The concept of an electric vehicle is certainly a noble idea. By switching from the internal combustion engine to a fully electricity powered motor we can reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. However, it must be remembered that electricity is not generated without some form of energy input. The current network of clean energy production would not be able to support a full switch from petroleum to electric vehicles. That being said, there are a few key points that have become stumbling blocks for a wide roll out of these vehicles.

The three major negatives for electric vehicles are the driving range, the recharge time, and the life of the batteries. The first two issues couple due to the nature of driving. An electric car is run off of battery power and as such cannot be refueled by simple putting a nozzle into the tank. The batteries of electric cars get somewhere in the range of 50 to 100 miles on a full charge, and take up to ten hours to recharge via a standard electrical outlet. This obviously does not bode well for longer trips, but is sufficient for errand running and work commuting. The popularity of hybrid vehicles is a response to these issues. Having a petroleum fueled motor that can be turned on when battery power runs out extends the driving range of the car greatly and allows for quick refueling.

The life of the battery is a major sticking point for those that are on the fence about purchasing a hybrid or electric vehicle and is a standard talking point at any battery conference. All batteries have a limited lifespan and after that time they must be replaced. The costs of these batteries are consistently declining and now sit at around $3,500. Benchmarks have put the life of the batteries in the area of 150,000 miles driven, but this number will vary depending on how the vehicle is used.

Is the electric vehicle the future? Potentially, but it will be a few years into the future before we’ll know for sure what technology stands on top of the pile.

The creative edge behind Xoops is perfect for web site owners and creators that want to have high flexibility and usability with the design of how information is stored and displayed on their website. There are a number of web genres that are compatible with the development capabilities Xoops has to offer. A website boasting dating tips or a commerce site featuring travel deals would benefit from the tools Xoops offers its users.

There are a number of factors that make Xoops so attractive to developers and users. The first is that the platform has plenty of room for growth. Xoops operates within the terms of the GNU General Public License. This means that the growth and development of Xoops thrives from the global community that contributes to it – the project is truly an exercise in international web development. Xoops sponsors support sites for non-English-speaking users, which increases it collateral in the global e-marketplace. Xoops implements this concept even more aggressively by supplying multi-byte character sets for languages that use characters beyond what is contained in the Latin alphabet.

No one wants their website to be a cookie cutter design; this is why personalization is a key tool that makes one content management system stand out from the others. Xoops has mastered this, by allowing specific parameters for users to gain control over their websites like access restrictions and controls.

Form and functionality are what drive a successful website, and the appealing themes offered by Xoops accomplish both. Xoops uses themes that administrators and users can select and apply to their website. Xoops also offers a well managed database system, which is essential in the operation and functionality of a website.

Search engine optimization (or SEO) is what drives online commerce – and Xoops has that covered too. Xoops accommodates modules to help make a website relevant in search engines, such as metatags and title tags. This is ideal for any website that is intended to draw traffic from internet searches. A website that offers dating tips can attract visitors by utilizing proven keywords attached to their webpage’s identity.

Xoops is a dynamic, community-based global effort in web development that is a pioneer in the content management system category.

Using a simple template-based system Xoops can send both emails and messages using simple template based software. Multiple criteria located in in Xoops is made easier for users and webmasters to find. User’s can easily edit personal profiles and decide on their personal website them, with the option of custom avatars. Xoops also possesses one of the best support systems available in multiple languages. There are many support sites specifically designed for those who don’t speak English. This is due to some subject management system clients have problems for users who do not speak English. And it has a very small learning curve as well, and is often compared to larger CMS applications like Drupal. With the intuitive design any extra features needed by your website may be added by additional modules and themes.

A lot of XOOPS modules contain additions to control the indexing of a website in most search engines. With that in mind, there is the fact that XOOPS does not give it’s users much control of their URLs. XOOPS often applies redirects that could confuse search engines. In addition, most XOOPS modules can create duplicate content by developing the same information that’s attainable on multiple sites, and in situations with sites that have multiple languages, several sets of information might be made available through similar URLs.

Due to XOOPS being released under the GNU terms as apart of the General Public License, the expansion and improvement of XOOPS depends on the distributions of a worldwide community movement. That support resulted in the final version of XOOPS, version 2.4.4 being released in February of 2010.