Gallery, which has their Audi & Lamborghini dealerships in the nearby Topanga Mall. I accidentally met the CFO of Lamborghini there. I just found out from the M. Eberhard "heads up" (his involvement with VW)...

I am interested in acquiring a Tesla Roadster, for use both as a PR/Marketing tool & Development work (PEM/drivetrain & transmission). There is also the question of turnaround time. What are the trade-offs between models (2008, 2009, 2010, regular or Sport) & delivery times? Is the Sport...

Jay Leno on "electric" I went to the Supercar Sunday event (SCS) yesterday (Woodland Hills Mall, parking lot) & saw a bunch of supercars. Including Lotus Elise. After the event technically ended at 10am, Jay Leno rolled in with a Bugatti (special edition, worth 2 million?). I had a brief...

I mean, what is the point of posting the above links on a Forum/BBS? It only addresses the "endemic" crowd of Tesla Motors enthusiasts. It's like Auto Racing, where you have to reach the masses, & get the "non-endemic" demographic. Just like NASCAR has done, to pull off their revolution...

"Tesla employee Ben Kanner parks the Tesla Roadster Sport in the courtyard at Everitt Lab on Tuesday in Urbana. By Darrell Hoemann" Everitt Lab is Electrical Engineering Bldg, where Martin & I were EE grads. Behind & to the right of the camera is EE Bldg, 2nd floor is ADSL (Advanced Digital...

It just got approved by iTunes for video-podcast syndication, see 2010 CES Click on upper-right icon to goto "2010 CES" iTunes video-podcast, or do a search in iTunes Store on "2010 ces" or "ces tesla motors" So, everyone can subscribe to the above video-podcast, download the 4...

I've uploaded some videos from the Alpine booth, related to the Tesla Roadster project: 2010 CES [ above video-blog has been submitted to iTunes, for a "2010 CES" test video-podcast ] 2010ces on blip.tv

There are pics from your Lamborghini & Ferrari @Kenwood booth at: 2010 CES Kenwood Audio - a set on Flickr I believe it was the Beverly Hills Al & Eds (at least the Lambo), the same one which was at the 2009 LA Auto Show last month (Dec 2009): 12/5 Sat, Day #2 [ '09 LA Auto Show ] - a set on...

I was there on Sunday, 10am - 12pm doing stills, videos, 360 degree panoramas. Here is a link to the stills: 2010 CES Alpine & Tesla Roadster - a set on Flickr I'm still in Vegas (recovering from 6 straight days of coverage), by tonight I will have an iTunes video episode of my interview...

I've been at CES all week (since Jan 5), as press with Getty Images. JUMPLIVE - Real Time Photo-Video Updates/OffRoad Racing Flickr photo collection for 2010 CES here: Collection: 2010 CES My Macbook Pro is "broken", so I haven't been able to upload my 5D II images for the last few...

Sunday Flickr pics at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimpanzee/sets/72157622996900952/ Video blog (syndicated to iTunes video-podcast) at: http://2009laautoshow.blogspot.com I'm posting from the Outback Steakhouse (Glendale), after the last day of LA Auto Show. Got tied up at Concourse...

More videos from yesterday (12/12 Sat) from Porsche Hall: 2009 LA Auto Show: 12/12 Frid (Porsche booth) Met many engineers here (from S. America, local guy Deputy Project Exec, African American ELectrical Eng..Purdue Univ grad, local PhD in Electrical Eng with his kids). Also, a Health...

More videos from 12/11 (Fri) at: 2009 LA Auto Show Interesting interview with J. Graziani (CSULB Civil Engineering grad, who wants to get into Green Tech in his own field, as well as for his personal car), & others. Another interview w/Guillermo (IT guy who works at DirecTV). Samantha...

Spent yesterday (Dec 10, Thu) at the Porsche Hall, then moved to South Hall. To cover Shannon Brown/LA Lakers (2008 NBA Champs) autograph-session at Toyota booth. Then, followed him to the Audi booth, where I checked out the E-tron (2012 target date, 500 around the world, all electric...

