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Good Car-ma, Bad Car-ma: What you and your conscience should know before buy the next car
December 5, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA): “Good Car-ma, Bad Car-ma: What you and your conscience should know before by the next car” a book by the SSM/OSGV founder and former chairman, David W. Lee. The main purpose of this book is to discover the primary drivers behind the rush to build fuel efficient cars and to document the current state-of-the-art technologies and in a language that you can understand.
Royalties received will benefit SSM/OSGV.
Mission Success: SSM-OSGV at Santa Monica Alt Car Expo 2007
October 25, 2007 (Los Angeles, CA): Last weekend, thousands of people, including many alternative transportation businesses, gathered at the Barker Hangar of the Santa Monica Airport for the second annual Alternative Fuel Transportation Expo (Alt Car Expo) http://www.altcarexpo.com/ . SSM also showcased our latest concept drawings of the Kernel™ Crossover vehicle, as well as some advanced composite materials to be used in production model.
Fires in Southern California
October 24th (Los Angeles, CA): Many of our members and affiliates in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas have been threaten and/or displaced by the wildfires that are happening all over Southern California. (Photo Courtesy: Jeff Turner)
Upcoming Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for SSM’s Kernel™ Hybrid/Electric Crossover
October 17, 2007 (Los Angeles, CA): Good News! We are almost ready for the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The PDR is an important milestone in our engineering plan and it marks the 25% completion of our CDV1 Project. Although the review comes almost 4 months late from the original schedule, it is crucial for our team to take the time to understand the requirements and identify any possible issues before any hardware is built or purchased.
Santa Monica Alt Car Expo Preparation Underway
October 06, 2007 Culver City, CA: As the date of the second annual Santa Monica Alt Car Expo (http://www.altcarexpo.com/) draws near, SSM members in the Los Angeles area are also gearing up and preparing for one of the most important events for alternative fuel businesses in the Southern California area. SSM, a nonprofit alternative fuel vehicle designer and manufacturer, will present its latest designs at the event.
Creation of a Sustainable Mobility Knowledge Base
Riley Spencer will lead a very important undertaking to create the technical library, tentatively named the “Sustainable Mobility Knowledge Base”. The name suggests, the library will covers everything that is related to our mission: sustainable mobility, and how SSM can integrate these technologies into our product line. The technical library will speed the development and discovery of newer, cleaner technologies.
Again, this is A LOT of work. So, anyone who would like to help Riley out, please contact him directly. Don’t hestitate. Work can be done from home - all you need is a Microsoft Word compatible software.
New OSGV Homepage on Squidoo
Visit us on our new Squidoo “Lens”. http://www.squidoo.com/ssm-osgv/
Recognizing the importance of online social networks, we’ve implemented a homepage on Squidoo, which could potentially bring in significant amount of visitors. If you are interested in volunteering and maintaining this site, please let us know immediately. Thanks.
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