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The car business is being wrenched into its future by forces beyond its control. One force is the destruction of demand for its current product offerings because of the bursting of the credit and housing bubbles combined with consumers’ knowledge that rapid technological developments are on the horizon. This potent combination means consumers who do [...]

OPEC Cuts Being Reported

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Among other recent reports, the Globe and Mail today published some details, posted below, of the OPEC effort to support oil prices. Saudi makes significant oil cuts to some buyersJONATHAN LEFF AND BARBARA LEWISReutersNovember 4, 2008 at 7:29 AM ESTSINGAPORE/LONGON — Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has already cut significantly crude supplies to some of [...]

Russian Oil Production up in October

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The following report from Reuters indicates Russia was able to increase oil production after a period in October after a period of apparently unsought reduction in oil output. Russian October oil output highest in yearMon Nov 3, 2008 7:31am ESTMOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russian oil production in October rose to its highest in 2008, [...]

Australia is Latest Country to Make the Electric Car Choice

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A summary of Australia’s decision to embrace the future of the electric car as a matter of state policy, an important step toward substituting electricity for oil, is posted below. The report originated on The Oil Drum and the complete report is here:Project Better Place founder Shai Agassi was in town last week announcing that [...]

Megaprojects Analysis

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Khebab on December 10, 2007 - 11:25am I’ve just created this chart showing the repartition of project sizes:We have more small project entries for 2008 and 2009 but also more projects in the 250-500 kbpd range. There are also some uncertainties about the exact timing of some large projects in [...]

Rare Earth Element Overview

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The following overview of REE’s was published at Seeking Alpha. I hold positions in Arafurra and Lynas. Rare Earth Metals Not So Rare but Valuableby: Hard Assets Investor November 04, 2008 | about stocks: ACH / GRA / LYSCF.PKThe rare earth metals are, in fact, not that rare.The most commonly occurring rare earth metals - [...]

Could the Next New Car Technology be the Internal Combustion Engine?

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Here’s a phrase you might want to remember: necessity is the mother of invention. Catchy, don’t you think? What made me coin this phrase was watching last Sunday’s “60 Minutes” story about Saudi Aramco. Among the many wonders of the guided tour hosted by the Saudi oil minister, Ali Al-Naimi, was a research lab where [...]

Better Place Bags Its Home Field

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I’ve followed the progress of Better Place with great interest because it is the most radical and comprehensive attempt to solve the Peak Oil problem. As I’ve written before, the plan, which has snagged Israel, Denmark, and Australia as customers, includes all-electric vehicles, a massive public and private re-charging infrastructure, and government assisted renewable elect

Conditions at the Shoe Store

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Credit conditions continue to tighten and in the real economy boom times are quickly turning to bust. Economists expect to see a continuing series of dismal economic reports on GDP, employment, corporate profits, etc. Behind the statistics will be more disappointing events, a veritable shoe store of shoes getting ready to drop. Here’s a list [...]

India Producing Electric Cars in Volume

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If the story posted below is true, India is possibly the leading producer of electric vehicles. I’ve not heard of any other country actually producing electric vehicles other than golf carts and the Canadian Zenn, neither of which are sold in large numbers. The company is about to upgrade its vehicle with a lithium ion [...]