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Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Is The Rare Earth Supply Crisis Due to Peak Production Capability or Capacity

September 6, 2009

Analysis of:A Different Environmental Threat: Peak Rare Minerals, China, and Green Technology | michaelperelman.wordpress.com

The current "crisis" in the media in the supply of rare earth metals is most likely due to nothing more sinister than mining capacity in China, the country which today produces some 97% of the world's supply of rare earth metals. There is sufficient accessible by current technology rare earth mineralization in North America, Australia, Southeast Asia ,Viet Nam, and South Africa to not only make world industry independent of China, but, ultimately, and soon, to supply China's domestic shortfalls.

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Will The Chevrolet Volt Even Be Built as A Production Model? That's The Question

September 4, 2009

Analysis of:Audi U.S. president Johan de Nysschen addresses Chevrolet Volt is for idiots firestorm via Facebook | www.autoblog.com

The Audi USA president is simply vocalizing what is on everyone's mind in the OEM automotive world. His basic sentiment that the Volt is an idiotic concept is widely shared wherever in the world cars are designed , built, and marketed by existing mass producers.

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

The Rare Earth Security of Supply Crisis in Simplified Form

September 3, 2009

Analysis of:China tries to calm unease over rare earths curbs | news.yahoo.com

China's domestic use of its domestic production of the rare earth metals used accross the board in and critical to many if not most green technologies has caused it to restrict exports of these rare metals for years. The economics of Chinese rare earth production caused all other world producers to cease mining them years ago. Chinese domestic demand is now approaching Chinese domestic supply. The sleepy world of natural resource use and finance now calls this hoarding.. The Chinese are not amused.

George DorkhomExecutive ChairmanGREENKOTE PLC

No Moral Comparison / EU handouts to Airbus and Boeing business with Uncle Sam

August 31, 2009

Analysis of:WTO to rule next week on Airbus funding dispute | www.google.com

To state that a hand to Airbus from Germany , France and Britain is the moral equivalent to legitimate services rendered by Boeing to the US government is none sense . The Europeans must learn how to do business and compete in the real world and subsidies is immoral and anti-competitive. The European and EU Government complain about China and other Asian dumping laws yet they practice the same.

George DorkhomExecutive ChairmanGREENKOTE PLC

EADS is in turbulent times

August 26, 2009

Analysis of:EADS second-quarter profit up 76%; Airbus targets 300 gross orders | atwonline.com

EADS business which is almost 90% commercial aircraft dependant will experience hard times as it is currently in the eye of the Hurricane without visibility for future orders or cancellation of current orders .

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Autoblog Misunderstood What Bill Ford Said About Batteries Used By Ford

August 20, 2009

Analysis of:Chevy Volt's 230 mpg rating, ad campaign comes under fire from Bill Ford, AdAge | green.autoblog.com

The Autoblog.com article I am analyzing is poorly edited, poorly fact-checked, and poorly written. William Clay Ford, could not have said what the article attributed to him in the context described.

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Is The Chevrolet Volt Only A Fair Weather Car?

August 12, 2009

Analysis of:How did GM arrive at 230 mpg for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? | www.autoblog.com

All this nonsense about the Chevrolet Volt's fuel use and performance is just hot air until the car is on the road and its actual performance under real driving conditions and with ordinary drivers is measured. I propose a side-by-side test of the Prius and the Chevrolet Volt to settle which is the more practical and versatile car.

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Fast Charging EV Batteries Is A Problem Not A Solution

August 9, 2009

Analysis of:Electric Car Charge Stations: The Next Third Space? | www.thebigmoney.com

The cart is dragging the horse as the economically and electrical engineering clueless are now debating where to put the infrastructure for recharging (fueling) electric cars. All we have to do is change the transportation fueling, the shopping habits, and the daily routines we have built up over the last 100 years as soon as possible. Not quite. We' will also have to reconstruct our electric power distribution grid and avoid fast charging except in emergency situations. What was that?

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Is General Motors backing Off Of The Chevrolet Volt Type Plug-In Hybrid?

August 8, 2009

Analysis of:New Buick Plug-In Hybrid Due By 2011: Breaking News | www.popularmechanics.com

The new Buick "two mode" hybrid is not an evolution of the Chevrolet Volt power train as this article in Popular Mechanics implies; the Buick (mild) "hybrids rather a step back for GM, and I think, an admission that all is not right with the Chevrolet Volt either in performance and range to be delivered or in marketability. GM made a misstep listening to Rick Wagoner and Bob Lutz both say that there was no future to the full hybrid exemplified by the outstandingly successful Prius.

Jack LiftonCo-founder and DirectorTechnology Metals Research, LLC

Peugeot Expands Use of Rare Earth Based Batteries with First Diesel Hybrid

August 6, 2009

Analysis of:Peugeot preparing to launch its first diesel-powered hybrid | www.4wheelsnews.com

French car maker, Peugeot, has matched its long history of making and marketing diesel cars with the solid performance history of , reliable, and long lived nickel metal hydride battery packs, such as those made and used by Toyota in the Prius "full" hybrid, to introduce the first diesel hybrid powered car to enter the global marketplace in mass production. Did Peugeot engineers and marketers choose reliability over hype?

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