From john.p.christian at gmail.com Mon Aug 2 15:08:22 2010 From: john.p.christian at gmail.com (John Christian) Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:08:22 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Volt production increased for 2012 Message-ID: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=1788431&_blg=1,1786466 Interesting to note that demand for the Volt has sparked GM to increased its production target for 2012 from 30k to 45k cars. And, while I am not a huge fan of the serial hybrid cars, it is another significant reinforcement of the fact the the buying public wants an EV style alternative to ICE based driving. Regads, -- John P. Christian OEVA Chairman Please consider the environment before printing this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I wondor if it will be coming to Portland next? regards, John ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steven Lough Date: Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM Subject: [seva] NISSAN LEAF ( The Production Car) HITS SEATTLE To: seva at seattleeva.org Here are some pictures of the car, and of some of the very interesting Dash Board Displays we took this morning.. At: http://picasaweb.google.com/stevenslough1206/Leaf08032010# And another LINK to a Ride and Drive with the SAME car, in L.A. a few days ago at: http://tinyurl.com/2dn5btn -- Steven S. Lough, Pres. Seattle EV Association 6021 32nd Ave. N.E. 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The Governor will also demonstrate the first public quick-charge station in the country. * * *WHAT:* Governor Kulongoski to test drive Nissan LEAF and unveil nation?s first quick-charge station** * * *WHO:* Governor Ted Kulongoski, PGE President Jim Piro and Nissan Official Mark Perry *WHEN:* Thursday, August 5, 2010 10:00 a.m. *WHERE: *Two World Trade Center Garage (Level P1) - corner of Naito Parkway and Taylor Street Portland -30- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100804/26aa5d3a/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 9922 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/attachments/20100804/26aa5d3a/attachment-0002.gif -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Kulongoski Governor [image001.gif] FOR NEWS PLANNING July 30, 2010 Public Schedule for Governor Ted Kulongoski August 2 - August 6, 2010 (Subject to Change) Monday, August 2 No Public Events Scheduled Tuesday, August 3 No Public Events Scheduled Wednesday, August 4 No Public Events Scheduled Thursday, August 5 10:00 a.m. Governor to Test Drive Nissan Leaf and Unveil New Quick-Charging Station PGE - World Trade Center 121 SW Salmon St. Portland Friday, August 6 12:00 p.m. Governor to Address the City Club of Central Oregon on his Reset Report St. Charles Medical Center 2500 NE Neff Road Bend -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100805/9d817d26/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100805/97e83581/attachment.html From nscale7 at aol.com Thu Aug 5 22:39:38 2010 From: nscale7 at aol.com (nscale7 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:39:38 -0400 Subject: [Oeva-list] Quick-Charge Station In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CD0340E547449C-14A0-7D62@webmail-d072.sysops.aol.com> Rick, Do you know how much the quick-charger cost with installation, and how does that cost compare to the other charging stations already there (5-20, 14-50, SPI, etc.) Also, the Market Watch article refers to this as the first quick-charge station in the country, but unless I?m mistaken the first was at the Vacaville Bella Vista Road Park and Ride, which was installed March 16th and powered-on May 23rd. However, Vacaville users must first contact the power utility to gain access to the quick-charger, so perhaps the World Trade Center quick-charger is the first where users can show up without pre-authorization? Is payment required to use the quick-charger? For that matter, do EVs have to pay to park in the garage? I've only ever parked on the street, so I don't know. And one last question. Everyone talks about the quick-charger bringing the battery to 80% in 30 minutes, but after that will the quick-charger taper down and continue charging to 100%, or does it shut off at 80%? -Chase Ballew -----Original Message----- From: Rick Durst To: Rick Durst Sent: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 2:14 pm Subject: [Oeva-list] Portland General Electric Quick Charge Station Business wire http://www.marketwatch.com/story/portland-general-electric-opens-north-americas-first-public-use-quick-charge-station-for-electric-vehicles-in-collaboration-with-nec-2010-08-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp ________________________________________________ Rick Durst | Portland General Electric 121 SW Salmon St, 3WTC0407 | Portland, Oregon 97204 | (: 503.464-7631 | 7: 503.464-2284 | *: Rick.Durst at pgn.com _______________________________________________ eva-list mailing list eva-list at oeva.org ttp://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100806/5aea0cf5/attachment.html From alan at batie.org Fri Aug 6 00:41:50 2010 From: alan at batie.org (Alan Batie) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:41:50 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Quick-Charge Station In-Reply-To: <8CD0340E547449C-14A0-7D62@webmail-d072.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CD0340E547449C-14A0-7D62@webmail-d072.