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Few people realize how much wasted energy use at home impacts the environment,
and makes us more dependent on foreign oil. Nor do they understand that they can
quickly reduce their energy costs substantially by a variety of cost-effective
conservation efforts.
Obama Gets It
President-elect Barack Obama has announced that energy conservation is a
strategic new way to help reduce energy costs for low income households. He has
promised to provide conservation contractors for 1 million poorer households to
reduce energy consumption and cut energy costs. This would represent a historic
shift in emphasis for the government, reducing people's energy bills instead of
helping to pay them. At the same time, it will create tens of thousands of jobs
for contractors to assist with conservation upgrades for these homes. This will
be part of the new presidents plan to create new jobs, reduce consumer energy
costs and at the same time make us less depended on foreign energy sources.
Global Climate Change
The scientific community agrees that increasing CO2 levels are contributing to
global climate change. But not all of this CO2 comes from industry and
transportation as many people assume. Households are responsible for one-fifth
of the energy consumed in the United States. A little more than half of the
energy used in our homes is in the form of electricity. The remainder comes from
natural gas, coal and oil. All of this CO2 takes its toll on our environment.
For example, the average home produces more than twice as much greenhouse gas
pollution as the average car. If you add together the emissions produced by
power plants that generate electricity, plus those from oil, and gas-fired
appliances, the average house is responsible for the release of 22,000 pounds of
carbon dioxide (CO2) each year. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), this compares to poorly with a typical car's 10,000 pounds of CO2
annually.
Conservation and Energy Use
In many homes, we don't even benefit from a lot of the energy we end up paying
for. Unneeded lights, old appliances, poorly maintained Heating and AC systems,
drafty doors and windows and under-insulated attics, walls, floors, and
basements all take a bite out of the energy bill in almost every home. Studies
have also shown that two families living in IDENTICAL homes can have energy
bills that vary by as much as 100 percent -- this means that an occupants energy
efficiency habits and appliances can double (or halve) your energy bills.
Many people are reluctant to improve the energy efficiency of their home when
they might be moving out in just a few years, or they think the costs will be
too high for conservation efforts. But the published research is clear that
investments in energy efficiency are often relatively inexpensive, extremely
cost effective and also lead to higher home resale values.
A study published in The Appraisal Journal found that the market value of a home
increases by $10 - $25 for every $1 decrease in annual fuel bills. The study was
conducted by ICF Consulting with funding from the Environmental Protection
Agency. The research was conducted at a sample of over 16,000 housing units all
across the nation.
What You Can Do Right Now
Schedule an energy efficiency inspector audit of your home. My client's report
an annual net energy savings of $300 after implementing the cost-effective
efficiency recommendations from my audits. I offer my audits at no cost if I am
conducting a new purchase home inspection. Also, many utility companies sponsor
free, or reduced cost energy efficiency inspections. In addition, utilities
typically have a web based self-audit that the homeowner can complete to develop
their own energy efficiency plan. Most utilities also offer rebates on the
purchase of new EnergyStar rated efficient appliances and other conservation
materials and services. Contact your local utility provider for more
information. In California, visit the Energycheck website for a qualified energy
efficiency inspector in California.
energycheckup.com/content/findinspector.asp/.
A fast and cost effective way to reduce electrical costs is to replace current
incandescent light bulbs with the new generation of CFL energy saving bulbs.
Local utilities often provide incentives to retailers (including Cost-Co) to
sell these bulbs at very low costs. I recently found these bulbs for sale at
various retailers in California for less than $1 per bulb. Using these CFL bulbs
can reduce your electrical use and bill up to 20% alone. There has been some
misinformation about CFL bulbs emitting mercury during operation. These mercury
hazard claims are false. However, if a CFL bulb breaks, (since it has a very
small amount of mercury), it should be placed in a plastic bag, and discarded at
the proper facility where you would for paints or batteries. CFL technology has
been greatly enhanced: they turn on faster and last longer. However, they still
have not been perfected for dimmer light controls.
So be smart by making your home more energy efficient, at the same time you
will: save money, help the environment, and the economy, as well as reducing our
dependents on foreign oil.

