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In september 1980, he was appointed managing director of adam opel ag the german subsidiary of gm in the federal republic of germany, with responsibility for europeansourced passengercar operations. Texaco was itself acquired by rival chevron several months later. It offers an optimistic vision for the future of leadership and a plan for reinvigorating the soul back into our professional lives. Stanford robert ovshinsky november 24, 1922 october 17, 2012 was an american engineer, scientist and inventor who over a span of fifty years was granted well over 400 patents, mostly in the areas of energy and information. Former freep columnist among michigan hall of fame class. Mar 22, 2018 members of the usabc, including general motors, ford, and chrysler, threatened to take legal action against ovshinsky if he continued to promote nimhs potential for use in bevs, and if he continued to lend test batteries to solectria, a startup electric vehicle maker that was not part of the usabc. General motors is home to buick, cadillac, gmc and chevrolet. Greenlight capital just hit a red light at the general motors shareholder meeting. My late father and i held stock in energy conversion devices ener which turned into ovonics because we were great fans of ovshinsky. Stanford ovshinsky, who has died aged 89, was a selftaught scientist and inventor who amazed the world of physics by creating a new class of semiconductors that have enabled the development of. The patent encumbrance of large automotive nimh batteries refers to allegations that corporate interests have used the patent system to prevent the commercialization of nickel metal hydride nimh battery technology.

Oct 22, 2012 in the scathing 2006 cinematic takedown of general motors failed project to develop an allelectric car, ovshinsky appears in the film to explain how gm failed to capitalize on the battery technology it purchased from him. General motors was such an economic and industrial juggernaut that a book like this couldnt begin to do more than just give the most superficial look at its history. According to ovshinsky, the auto industry falsely suggested that nimh technology. The same year, ovonics filed a patent infringement suit against toyotas battery supplier, panasonic, that ultimately succeeded in restricting the use of its large format nimh batteries to certain transportation uses. By the 1910 model year, ford was producing nearly 20,000 model ts annually. He was born in 1922, the son of a lithuanian immigrant scrap dealer. Members of the usabc, including general motors, ford, and chrysler, threatened to take.

Ovshinsky, serving as its vice president from its founding in 1960 until her death born iris l. Jan 15, 2015 by the 1910 model year, ford was producing nearly 20,000 model ts annually. Ovshinsky invented the nickelmetal hybrid battery and contributed to. Patent encumbrance of large automotive nimh batteries. Find the latest news about gm automotive innovations, investor relations and more. Iris ovshinsky, sold control of the nimh batteries to a jont venture, gm ovonic, between gm and his company, with the goal of manufacturing patented nimh batteries for evs. Youve only scratched the surface of oshinsky family history. Ovshinsky, produced cleaner automotive technologies and pushed the auto industry to embrace them, died on aug. That effort ended in the wellknown debacle of the general motors ev1, but ovshinskys nickel metal hydride batteries are still used today in hybrid cars, like the toyota prius lillian hoddeson is a fermilab historian and professor emerita of history at the university of illinois. This project was decades in gestation, the early dreams of pollution and noisefree vehicles taking a long time to progress beyond visionary prototypes. Between 1960 and 2003, in the united states, oshinsky life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 2001.

Ovshinsky, serving as its vice president from its founding in 1960 until her death. Hes a visionary and a missionary, says frank jamerson, a retired general motors executive whos known ovshinsky for 30. Founder stanford ovshinsky was honored as hero for the planet by time magazine in 1999, and inducted into the u. General motors destroyed the ev1 lasted edited by andrew munsey, updated on june 15, 2016 at 12. Stanford ovshinsky, a selftaught chemist, physicist and inventor, has had one of those life arcs it would be hard to make up. Apr 16, 2015 that effort ended in the wellknown debacle of the general motors ev1, but ovshinsky s nickel metal hydride batteries are still used today in hybrid cars, like the toyota prius lillian hoddeson is a fermilab historian and professor emerita of history at the university of illinois. Miroy in new york city, she earned a bachelors degree in zoology from swarthmore college in 1947, a masters degree in. Jun 06, 2017 greenlight capital just hit a red light at the general motors shareholder meeting. Oct 18, 2012 ovshinsky and ecd gave new life to bob stempel after he was forced out as chairman of general motors corp. The nimh chemistry used in modern hybrid vehicles was invented by ecd ovonics founder, stan ovshinksy, and dr. Ovshinsky lived a life whose arc, had it been in a book of fiction, would. Ecd chairman robert stempel, the former head of general motors. More than six years ago, general motors vowed publicly to massproduce the worlds first modern electric vehicle. Here, too, are the people and ideas behind the industrial colossus that still symbolizes the highs and lows of american business.