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4C5BBCBE.5070300@batie.org> On 8/5/10 10:39 PM, nscale7 at aol.com wrote: > And one last question. Everyone talks about the quick-charger bringing > the battery to 80% in 30 minutes, but after that will the quick-charger > taper down and continue charging to 100%, or does it shut off at 80%? Something else that comes to mind is coming up with a protocol for replugging: as ev's get more popular, charging station congestion will become an issue. I'm not sure if the new setup makes it moot, but if the car that's plugged in is charged up and someone else comes along, it would be reasonable for them to take over the plug. Presumably the financial part resets when the plug is pulled. It's probably not as much as an issue for the level 3 chargers where you probably should have to stick around the car and move it when the charging's done, but level 2 would be more like the existing ones. Anyway, just seems like now's a good time to have the discussion, rather than after the conflict's begin... -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Yesterday I stopped by and checked out the Nissan Leaf charging there and it will charge the first 80% of the way in about 20-25 minutes, then it lowers the rate and continues to charge to 100% in an additional 20-25 minutes (they brought it in with about 5% remaining and the machine stated it needed a total of 40 minutes for a 100% charge). The Nissan Leaf will be in and out of the garage today (Friday) doing drives for the media and then it's off to Las Vegas for a Nissan dealership convention. I imagine that PGE will turn off the machine for now since there aren't many CHAdeMO compatible vehicles yet in the United States. Sincerely, Chris Arnesen On 8/5/2010 10:39 PM, nscale7 at aol.com wrote: > Rick, > Do you know how much the quick-charger cost with installation, and how > does that cost compare to the other charging stations already there > (5-20, 14-50, SPI, etc.) > Also, the Market Watch article refers to this as the first > quick-charge station in the country, but unless I'm mistaken the first > was at the Vacaville Bella Vista Road Park and Ride, which was > installed March 16th and powered-on May 23rd. However, Vacaville users > must first contact the power utility to gain access to the > quick-charger, so perhaps the World Trade Center quick-charger is the > first where users can show up without pre-authorization? > Is payment required to use the quick-charger? For that matter, do EVs > have to pay to park in the garage? I've only ever parked on the > street, so I don't know. > And one last question. Everyone talks about the quick-charger bringing > the battery to 80% in 30 minutes, but after that will the > quick-charger taper down and continue charging to 100%, or does it > shut off at 80%? > -Chase Ballew > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Durst > To: Rick Durst > Sent: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 2:14 pm > Subject: [Oeva-list] Portland General Electric Quick Charge Station > Business wire > > http://www.marketwatch.com/story/portland-general-electric-opens-north-americas-first-public-use-quick-charge-station-for-electric-vehicles-in-collaboration-with-nec-2010-08-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp > __________________________________________________ > *Rick Durst** *| Portland General Electric > 121 SW Salmon St, 3WTC0407 | Portland, Oregon 97204 | (: 503.464-7631 > | 7: 503.464-2284 | *: Rick.Durst at pgn.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Josh Shorepower From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of Chris Arnesen Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 5:48 AM To: oeva-list at oeva.org Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Quick-Charge Station Hey Chase, This is indeed the very first public quick charge station in the United States. The quick charge station in Vacaville is actually locked up and not certified by the local government for public use, where the one in Portland is powered up, unlocked, and certified for public use. There is no charge to use the quick charge station, however there is a $3 parking fee in general for the parking garage. Yesterday I stopped by and checked out the Nissan Leaf charging there and it will charge the first 80% of the way in about 20-25 minutes, then it lowers the rate and continues to charge to 100% in an additional 20-25 minutes (they brought it in with about 5% remaining and the machine stated it needed a total of 40 minutes for a 100% charge). The Nissan Leaf will be in and out of the garage today (Friday) doing drives for the media and then it's off to Las Vegas for a Nissan dealership convention. I imagine that PGE will turn off the machine for now since there aren't many CHAdeMO compatible vehicles yet in the United States. Sincerely, Chris Arnesen On 8/5/2010 10:39 PM, nscale7 at aol.com wrote: Rick, Do you know how much the quick-charger cost with installation, and how does that cost compare to the other charging stations already there (5-20, 14-50, SPI, etc.) Also, the Market Watch article refers to this as the first quick-charge station in the country, but unless I'm mistaken the first was at the Vacaville Bella Vista Road Park and Ride, which was installed March 16th and powered-on May 23rd. However, Vacaville users must first contact the power utility to gain access to the quick-charger, so perhaps the World Trade Center quick-charger is the first where users can show up without pre-authorization? Is payment required to use the quick-charger? For that matter, do EVs have to pay to park in the garage? I've only ever parked on the street, so I don't know. And one last question. Everyone talks about the quick-charger bringing the battery to 80% in 30 minutes, but after that will the quick-charger taper down and continue charging to 100%, or does it shut off at 80%? -Chase Ballew -----Original Message----- From: Rick Durst To: Rick Durst Sent: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 2:14 pm Subject: [Oeva-list] Portland General Electric Quick Charge Station Business wire http://www.marketwatch.com/story/portland-general-electric-opens-north-ameri cas-first-public-use-quick-charge-station-for-electric-vehicles-in-collabora tion-with-nec-2010-08-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp ________________________________________________ Rick Durst | Portland General Electric 121 SW Salmon St, 3WTC0407 | Portland, Oregon 97204 | *: 503.464-7631 | 7: 503.464-2284 | *: Rick.Durst at pgn.