Create Electricity At Home: http://homeenergymi.key.to/

#102

From: "b_cole06091" <b_cole06091@...>
Date: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:53 am
Subject: http://www.xof1.com/nuJul1209.html - arrived in Whitehorse, YT

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There are many daily reports and pics on xof1, from building to the on-going
distance run, on the xof1.com site. As of July 12th, 2009, the team had reached
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. [1]
[1]<http://www.xof1.com/nuJul1209.html>
-brian

#101

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Thu Mar 5, 2009 7:54 pm
Subject: Press Advisory: Canadian-Built Solar Car on display in Hancock Park, March 6, 2009

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Canadian-Built Solar Car of Tomorrow in Hancock Park - Friday, March 6, 2009

The Power of One

�Inspired by the sun,

motivated by the environment�

www.XOF1.com

For Immediate Release - February 27, 2009

A Canadian car that consumes no oil, no gas and runs solely on sunlight will be on display at the Canadian Residence in Hancock Park, on March 6, 2009. Marcelo Da Luz, the creator and a solar enthusiast, has driven the car's flattened sheath floating less than three feet off the ground across North America, and has set the world's distance record for a solar-powered vehicle. The car, referred to as XOF1, will be arriving in Los Angeles, having driven over 11,500 miles using only sunshine as fuel, never being plugged into the grid, crossing the continental divide 8 times, driving on over 1200 miles of gravel roads, taking on snow, ice, and the low angle of the Northern hemisphere during the wettest summer of the past 30 years in the region. XOF1 has turned heads from Toronto to Vancouver and over the Golden Gate Bridge. Residents in one Alaska town called the police to report a UFO.

Hosts: The Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles in partnership with the Canada-California Business Council and Canadians Abroad

Date: Friday, March 6, 2009

Time: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location: Official Residence of the Consul General, David Fransen
165 South Muirfield Road (Hancock Park), Los Angeles

Press: OPEN TO ALL MEDIA

For more information please contact:
Roz Wolfe, Sr. Officer
Consulate General of Canada � Los Angeles
(213) 346-2777
roz.wolfe@...

#100

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 8:05 am
Subject: Re: Route page on ur site is blank...

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Hi,

Thank you for the heads up on the route page, correction made.

I would like to welcome the opportunity to drive the solar car to Austin. Should we managed to find the appropriate support we could make it happen. If you know anyone that could potentially be interested in sponsor the drive to Austin let me know.

Kindest regards,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

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From: sarnath1313

To: xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:06 AM

Subject: [xof1solarcarpublic] Route page on ur site is blank...

Hi there! I just read about this project via a quote in the Good
Morning Silicon Valley newsletter I get daily. I went out to the site
but the route page was blank.
Will you be heading towards/through Texas (specifically Austin) at all
in your journey? Thank you, and BTW, this is a wonderful project!

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#99

From: "sarnath1313" <sarnath1313@...>
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:06 pm
Subject: Route page on ur site is blank...

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Hi there! I just read about this project via a quote in the Good
Morning Silicon Valley newsletter I get daily. I went out to the site
but the route page was blank.
Will you be heading towards/through Texas (specifically Austin) at all
in your journey? Thank you, and BTW, this is a wonderful project!

Reply | Forward | Messages in this Topic (3)

#98

From: "sarnath1313" <sarnath1313@...>
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:10 pm
Subject: Route page on ur site is blank...

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Hi there! I just read about this project via a quote in the Good
Morning Silicon Valley newsletter I get daily. I went out to the site
but the route page was blank.
Will you be heading towards/through Texas (specifically Austin) at all
in your journey? Thank you, and BTW, this is a wonderful project!

Reply | Forward | Messages in this Topic (3)

#97

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:03 pm
Subject: Re: Palo Alto, CA Visit?

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Hi Carrie,

I'll be with the solar car in Palo Alto, at 11:30 a photografer from the Palo Alto Daily News is comming for a photo op, that would be a good time for you and your son to see the car.

My time will be limited as I am getting ready to head to Santa Cruz this afternoon but I'll be glad to take a few minute to show the car in person.

Stay beautiful,

----- Original Message -----

From: Carrie

To: xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:48 AM

Subject: [xof1solarcarpublic] Palo Alto, CA Visit?

Hi-
We read your article in the San Jose Mercury News today. My 11 yrs old
son wants to see your car. Is there a way to find out where in Palo
Alto we can see the car?
I look forward to your reply.
in pursuit of solar,
Carrie

#96

From: "Carrie" <carrie.levin@...>
Date: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:48 pm
Subject: Palo Alto, CA Visit?

carrie.levin@...