Patent encumbrance of large automotive nimh batteries wikipedia. Stempel, the former chairman of general motors who is now chief executive of ecd ovonics. In the united states jack smith, chairman of general motors, and bill ford, chairman of the ford motor company, agree that no car manufacturer will go far in. The average life expectancy for oshinsky in 1960 was 53, and 83 in 2003. Its future will include cars henry ford and karl benz could scarcely imagine. The company also provided the batteries for general motors shortlived ev1 electric car. Texacos conversion reflects ovshinskys ability to sell renewable energy, even to those whove made their fortunes in oil. In the scathing 2006 cinematic takedown of general motors failed project to develop an allelectric car, ovshinsky appears in the film to explain how gm failed to capitalize on the battery technology it purchased from him. Activity included nimh, solidstate hydrogen fuel storage, regenerative fuel cells, and solar. In 1993, stempel joined stanford ovshinsky founder of energy conversion devices ecd as an adviser.

Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. Ovshinskys commitment to alternative energy sources. Ovshinkys nimh battery powers electric motors that enable hybrid cars to have smaller, more fuelefficient gas engines. In 1994, general motors acquired a controlling interest in ovonicss battery development and manufacturing, including patents controlling the manufacturing of large nickel metal hydride nimh batteries. He was elected to the board of directors february, 1986. Nickel metal hydride battery technology is potentially important to the development of battery electric vehicles bevs or evs, plugin hybrid electric vehicles phevs and. In 1994, stan ovshinsky, the inventor of the nimh battery and principal of energy conversion devices with the late dr. Join facebook to connect with harvey ovshinsky and others you may know.

Annus mirabilis1905 march is a time of transition winter and spring commence their struggle between moments of ice and mud a robin appears heralding the inevitable life stumbling from its slumber it was in such a period of change in 1905 that the house of physics would see its newtonian axioms of an ordered universe collapse into a new frontier where the divisions of time and space matter and. The book was published in 1996 before the drama of the electric vehicles in ca. Stanford ovshinsky, the energy behind energy conversion. Stempel was appointed general manager of the pontiac motor division and elected a vice president of general motors. For nearly 50 years, he and his wife worked together. Ovshinsky july, 1927 august 16, 2006 was an american businesswoman and scientist, and the cofounder of energy conversion devices with her husband stanford r. Meet stan ovshinsky, the energy genius mother earth news. David einhorn gets smacked down at gms annual meeting. Billionaire david einhorns activist hedge fund had been pushing investors to vote three of his nominees to the.

Ovshinsky, who along with her husband, the iconoclastic inventor stanford r. Another major character doesnt appear until chapter 20. Richards is deputy commander in chief, headquarters u. In august 1990, he became chairman and chief executive officer. European command, stuttgartvaihingen, west germany. The other inductees are former detroit news lansing bureau chief charlie cain, who died in 2011, and documentary producer harvey ovshinsky, president of the ann arborbased hko media. Texaco the texas company is the name of an american oil retail brand. Tom krisher, the associated press detroit ap a former general motors co. General richards was born in 1930, in san diego and graduated from hampton va. Nov 08, 2016 tesla for beginners ebook written by robert i. Learn about our companys rich history and dedication to community, sustainability and personal mobility efforts. Ovshinskys life a roller coaster of achievement, red ink.

An inventor with little formal education, whose inventions dramatically changed the world. Mar 06, 2015 the nimh chemistry used in modern hybrid vehicles was invented by ecd ovonics founder, stan ovshinksy, and dr. In 1994, general motors acquired a controlling interest in. Stanford ovshinsky, who founded energy conversion devices inc. The race to build the car of the future marketplace. The great race recounts the exciting story of a centurylong battle among automakers for market share, profit, and technological dominanceand the thrilling race to build the car of the future. Stempel, formerly ceo of and automotive engineer with general. Hes a visionary and a missionary, says frank jamerson, a retired general motors executive whos known ovshinsky for 30 years, and worked with him on electric vehicles in the 1990s. As risky in its own right was gms decision to let a writer record the programs progress from inside the gates of its tech center in warren, michigan, exactly as he saw it, however it might turn out. But its called survival, and its a powerful instinct. Ev archeology unearthing key artifacts from the annals of. Ovshinsky, 79, partner in cleaner auto technology, is dead. It also owns the havoline motor oil brand texaco was an independent company until its refining operations merged into chevron corporation in 2001, at which time most of its station franchises were divested to the shell oil company. In february 1998, iacocca, center, appeared in detroit with former general motors chairman robert stempel, left, and energy conversion devices ceo stanford ovshinsky, right, the inventor of the.

