Tesla's secret sauce, motor magnets so adv. eng. can't reverse eng.

This includes a piece with an engineer talking about the magnets Tesla designed and uses in their motors which are so advanced/complicated that they can't be reversed engineered.

https://youtu.be/MzyC7FV2Y2s

Just learned about this life well lived. Here a bit about a great older article about Nancy W. Ignatius. What a legacy.

I came across a tweet today from the family of Nancy Ignatius's recent passing. Seeing some of the comments on the retweets I was curious and had to look her up. I learned that Nancy truly was an amazing woman and lead a very meaningful life. From American University Washington D.C. article from October 9, 2017 By Kaitie Catania | October 9, 2017

From the article... "However, at 92 years old, the alumna has seen environmental consciousness take off during her lifetime and is partly responsible for the growth and momentum it knows today. More than 40 years ago, Ignatius was the co-founder of Concern, Inc., an organization established in 1970 that informed and empowered consumers, mostly female homemakers, to demand sustainable options for everyday goods."People weren't talking about the environment then, but it was something that I was beginning to worry about. My friend, Cynthia Helms, and I talked about it and wondered, 'Who's going to take care of it?' We both looked at each other and said, 'Why don't we?'"A MIND FOR SERVICEThe success and growing staff at Concern, Inc. enabled Ignatius to pivot her focus from volunteering at the organization to a more formal and paid position in the government. At the Department of Energy, Ignatius was tasked with delving deep into alternative sources of energy. She launched the first solar energy exhibit in 1976 on a section of the National Mall at a time when conversations about the potential of solar energy were hardly beginning. Later, Ignatius worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before being one of the many EPA employees terminated during the Reagan administration.
"It was frustrating," she admits. "I thought, 'If these are good ideas, why does it matter if someone has a different political ideology? They should have agreed on the things we were doing.'"  In my opinion, Nancy lead an amazing life. RIP
Link to full article here https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20171006-Growing-environmental-concern.cfm

A Book (Series) Concept In Is The Offing.

Since last summer I've been kicking around a book concept that now seems to be even more timely and could lend itself to a series. Touches on man's lust for power, information, 'property', woman and other men! Fiction? Who knew? Who could intervene? You'll have to wait and see.. We even have a very interesting pen name in the works. Different? Yes. Uncubed for sure...


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Wisconsin ranks last again for start-ups - as a WI native & entrep.this is painful to read... N.E. WI needs an Accelerator

"For the second year in a row, Wisconsin has earned a bottom-of-the-barrel ranking for start-up business activity"... http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/onramp/2016/08/25/wisconsin-innovation-last-again/89313028/

The be sure entrepreneur activity is not zero but compared to other states/regions it's nothing to brag about. As an independent (and indy thinker) I sense that the cacophony of news, policy decisions, statements, the posture of those decision makers at the state level, the changes (damage) done to the University rep. and budget reverberates in a non positive way with many millennials. This only exacerbates the impression that I've read and felt for years that many hold that the Mid-West is a 'fly-over' between coast for many investors and others. Despite all that we continue with our innovations and entrepreneur activity here in WI. because we are passionate about our home state and hopeful about its future regardless of the (regressive) holding pattern or state seems to be on for many. Maybe I should push forward our accelerator for our region. Every bit helps right. Accelerator in N.E. WI See our pdf outline. Thanks 

Musk has lit a fire under VW..

Maybe VW can redeem themselves after the unethical BS with this huge see change in direction to EVs'. See article 
Notes from artivcle
"In case you haven't noticed, these are all things that Tesla plans to do. Just to give the scale of the might that Volkswagen has, Tesla's gigafactory is completely dwarfed by the $11 billion battery factory that Volkswagen is planning in Salzburg.
...looking at the goals that Volkswagen has set for itself, Volkswagen has definitely set out to be the leader in EVs. Volkswagen is looking at 2-3 million cars a year, with 30 models launched by 2025, while phasing out 40 models of conventional cars."
Maybe they can even get a head start by getting their hands on Tesla's 'open' innovation patents.

Take Tesla Private And Other Thoughts (Take Solar City private too.)

Seems like an attempt of the 'strategy' that halted the smart environmental movement back in the 70's has got their greedy little fingers synchronized in a effort to slow this (today's) movement to a smarter world.
As a Tesla investor and concerned citizen of our path, I suggest that Tesla is taken private. Until steady earnings and all the other bullshit that perplexes Wall Street is behind them.

Another thought. I wonder how a really low priced long term (and I mean long term) lease would work. Maybe one to go after those just buying there first new car, timed with college, tech school graduation. Make it so reasonable upfront that it would be hard to resist. Scale the payments increasing so that as they the customer earn more they pay more. Maybe a a 6, 7, 8 year or more lease. Starting like $149 $199 a month. Use the logic of the fin. company Cabbage to determine (outside of normal scores) who would be good for it. Hopefully the free Super Charger thing stays as part of the plan if so and once the youth really find out about this in mass it's game over. If you don't buy a Tesla you surely can still use the Super Chargers except you have to pay! Less then gas but you still have to pay!

From all I hear it's (a Tesla) designed to last endlessly updated-able. Maybe work towards a unique in house trade in program start in our starter car eventually hand it off to another starting out and you move into a upgrade!

Another, pair it up (the lease) with a Solar install. And throw in a Power Wall to boot.

Last one for today _ early on Tesla I thought was really on track with this idea letting their platform be the platform for other car companies to use under their carriage. Like Mercedes was testing. I think that was really good and I hope to see that revisited to accelerate this whole thing. Back in the day (way back) they had companies building the carriages and other companies - the 'branded' bodies. You hold the future in your hands, distribute in faster.

We published a couple digital magazines and this one featured Musk's 'secret weapon' J.B. Straubel. We both have a Door County connection. Article starts on page 44 Link.

Have a Uncubed day.
Perry
Uncubed Studios.