Hi-
We read your article in the San Jose Mercury News today.  My 11 yrs old
son wants to see your car.  Is there a way to find out where in Palo
Alto we can see the car?
I look forward to your reply.
in pursuit of solar,
Carrie

#95

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:37 pm
Subject: solar car in the news...

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Hi y'all,

I have had an exciting week! Here are some news reports from the last
week of my life. I volunteered to drive Marcelo's support van behind
him as he drove his solar car across Washington and Oregon. I really
enjoyed stepping out of my ordinary role as a mom and even learned how
to drive a van pulling a trailer again. (I kept looking behind me
today for the trailer, too!) I had lots of fun talking to reporters
and newspapers. Here are some news reports to check out, if you are
interested!

This article was printed the day I came to Olympia to join Marcelo.
He stayed with the mayor of Lacey (a town near Olympia) while he was
there in the area, which turned out to be nearly 2 1/2 weeks because
of the awful weather!
http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/724840.html

This is from the Longview, WA paper I did this whole interview myself
(there are some mistakes, so don't quote the facts and figures in it),
Marcelo was too busy with other people while we were at Solar World in
Hillsboro, trying to get some money from them! It didn't work,
though :(
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/16/top_story/doc496ff00a285f8561618499.txt

This photo is from downtown Centralia as we passed through, if you
look in the passenger seat of the van, you will see me! We stopped at
a shopping mall a little later to charge the batteries as it was a
beautiful day! We then drove by Clif's school at 4:30 pm, just after
this picture was taken:
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1232042284&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5

Koin 6 TV did a television report at the 11 o'clock news on Thursday
the 15th, but I am having trouble locating that to link up here. It
was about 2 minutes or so long, I think.

We charged the car in the Pearl district of Portland on Friday the
16th. The local neighborhood association leader is a great
photographer and he published these great photos and a story in the
Pearl district neighborhood news online:
http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/nw/pearl_district/news/2009/01/the_power_of_one/

A non profit organization called Solar Oregon hosted Marcelo and he
did a presentation on Thursday, the 15th in downtown Portland at the
Eco-Trust building. We actually put the car inside the building for
the night, then brought it back out the next day (I think Dieter took
pictures of it, I know I took a ton of them!) Here is the write up
that Dieter published the next day in Solar Oregon's online
newsletter.
http://www.solaroregon.org/about/news_folder/zero-gallons-three-wheels-and-10-000-miles

This article was posted about Marcelo by SunStone Circuits, a circuit
board manufacturer we visited. They put out a big sign and had a
party when we visited (they were a small company) We got gifts (flash
drive, t-shirts, hats) and a special guided tour, it was really cool
seeing how circuit boards are made! There are lots and lots of
inspections of quality, I was very surprised! I was even able to take
some pictures that I hadn't looked at much, I got at least 6 to 8
Gigabytes of pictures and movies stored! (I was helping Marcelo take
pictures for the documentary he eventually plans to make!)
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/january152009/solar_ride-1-15-09.php

The very last on I am aware of was a reporter in Florence, WA the last
place that I followed Marcelo to. It was 60 degrees and sooooo
beautiful, truly a halcion winter day on the coast of Oregon! I
cannot find this article online and am having my new friend, John
Peton get it for me, his cousin lives in Florence and hosted Marcelo
for the night. We strong armed John in the Pearl district on Friday in
Portland to join the team and he brought me back to Portland late
Monday night so I could catch my train on Tuesday from home. We
picked up a nice retired gentleman named Bill in Salem on Saturday who
stayed with us through Monday, too.

Bill and Laura, John Peton is a friend of Cari (Kari?) who is from
Wenatchee and he also attended her wedding in Wenatchee, small world,
eh?

I am sorry I didn't get to see most of you while I was there, it was a
whirlwind trip, on the go with the absolutely beautiful weather you
all had down there!

We met a wonderful team of Oregon State University students in
Corvallis who made us brunch and fixed our broken trailer wheel, they
were so nice! They built a solar car of their own for the North
American solar challenge, here is an article about them!
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/07/osu_students_enter_solar_car_i.html

I have a lot of pictures and some journaling that describes the trip
from my perspective, if you are interested in receiving my personal
pictures and comments, let me know! I am thinking of writing up my
experiences for a local monthly mailed newspaper, if I can get them
interested in it!

