Howdy, Our Silicon Valley Chapter of the Electric Auto Association has sponsored an entry for the Google contest to create a video about Plug-In cars. I took...
Howdy, Here are 2 You Tube videos from the Solar Taxi tour around the world. It will be here in July and we will be hosting Louis as he passes through Silicon...
Jerry, Thanks. It's been my pleasure working on this video with you. Looking forward to spreading the word and do more positive messages like this one on EVs. ...
enza sebastiani
vincenza@...
Jun 3, 2008 5:54 am
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Hello, My Curtis controller had a small "pop" as I freewheeled my 48V cart down a San Francisco hill. I am curious if anyone knows how to "pop this lid off." ...
I'm thinking that with the price of gas over $4.50 a gallon, and with Prius sales over 1 million, now is the time that many people are ready to buy an electic...
Dear EV supporters, We've just launched a campaign called "MPG Stickers" to accelerate public adoption of high efficiency vehicles: www.mpgstickers.org ...
Hi Bill, Count me in!! When I joined this club, Gas had just risen to 76 Cents/gallon. Most of the members were building an EV. We would pool our resources...
Lou
c1937@...
Jun 7, 2008 7:36 am
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Howdy, The East Bay chapter of the EAA is looking for EVs that can drive in the Alameda 4th of July parade. Ideally, the EV would be a convertible (914 with...
Howdy, Who has the best EV? That's the question that our guest speaker will answer at our June 21st meeting. Warren Winovich will show us how to determine...
Wow! This is terrific material! Many, many thanks for doing this and for sharing it! BTW, the electric street car story is buried in the DVD movie "Who ...
Andi, Thanks for your positive feedback! Jerry's car rocks. I hope to drive one of those before the end of this year. As a matter of fact, I am looking for...
Vincenza Sebastiani
vincenza@...
Jun 8, 2008 1:48 am
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I'd like to share a ride with someone going to Vacaville this Saturday, June 14th. I live in Berkeley. Thanx, Lou...
Lou
c1937@...
Jun 8, 2008 7:23 am
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Howdy, This showed up on the RAV 4 EV list I subscribe to. I know that many of our EAASV members are not subscribers. Apologies for a duplicate post to those...
I also noticed this ">>professionally<< converted" RAV-4 EV, on ebay, claiming 150 mile range. These RAV-4 EVs are a little pricey, so I am holding out till...
I'm retiring my old pack of US 8V GC batteries and putting in all new. Assuming I get maybe 2 or 3 years out of the new pack, I'm trying to decide if I should...
I just want to remind everybody that the SAE MOTORFEST is this Saturday, 9 am, at 1205 Colman Ave, Santa Clara, BAE Systems. If you are showing your vehicle,...
Hi Jerry, Yes, the MG is good for this, but I am at the end of the (not so) current battery pack and the range is only a few miles. I also have other plans...
David Coale
david@...
Jun 13, 2008 5:40 am
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It's been a few years since the last time I got a totally new pack for my EV -- a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine, converted by Bob Murray. The traction pack is twelve US...
I live in northern California, San Francisco Bay area. I purchased a Lepton Oxygen scooter/moped last year because of the high gas prices. It was $1650,...
... I've heard repeatedly that gas stations are owned by independent owners, not the oil companies. The gas station operators barely make a profit on selling...
Just FYI, *MOST* gas stations are independently owned. You can usually tell the ones that are corporate stores because they're a little cheaper than the...
Sean Bradshaw
sean@...
Jun 19, 2008 6:20 am
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Hi Kevin, I agree that there is a need for more charge ports for EVs. Here's what we can do: I would like to see the EAA establish a standard charging plug. ...
Lou
c1937@...
Jun 19, 2008 9:12 am
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Reminder from: eaasv Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/cal Monthly meeting: Warren Winovich on calculating expected EV battery life Saturday...
eaasv@yahoogroups.com
Jun 19, 2008 4:56 pm
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I am into electronics and computers and a licensed electrician. It took forever to get PC's and electronic parts standardized. When I worked for the computer...
I'm new to this group, living in Sonoma County (Sebastopol). I am quite a novice regarding electrical systems, but the question is, what technology is...
... No. You need some other source of energy if you want to recharge. You can capture some of the kinetic energy from regenerative braking, but it's never more...
Reminder from: eaasv Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/cal Monthly meeting: Warren Winovich on calculating expected EV battery life Saturday...
eaasv@yahoogroups.com
Jun 21, 2008 2:55 pm
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Hi there, Preparation for this year's EV Rally and display in Palo Alto is underway! If you haven't been to our annual EV Rally before, it's an all-day event...
Howdy, Anybody want some funding for an EV project? Read the attached grant info. Deadline is June 30th. Adios, Jerry Dear Prospective Applicant: At the...
Howdy, Passing on some info about a conference coming up next month. One of our members will attend the entire conference so we will have access to all the...