Search for Common Ground Being there, you can sense the Enthusiasm, Happines, Passion, Obsession of LA Auto Show attendees. It spans race, gender, age,..whatever. I got a call yesterdays (just before I left), from a Caltech research professor. Very smart guy, Italian German, PhD in Nuclear...

Here's a quickie stitch of M. Eberhard (& friend) at the 12/2 Audi booth (media presentation): Sorry, it's a rough cut, but I'm out the door going to LA Auto show.. Eventually, I will get a Flash presentation & iPhone Pangea version. This will help people (like TMC members), to "get the...

BTW, the iTunes video-podcast for my "2009 LA Auto Show" got approved: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=345320182 Click on it, it will take you to iTunes Store, to subscribe to it. Hit Subscribe, connect your iPod, Sync, & you will have the videos on your iPod...

Interesting day yesterday (12/9 Wed), met an Automotive nut (admitted obsessor of cars & motorcycles) who worked in the Auto Industry (executives at major mfrs), John Savickas: John Savickas/PVIC, Concourse Hall [ '09 LA Auto Show 12/9 [ John is a NIU/Northern Illinois Univ grad...

Some VR panoramas shot on 12/3 (Press Day #2) of supercars at Concourse Hall: Spyker: spykerblackgirl-IMG_7893_pano6432r -360VR Lotus: lotusdriver-IMG_7806_panolev6432r -360VR lotusguy-IMG_7794_pano6432r -360VR lotus-girls-IMG_7858_pano6432r -360VR Fisker Karma: karma-IMG_7686_pano-lev6432r...

It goes like this: At the time when Martin/Steve Cross/I were atUIUC was the 2nd ranked Engineering Univ, tied w/Stanford..MIT ranked #1. It ATTRACTS the top talent, who have big egos & ambition. Steve Cross was from Air Force, his high Academics were recognized & thus he was sent to UIUC...

3 bullet points for Alternative Energy auto startups There are 3 challenges ("bullet points") for Alternative Energy auto startups: 1) Technology Program attacking CORE technologies. Battery Tech, for EV & Hybrids 2) Business Program incentives to help Business. DoE/ATVM helps the...

Hi, did you get to the LA Auto show yet? "Everything's [ all niche-markets, science-domains, etc ] RELATED" -- Murray Gell-Mann, Caltech Physics (Nobelist, Quantum Chromodynamics) All the 1) Global Warming impetus for Alternative Energy startups & DoE/ATVM initiative, etc 2) Offroad Xtrac, a...

I'm sitting at a Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant (across the street from John Force Racing, in Yorba Linda/CA), doing some Same-Day uploads Wahoo's sponsors Auto Racing (especially in Offroad, my specialty). They were part of the 2007 Pro 2 Championship team in CORR (see video here of a race...

Did the John Force NHRA autograph signing event @AAA booth (Kentia Hall) John Force Racing/NHRA, AAA booth [ '09 LA Auto Show 12/5 ] Right next door (looking over the AAA sponsored Sam Hornish/Penske Racing NASCAR Dodge), was Al & Eds Autosound booth. Lo & Behold.. a yellow Tesla...

Ford Raptor SVT booth Interesting interview with a couple of Auto enthusiasts (Brian from Cupertino, Chris from San Diego), & their take on "Alternative Energy": 2009 LA Auto Show: Chris & Brian, Ford Raptor booth [ '09 LA Auto Show ] Chris & Brian, Ford booth (Raptor) [ '09 LA Auto Show...

update from Fri 12/4, photos & videos I spent a 3rd day (12/4 Fro_, the 1st day for public attendance. Collection: 2009 LA Auto Show See the set "Day #3". Went back to Concourse Hall to wrap up my coverage there (still photos, panoramas, HD video, interviews, etc). I ran into a really...

cellphone photos & videos from Press Day #2 (Thu, 12/3) at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimpanzee/collections/72157622924067112/ Check the video from Press Day #1 (Wed, 12/2), it's Tony/General Motors (knows M. Eberhard very well, along with other GM execs). I got a ride in a Ford Focus EV...