Thanks for all of your support!

Laurie
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#94

From: "Yukon Roberta" <yukonrobertah@...>
Date: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:01 am
Subject: Solar Car Tour - Portland to Salem FRIDAY

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Update Jan.15.2009

Here are links to a couple of recent articles:

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/0-0&fp=496f8cdc68f799ef&ei=M_hvSYXNNI3\
OlQTHvtnPDQ&url=http%3A//www.salem-news.com/articles/january152009/solar_ride-1-\
15-09.php&cid=1293379396&usg=AFQjCNFsvYRHkz2tiZsTS9RTJWfAuf07qA

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/1-0&fp=496f8cdc68f799ef&ei=M_hvSYXNNI3\
OlQTHvtnPDQ&url=http%3A//blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/01/visitor_from_a_gr\
een_planet_ar.html&cid=1293379396&usg=AFQjCNFNvBHCh_emFXHRyefvYIO4auF6fg

#93

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:32 am
Subject: - solar car - moral boost

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Hello solar car enthusiast,

I got this email from Laurie just over one week ago, it is kind of personal. I wasn't sure if I should share it with others or not but here it is.

It gave me an incredible boost of confidence to continue pushing just a bit more. Hope it will do the same for you.

Stay beautiful,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

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----- Original Message -----

From: Laurie Flarity-White

To: Marcelo Da luz

Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:08 PM

Subject: Hi from Laurie

Hi Marcelo,

Here it is, I hope you can read this. It's long, I didn't take much time to edit it, I might just send it on to Obama, though. I would love it if you could escort him to his new job!

Love, Laurie

The Power of One Man

Sometimes there are moments in your life where you have real clarity, ah �aha� moment when you realize something very profound about yourself or the world around you. The psychologist Abraham Maslow called these situations �peak experiences� and they are characterized by intense positive emotions during which a person feels unity with the universe. Such experiences leave the person with a great feeling of power, growth, and wonder. After such an experience, the person often appreciates life more, feels more spontaneous and is less concerned with the everyday problems of life.

Often these moments are inspired by the natural environment ; for example, hiking in a beautiful, sunlit meadow, standing by the mighty, majestic ocean, or gazing at a majestic, snow covered mountain. Other types of inspiration may be more of the everyday kind of life, such as watching a baby examine her hands and feet like they are the most fascinating objects she has ever seen. But sometimes, these peak experiences or moments of pure clarity are inspired by a person, by his or her actions, words, or deeds.

Such an �aha� moment or inspiration has just recently happened in my own life. The man who was the catalyst for such a moment is Marcelo da Luz. I learned that the word �luz� means �light� in both the Portuguese and Spanish languages. I immediately think to myself, �YES!� That is exactly what Marcelo has been to me and my whole family, a beacon of pure, bright, shining sunlight, warming us and filling us with renewed hope and dreams for our own future and the future of the whole world!

It is so easy to wallow in our own current situations of �doom and gloom� and to feel that there is no conceivable way that one person alone can possibly make a difference in this world. Marcelo�s life and calling has demonstrated to me that one person can make a difference in our own complicated lives, and even in the whole world! He is making a difference every single day by his example, and he inspires me to make a difference, too.

Marcelo has shown by pure will, determination, drive, and tenacity that one man (or woman) can, by the �power of one� change the world a little at a time! He achieves this every single day of the week as he drives his purely solar powered car across North America. Hopefully, he will soon be driving it down through Central and South America, providing additional people inspiration that one man can change the earth! Marcelo is a source of light and an inspiration to everyone, all over the world, indeed! The message he portrays is loud and clear, �Yes, I can do it, one person can change the world for the better!�

It is so easy to sit back and wait for others to do the work you know you should be doing! �It�s too hard to recycle, I don�t want to take the time.� �I don�t want to give up my gas guzzling SUV, those efficient cars are too small.� �I deserve a huge house.� �I must have closets full of clothes and shoes.� �I don�t need to help the poor, that is what the government does with my taxes.� �I don�t want to support alternative energy, it�s too expensive and will never replace fossil fuels.� �Why should I go without things just to help someone poorer than me?�

Instead of these rationalizations, Marcelo shows by example what we should be thinking and doing, �How can I do my own part to change the world?� �How can I inspire others to help me in this journey to make the world a better place?� �How can the world, especially North America, stop her dependence on fossil fuels?� �How can we harness more of the world�s natural energy resources?� �How can I stop the decimation of the rainforest?� �How can we work together as a world community to solve our problems?�

I have never met anyone in my life who so very quickly captured my hopes and dreams for the world and at the same time, gave me more hope for the future than I have ever had before! Marcelo has inspired me to believe this message (paraphrased from a popular kid�s cartoon,) �Can I change the world? Yes, I can!� If we all do our part, we can change and maybe even reverse some of the damage already committed to our beautiful planet earth. Yes, we can!