This book offers the first fulllength biography of a visionary whose energy. This is the first book to penetrate the silence surrounding gms risky and successful. The new york times bestselling author of bitter brew chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the american auto industry through the remarkable life of harley earl, an eccentric sixfootfive, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile styling, thereby revolutionized the way cars were made, marketed, and even imagined. In the first of this looking back series that meanders through the history of the electric car, we take a short step back in time to educate ourselves on the rather.

Gm, chevron and carb killed the sole nimh ev once, will do. According to the detroit news, the einstein ad for the gmc terrain suv depicted the face of the famous physicist on top of a fit, muscular man with the line, ideas are sexy too. Earlier this week, it prevailed against hebrew university of jerusalem in a lawsuit over the use of the image of albert einstein in a people magazine advertisement in 2009. Members of the usabc, including general motors, ford, and chrysler, threatened to. Oct 19, 2012 stanford ovshinsky, who has died aged 89, was a selftaught scientist and inventor who amazed the world of physics by creating a new class of semiconductors that have enabled the development of. Ovshinsky, 79, partner in cleaner auto technology, is. Ovshinsky, produced cleaner automotive technologies and pushed the. Many of his inventions have had wide ranging applications. Examines the bush administrations role in the cars being peremptory pulled from production, the influence of the automobile industry and oil interests, and implications for the future of sustainable energy in the united states. Nov 24, 2003 ecd may deserve a place in the guinness book of world records. Ecd may deserve a place in the guinness book of world records. If aristotle ran general motors presents the most compelling case of any book yet written for a new ethics in business and for a workplace where openness and integrity are the rule rather than the exception. The story of general motors first massproduced electric car, the ev1 at first, unfortunately, named the impact. The firms investors included canon, chevron, general motors, intel, texaco and 3m as collectively these companies invested many millions of dollars.

Texaco project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Oshinsky life expectancy what is the average oshinsky lifespan. Ev archeology unearthing key artifacts from the annals. I had heard that he was working on an electric car for general motors, so i wrote and said id like to be a test driver. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the oshinsky surname lived. Patent encumbrance of large automotive nimh batteries nimh. In 1960, stan and iris founded energy conversion devices, where he was an avid inventor until retiring at the age of 85 in 2007. Its flagship product is its fuel texaco with techron. Stanford ovshinsky, the energy behind energy conversion devices. His work led to such marvels of modern life as the flatscreen tv. The story of ross perot and gm is almost twenty years old, but it highlights much of what is wrong with gm today a cultural simultaneously resistant to change, and a top management attempting to infuse automation from above first in the plants, and second via perots eds. Why do companies keep giving money to stan ovshinsky, the inventor who. When general motors and oil companies claim the batteries are not ready, they are asking you to ignore the hundreds of 2001, 2002 and 2003 toyota rav4ev still running on ev95 nimh batteries, faultlessly performing to the specs needed for plugin evs and plugin hybrids.

He became president and chief operating officer of general motors corporation on september 1, 1987. Unfortunately general motors and other companies made life difficult for him and ener because much of his research was to enable technologies that would lessen our need for petroleum based products. Designer and automotive engineer with the general motors corporation. Oct 03, 2007 fueling the cars of the future in a new book. Chief executive robert stempel, an engineer who led the development of the catalytic converter but was ousted in a boardroom coup, died saturday in florida. Investigates the development and demise of the fuelefficient, environmentfriendly electric car. Masahiko oshitani of the yuasa company22 23 in 1994, general motors acquired a controlling interest in ovonicss battery development and manufacturing. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tesla for beginners. Stan ovshinsky has invented revolutionary energy technologies that are making. Walter mccarthy, the former ceo of detroit edison co. The creator of the nickelmetal hydride battery established ovonics and ran a product development company for 40 years. Could one person have been responsible for inventing the nickel metal hydride battery, which is the power source for hybrid cars, laptop computers, tablets and cellphones. Mar 03, 2011 in 2001, oil company texaco purchased general motors share in gm ovonics. The 12 pages describe his career and the ovonic 12volt.

Ceo robert stempel, an engineer who led the development of the catalytic converter but was ousted in a boardroom. Gm, chevron and carb killed the sole nimh ev once, will do so. In 2001, oil company texaco purchased general motors share in gm ovonics. The story of general motors first massproduced electric car, the ev1 at first. But hupps president blocked negotiations with general motors to. Oct 27, 2006 texacos conversion reflects ovshinskys ability to sell renewable energy, even to those whove made their fortunes in oil. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tesla. Management guru peter drucker speaks of it several times throughout his writings. Ovshinsky and ecd gave new life to bob stempel after he was forced out as chairman of general motors corp. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Chris paines ode to general motors ev1, an electric car whose brief promise of a future free from dependence on gasoline and its choking byproducts was rudely crushed, leaving devoted ev1.