M. Eberhard @Chevrolet Booth [ '09 LA Auto Show, 12/2 ] I'm out the door to goto breakfast for Media (8"00am..I'm runnng late!!!) Franz Holzhausen will be talking later this afternøon, Please post on this thread any questions you want me to ask, I will do a video interview with him..

Collection: 2009 LA Auto Show I'm sitting in an Outback Steakhouse in Glendale/CA, after leaving LA Auto Show @LA Convention Ctr, having uploaded my cellphone pics using my Macbook Pro + Sprint MiFi card. I woke up at 3:30am this morning, just got back from the Baja 1000. Turned on the...

My former high-school classmate (Dr. Ted Scheidegger, PhD in Computer Science & Business) was CFO for Siemens Solar in Camarillo/CA. It was bought out by Shell Oil. He is now CEO of Sovello, a German PV (solar cell) manufacturing company. My other high-school classmate (PhD in Materials...

Simon Saba/SABA Motors, X-Prize entry [ Sema '09/Thu ] SEMA 2009: Simon Saba/Saba Motors, X-Prize EV entry [ Sema '09/Thu ] Saba Motors, X-Prize entry [ Sema '09/Thu ] SEMA 2009: Saba Motors, X-Prize EV entry [ SEMA '09/Thu ] Saba Motors is based in San Jose. Simon used some...

X-Prize at SEMA show I went to SEMA to gain business-contacts, & spent TWO days around the X-Prize booth (Green Power area): SEMA 2009 EV related videos: SEMA 2009: Electric Vehicle (Alternative Energy) Check out the interview with Kara Lawson/Amped Motors (electrified '33 Ford...

It looks like the Ferrari I was admiring last Aug in Hollywood (Melrose Av): More pics here: Platinum Motors/Hollywood - a set on Flickr That is my dream, to electrify a Ferrari. I need to find a wrecked body/chassis for cheap, fix it, & electrify it.

One of my HS classmates (PhD, Computer Science & Business degrees) is now CEO of Sovello (previously CFO of Siemens Solar in Camarillo/CA, bought out by Shell): Another 1 of my HS classmates (PhD Materials Science) is a leading PV researcher working at NREL. His group was featured on one of...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29661851/ msnbc.com Video Player http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27205490#27205490 I finished mowing my lawn (using an electric B&D lawnmower), flipped on the TV, & NBC Dateline was profiling the Roadster & Model S.

California's Innovative Ideas Electric cars and solar power could help pull the state out of a recession. ABC News article here: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/03/hot-wheels-the.html

I recently spoke with Dr. Ed Davidson (UIUC EE prof, who became U. of Michigan EE Dept Head), who Martin plugged in UIUC Resonance newsletter. When I mentioned my idea for an R&D infrastructure initiative for Alternative Energy (NCEA/Nat'l Center for Energy Applications), which is exactly in...

I fly R/C airplanes, & the NiCad (or NiMh) batteries get really HOT after a flight. Is it possible that the batteries have issues with post-drive heat dissipation? Maybe the algorithm for cooling batteries is too agressive. "Don't attribute to Conspiracy, which could be explained by...

Martin needs to put in a copyright notice on his website like: "all photos are copyright ©2008 Martin Eberhard, any use/distribution without the expressed written consent of Martin Eberhard is strictly prohibited" [ probably stick a fine of say $300K per violation ] So, the above will...

"In a time of Need, YOU KNOW WHO YOUR REAL FRIENDS ARE" I've spent a LOT of time/energy to figure out a solution, based on last years TM crisis with the Roadster (transmission). I've found the pieces to the puzzle, & am trying to round people up to make a proposal. Man, is it like pulling...