In the very short time I spent with Marcelo, he has been able to instill within me, and I believe my entire family, the belief that our actions matter, that one person�s examples and life can inspire many, many people, from all across the world. He has inspired all of us to try as hard as we can to do our part in helping out our amazing planet!

Marcelo has been able to achieve the wonderful success of traveling across more than 14,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) by the sheer force of his personality, his will, and his determination to be the change in the world that he wants to see! Wow, what a concept! Instead of just complaining about things you don�t like, actually get off of your duff and do something about it! He loves to tell school children, �There is only one thing between you and your dreams, yourself.� I hear those encouraging words and I believe them! The force of Marcelo�s personality and message enables you to cling on to these hopeful thoughts and dreams. You feel energized and hopeful, you know that you can change your own life and why stop there? Go ahead and try to change the rest of the world, too! How do you know this? Because Marcelo has achieved this goal himself!

He has engineered and created an amazing, sophisticated solar car that has traveled so far because he thought he could do it, and he did! Yes, he had the help of many, many people spanning the whole world. But, isn�t this how we solve all major world problems? We make a goal and then we ask the smartest, most innovative, most persevering, most supportive, brightest, most collaborative, most passionate, most caring and most hopeful people we can think of to help us solve the problem? Next, we implement the plan they recommend to us with their best advice. This is how Marcelo has achieved his amazing success. He believes in himself, and he believes in me (and you!) You can help him save the world, yes you can!

I have never felt such peak experience in many years, such a swelling of hope for the future that I have felt by being in Marcelo�s da Luz�s presence. Yes, I think that �light� describes him very well! Other words that come to mind are �warm,� �passionate,� � strong beliefs,� �caring,� �determined,� �tenacious,� �full of faith,� �hopeful,� �innovative,� �creative,� and �compassionate.� Marcelo is all of these things and many more. He has inspired my entire family to do a much better job of trying to save our gorgeous world.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Marcelo, for coming into my life and providing such a wonderful example for me and my family! I will never forget you and will forever be grateful for your shining example to us all.

May you continue to travel the world over and inspire and motivate all people to follow and achieve their dreams! Thank you so much for your message of hope, I can think of no other person that I have met in my life that has equaled your ability to inspire and promote a better future for our world!

With much affection and love,

Laurie Flarity-White

#92

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:03 am
Subject: Fw: Power of One Solar Car News

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Fill 'er up with sunshine

Hello solar car enthusiasts,

A wonderful couple a meet in Wenatchee (Jim and Laurie) became great friends. They have been giving me a great deal of moral support to continue the with the project. As a way of helping out they created a news letter about the project. See it below.

I haven't been deligent with updates and I can use all the help I can get. I would like to suggest you to sign up to their news letter as a way to get more information and updates on the project.

Feel free to share the news letter with friends and family, anyone can sign up for it.

Stay beautiful,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

PS: You may not get all the photos and link as this email is being sent via egroup. So, you may want to ask Laurie to send you a copy of the original newsletter.

----- Original Message -----

From: Friends of Marcelo da Luz

To: mdaluz@...

Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 11:40 PM

Subject: Power of One Solar Car News

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In This Issue

Kids and Solar Car Video

Obama vs Schwarzenegger

New World Record

Kids and Solar Car Video

Click here to see a YouTube video of Marcelo driving the solar car for the kids at Newbery Elementary School. You can see and hear their excitement!

Power of One Solar Car

News from Marcelo's friends

Dear Marcelo,

With this newsletter we want to share with you the progress and future plans of our friend Marcelo da Luz and his record breaking solar car. Please feel free to forward this email to others that you think might also be interested in following his fascinating journey.

Jim and Laurie Flarity-White have put this email together as our way of supporting what Marcelo is doing. Like many others, we have been inspired by his message of hope and want to share with others the miles of smiles and stares of astonishment that he brings wherever he and his solar car travel to.

