San Diego July 14th 2010-Evoasis Internal Release

As many of you know, I have been talking for the last 3 years about “Inflection Points” which in retrospect can be viewed as an event or events that trigger a paradigm-shift in industries, societies or social orders. I firmly believe that what I was fortunate enough to witness on July 13th, 2010 in Lancaster, California by gracious invitation from Micheal Austin, VP of BYD America, marks a turning (Inflection) point in Americas future and that of the planet and society as a whole. China, as most people know, is a major investor/innovator in renewable energy. They have to be. There is not enough oil left in the world for a rapidly growing country like China to plan their energy security needs without making use of as much renewable resources as possible. Several hundred million cars will also be operating in China and India in the next 30 years. We have roughly 700 Million cars on the planet now and it is predicted this will increase to 1.2 Billion cars by 2035, mostly in Asia which is experiencing high-growth and increased standards of living. Forget global warming for a second. Lock yourself in the garage with the engine running in your car for 10 minutes and see how good you feel afterwords. It may be getting hotter but that doesn’t matter if we’re choking on toxic fumes anyway. They “get-it” in China and are planning to clean up their coal plants, use renewable’s where possible and run electric and hybrid-electric vehicles to keep the emissions (and oil imports) to a minimum. It’s vital to do that here as well. Even as we fight over oil spills and partisan politics, the cars keep rolling, the toxins keep emitting and our economy and our children face a bleaker (and less healthy) future.

Now for the “good news”…

BYD Company of China in Partnership with KB Homes, a California home builder, have achieved a “world-first” by creating a “Zero Net” excess energy usage home, which combines BYD batteries, power control systems, storage batteries and solar panels. Using only 4 Kilowatts of solar, combined with a 10 Kilowatt Hour Lithium Ion battery pack, the thermally-efficient EnergyStar(tm) compliant home uses the latest appliances, insulating materials and smart-grid system protocols to capture, store, feed-in or demand off-peak (low-cost) grid energy in multiple, automated combination’s throughout the daily cycle-of-energy demand and usage.

Mass production of these systems is near, with costs low enough to justify adoption in most new-build construction projects in the “solar-friendly” parts of the U.S.  The system will pay for itself in under 10 years in most cases and can be financed into the purchase price of the home at the time of sale, which at today’s low interest rates, makes this decision a “no-brainer”.

We expect to see this become the “norm” in the Southwest portion of the U.S.  as well as other “sunbelt” regions. Adding additional solar and using the EV battery as a secondary storage “asset” will provide low-cost/no-cost driving for electric vehicles in their local operation and of course, low carbon footprints for the owner/occupants. Evoasis, who work closely with BYD on energy efficient building and transportation solutions, wish to send our heartfelt congratulations to the BYD and KB teams, along with a hearty “well done” to the City of Lancaster and its forward-looking leaders. We at Evoasis/Utiligen have marked this date in our calendars, July 13th, 2010, as Energy Independence Day. Each year on July 13th, we will issue an update on the number of new homes employing these systems and the amount of fossil-fuel saved and the associated carbon-emission reductions.

Thanks BYD, for “changing the game” and bringing us to the next Inflection Point. Lets all work together to move the world toward its green future.

Sincerely,

Angus Clark-Chairman-Evoasis/Utiligen

KB Homes Lancaster California development is the first Zero Net energy home

BYD's e6 Electric vehicle is roomy and "rangy" with a 60 Kilowatt Hour battery and DC Rapid-Charge capability

Stella Li, BYD's Senior Vice President arrives for the Grand Opening

Lancaster's City Manager opens remarks and introduces participlants

Energy storage and control is handled in the garage with a small "appliance" that monitors and routes energy use to the home and/or grid.

The e6 EV can charge from the home and/or feed power back into the home if needed during high-demand energy periods

Designed with the interior room of a "cross-over" vehicle, the e6 is Best-in-Class for its range, affordability, rapid-charge capability (minutes not hours) and payload/capacity