Please send us any photos or inspiring stories that you think others may be interested in seeing. We will included them in the next email.

If you have suggestions, questions or problems, you can email Laurie directly at laurie@... or call Jim White at 509-741-7466.

You can unsubscribe from this email by clicking at the link at the bottom or simply let Laurie know by sending her an email.

If you would like to send a message to Marcelo you can email him at mdaluz@... or visit his web site at www.xof1.com.

Obama vs Schwarzenegger

Mareclo would like be part of Obama's inagural parade in D.C. or continue south to meet with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Right now he is in Lacey, WA near Olympia trying to work his way south in search of more sunshine and financial support to continue his journey. Which do you think; Obama, the Governator, or both?

X of 1 Sets New World Record

Marcelo da Luz and his Power of One solar project set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by a car completely powered by solar power on October 30, 2008. He beat the old record of 15,070 km (9,364 miles). Now, a new record is set with each mile that Marcelo is able to travel in his solar car. Click on the photo to go to an excellent article written on his accomplishment.

"Fill er up with sunshine"

Marcelo's solar car made page one headline news in the Wenatchee World newspaper on December 5th. As a favor to Jim and Laurie, he brought his car to Wenatchee to show to the local high school college and elementary school. The Wenatchee World also put together a video of the car in front of a 10 kW solar array in downtown Wenatchee.

Adopt a mile/km	Please click here to help support Marcelo's endeavors. This link will take you to his Pay Pal account where you can contribute any amount you choose. Your support is greatly appreciated and needed if he is to continue his journey. His success depends on supporters like you.
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#91

From: Jim J�tte <jimjutte@...>
Date: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:04 am
Subject: Re: 25.66 watts per mile

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Marcelo,

Would you mind if I recommended the CBC's Spark program have a look at this?

Cheers

Jim, BSc, BA, MBA, MA (Candidate)
VE3JNJ
"There is no mountain too high or ocean too deep where we should not go for children."
Cycling for Children - 2001 (11,000 kms of road and thousands of friends for one child)

From: Marcelo da Luz <mdaluz@...>
To: xpublic <xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com>; xof1@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:40:03 AM
Subject: [xof1solarcarpublic] 25.66 watts per mile

Hello solar car enthusiasts,

We just drove the solar car on the hilly roads from Woodinville to Seattle. Not too far of a drive, only 18.6 miles, XOF1 used up ~5.16Ah @ ~92.5V resulted in 22.55watts per mile.

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@xof1. com
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

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#90

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:59 am
Subject: On the way to California

xof1team

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Hello solar car enthusiasts,

Slowly but surely XOF1 is making its way south.

While I am still in Seattle waters momentum and support is growing.

I am now in contact with Plug in America and Tesla. I am very excited with the opportunity to meet them and share the XOF1 experience.

This Friday we'll be driving the solar car from Seattle to the Green Car Company in Bellevue as well do a presentation at another local school.

Looking forward to give you more updates from sunny California.

Stay beautiful,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#89

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:40 am
Subject: 25.66 watts per mile

xof1team

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Hello solar car enthusiasts,

We just drove the solar car on the hilly roads from Woodinville to Seattle. Not too far of a drive, only 18.6 miles, XOF1 used up ~5.16Ah @ ~92.5V resulted in 22.55watts per mile.

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#88

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Sun Dec 7, 2008 7:21 pm
Subject: hello from Seattle - solar car update

xof1team

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Hello friends,

I have been having a lot of fun taking the solar car to schools, sharing the project and inspiring kids to follow their dreams.

Does it fly?

Cool!

WOW

I am still in Seattle gathering support to continue the journey. Keep your fingers crossed. The project is such an incredible educational tool, I look forward to driving it further. If you know anyone what would like to participate as a volunteer of sponsor let me know.

Here is a short video of my stop in Seattle by KiroTV

http://www.kirotv.com/vj/index.html

Stay beautiful,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#87

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:30 am
Subject: Re: Re: Questions

xof1team

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Hi Turu,

In spite of all the success of the project, I still don't have a sponsor for the tour.

I would love to continue driving the solar car and keep on inspiring people about the use of clean and sustainable energy. However, at the moment I only have support to go to Wenatchee, thanks to the local community.

From Seattle the solar car will be heading to Wenatchee. I have just been contacted by someone in Boulder, CO interested in having the solar car. Keep your fingers crossed.

Regards,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

----- Original Message -----

From: Turu Illgen

To: xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 8:57 AM

Subject: [xof1solarcarpublic] Re: Questions

Where is the solar car going after Seattle...?

Can we contact friends along the way to help?

let us know.
your new fan,
Turu

NY NY

#86

From: "Turu Illgen" <racer746@...>
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2008 4:57 pm
Subject: Re: Questions

turuillgen

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Where is the solar car going after Seattle...?

Can we contact friends along the way to help?

let us know.
your new fan,
Turu

NY NY

#85

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Tue Nov 4, 2008 5:00 am
Subject: Re: Questions

xof1team

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Hi,

I will be traveling to Seattle soon. Will be stopping in Bellingham first to work on a weather station installed in the support vehicle before proceeding to Seattle.

At the moment I am in Vancouver, waiting for the weather to clear.Setting a date for the arrival at the moment is a moving target due to weather but should be able to have an estimated arrival in the next few days.

Regards,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

----- Original Message -----

From: bb386scn

To: xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:46 PM

Subject: [xof1solarcarpublic] Questions

Hi Marcello,

I was hoping to see your vehicle and was wondering when you would
be in Seattle and what your route through the city might be? Will you
be stopping anywhere?

And how close are you to the 13,000Km record?

Thanks!

#84

From: "Mario Bilusic" <mbilusic@...>
Date: Sat Nov 1, 2008 12:41 pm
Subject: RE: distance record

mbilusic

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Congratulations!!

My Dear Friend this is indeed very good news! I wish you all the best!

Mario

From: xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com [mailto:xof1solarcarpublic@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Marcelo da Luz
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 3:18 AM
To: xpublic; xof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [xof1solarcarpublic] distance record

Hello everyone,

I am pleased to announce XOF1 broke the world distance record for a solar car. More information will be posted at the project website in the next day or so.

Thank you all who have contributed and believed in the project. Could not have happened without you.

Stay beautiful,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#83

From: "bb386scn" <bb386@...>
Date: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:46 pm
Subject: Questions

bb386scn

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Hi Marcello,

     I was hoping to see your vehicle and was wondering when you would
be in Seattle and what your route through the city might be?  Will you
be stopping anywhere?

     And how close are you to the 13,000Km record?

             Thanks!

#82

From: Jim J�tte <jimjutte@...>
Date: Sat Nov 1, 2008 3:44 am
Subject: Congratulations

jimjutte@...

By now you are likely aware that the CBC just posted that you beat the
world record. I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart.

Hopefully others will follow in your footsteps.

Cheers
Jim

#81

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Sat Nov 1, 2008 7:18 am
Subject: distance record

xof1team

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Hello everyone,

I am pleased to announce XOF1 broke the world distance record for a solar car. More information will be posted at the project website in the next day or so.

Thank you all who have contributed and believed in the project. Could not have happened without you.

Stay beautiful,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#80

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:51 pm
Subject: solar car update

xof1team

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Hello team and friends,

We just landed in Osoyoss, BC. Now on the way to Vancouver. Charging the batteries at the moment to full in order to continue taking on the BC mountains. This is a 'NO WIMPY' drive, next will be snow. So hang in there.

I am pleased to say that by the time we reach Vancouver we'll be less than 1,000km from breaking the distance record.

sorry, for not being in contact or being able to reply to emails, my computer, ISP and Server all went caputch at different times one after the other, compounded by the lack of internet :(

Here is a quick link to some news about the project.

http://www.chbcnews.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16773

This coming Tuesday Discovery Channel will be covering the project in Vancouver, not sure when it will air.

x-x-

Eric,

Got your email.

you are amazing!

Thank you!

x-x-

Hope all are doing well

Stay beautiful

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#79

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Thu Aug 7, 2008 6:19 pm
Subject: XOF1 completed the Dempster drive

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Hello solar car enthusiasts,

I am pleased to announce that XOF1 completed the drive on the Dempster highway, covering 1,500km of gravel, mud, potholes, dust, rain, etc...

More information posted at the project website under "news update".

http://www.xof1.com/projectnewsupdate.html

Thank you all for those of you who have been writing and supporting the project, much appreciated.

Kindest regards,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#78

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:30 am
Subject: solar car update - XOF1 reached the arctic

mdaluz@...

Hi,

We just arrived with the solar car in Inuvik. As I write this emails (sorry for the mass emails), we are just 3km from downtown Inuvik.

It has been a fantastic journey in many ways, a great adventure!

In some of the attached photos are images of the solar car battery being charged with the midnight sun, crossing the Rockies, a wolf next to XOF1, driving at night with the moon shining on the back ground, etc...)

What a challenge. XOF1 and crew took on hail, heavy rain, hurricane like winds, days and days of overcast weather, it cross the continent divide 3 times and just drove on the infamous and terrifying Dempster Highway all 760km of gravel at its worst since it was built 40 years ago in one of the most rainy summer in record. It has been a test of endurance for the solar car (5 flat tires and one broken front suspension) and crew (long days, cold, rain, long driving, etc...). Covering already over 7,800kms. The half way mark to setting a world distance record.

Anyway, we made it!

We are now 2 degrees above the arctic circle and we got here on sunshine.

We still have a long way to go. Yet, without a sponsor for the tour. Fortunately, everyone who learn about our story come forward to help and give us a helping hand and litle by little helping us get a bit further ahead.

XOF1 today at noon will have arrived to the most northern place in the world by road. The first solar car to drive to the arctic circle and beyond.

More updates are now posted at the project website under "newsupdate". There you can follow lour progress.

http://www.xof1.com/projectnewsupdate.html

Kindest regards,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#77

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Mon Jul 7, 2008 5:07 pm
Subject: solar car update - the great adventure still on....

mdaluz@...

Hello friends,

We made it to Edmonton a few days ago.

It has been an incredible journey, driving at night, rain, tornado like wind, detours, bad roads, overcast weather, etc...

Due to the late start of the tour, weather related and other delays compounded by the fact the most challenging leg of the tour is yet to come, Marissa and Evan will be returning from Edmonton so they can attend to previous commitments.

They have been great, they had never seeing a solar car until just a few weeks ago and took on the challenge, they became an excellent crew. I have been in good hands.

Our unplanned stay in Edmonton gave us the opportunity to relax and finally post updates on the website, we even played Frisbee, we have been talking about it since we left Toronto :)

While Marissa and Evan are getting ready to go home they are still helping me get the word out to find two volunteers to crew the support vehicle. We went to a local radio and TV station on Friday, the DJ "Fred" was very supportive. We haven't been able to find anyone yet.

One could say "all happen for a reason". I just got a report this morning saying the Dempster Highway is closed due to washouts and rock slides http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/roadConditions.aspx

A dry Dempster highway is already a great challenge, if we attempt to drive on it wet and muddy it would be even more challenging for the solar car thin tires. Divine intervention perhaps? all the delay we encountered helped us miss all the heavy rain.

What a great adventure. We met so many incredible people who opened their doors for us, showed support, kindness. It's been a fantastic memorable experience worth writing a book about it.

Updates are now posted at the project website under "news update".

The adventure continue...

Thank you kindly for all your support, you are making this possible.

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#76

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Fri May 9, 2008 2:14 pm
Subject: solar car update - Mosport

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Hello solar car enthusiasts,

I just posted some information at the project website about Mosport. I thought you would like to see it.

http://www.xof1.com/projectnewsupdate.html

Cheers,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

#75

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:12 pm
Subject: solar car drive on April 27

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Hello solar car enthusiasts,

I just finished uploading a video of the drive on Sunday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfHDn8lM6c

More updates at the Project website.

http://www.xof1.com/projectnewsupdate.html

Enjoy!

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@xof1.com
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"

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#74

From: "Marcelo da Luz" <mdaluz@...>
Date: Sat Sep 8, 2007 11:01 pm
Subject: solar car on display at the Distillery District

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Hi team and solar car enthusiasts,

Earlier today we had the solar car on display at the Distillery District (downtown Toronto), there was a Classic Car show with over 65 vehicles going back decades in automotive history.0

Photos attached.

As you can imagine the solar car was the darling of the show. We had such a great success that the organizers have already invited us to return to the event next year.

Special thanks to Rob, Louis who helped get the car ready for the display.

Regards,

Marcelo da Luz
The Power of One, solar car project
Ph. (416) 465 9459, Mobile (416) 834 0788
E-Mail: mdaluz@...
Website: www.xof1.com

"inspired by the sun, motivated by the environment"