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting From alan at batie.org Fri Aug 6 11:08:55 2010 From: alan at batie.org (Alan Batie) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:08:55 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Quick-Charge Station In-Reply-To: References: <380-22010856154217983@M2W130.mail2web.com> Message-ID: <4C5C4FB7.90605@batie.org> On 8/6/10 8:48 AM, Josh Renoe wrote: > I was told by a taxi cab fleet manager for radio cab in Portland that > Nissan told him that Nissan DOES NOT recommend you use L3 charging for > everyday use. Only use it for quick emergency charging as it drastically > reduces battery life. I guess we still need better batteries before we can > quickly "Charge and go". It only makes sense for cross country "gas station" use; you don't need it otherwise. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Message: 2 Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:08:55 -0700 From: Alan Batie Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Quick-Charge Station To: oeva-list at oeva.org Message-ID: <4C5C4FB7.90605 at batie.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" On 8/6/10 8:48 AM, Josh Renoe wrote: > I was told by a taxi cab fleet manager for radio cab in Portland that > Nissan told him that Nissan DOES NOT recommend you use L3 charging for > everyday use. Only use it for quick emergency charging as it drastically > reduces battery life. I guess we still need better batteries before we can > quickly "Charge and go". It only makes sense for cross country "gas station" use; you don't need it otherwise. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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There goes that economical idea, unless they install a Level > II in their parking garage. I think there's already a level 2 at the wtc, isn't that what they replaced the old setup with at the ev parking spaces there? Though that would mean bussing up to the va... -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 5249 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : /pipermail/attachments/20100806/a45dc3e7/attachment.bin From salzmande at comcast.net Fri Aug 6 19:04:34 2010 From: salzmande at comcast.net (Dave Salzman) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:04:34 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment Message-ID: Hey Folks, I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received my quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will be mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire would be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 volt breaker. The quote was, standard installation $1296.68 charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 custom installation $247.00 installation permit & processing $80.00 shipping & delivery $49.95 sales tax $63.10 total $2457.85 My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? #2 custom installation for 3 feet of wire? #3 what is the charger doc price with the standard 15 ' cord? #4 what are your hourly rates for electricians? I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for 3 hours work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There are a couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call back from AV to answer these questions. Nissan has asked me to fill out a survey on the assessment & quote experience. I will wait for the answers before I respond. Stay Well, Dave From salzmande at comcast.net Fri Aug 6 21:47:33 2010 From: salzmande at comcast.net (Dave Salzman) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:47:33 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Charger assessment References: <969441.85864.qm@web59102.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1BE62EC7-30EC-4E87-A14E-BBDF6861D909@comcast.net> Anne, I just don't believe in paying $2457.85 for $300.00 worth of work regardless of what Nissan says! Dave > > i live in portland. i haven't found an electrician yet that goes for > under 100 bucks per hour. the price nissan laid out in the beginning > is close to the $2457.85 that you listed. > > Anne Perretta > > > From: Dave Salzman > To: Oeva list > Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:04:34 PM > Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment > > Hey Folks, > > I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received my > quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will be > mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire would > be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 volt > breaker. The quote was, > > standard installation $1296.68 > charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 > custom installation $247.00 > installation permit & processing $80.00 > shipping & delivery $49.95 > sales tax $63.10 > total $2457.85 > > My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? > #2 custom installation for 3 > feet of wire? > #3 what is the charger doc price > with the standard 15 ' > cord? > #4 what are your hourly rates > for electricians? > > I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so > figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for 3 hours > work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There are a > couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call back from > AV to answer these questions. Nissan has asked me to fill out a survey > on the assessment & quote experience. I will wait for the answers > before I respond. > > > Stay Well, > > > Dave > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100806/39b4b5dc/attachment.html From alan at batie.org Sat Aug 7 01:42:57 2010 From: alan at batie.org (Alan Batie) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:42:57 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4C5D1C91.9020208@batie.org> On 8/6/10 7:04 PM, Dave Salzman wrote: > Hey Folks, > > I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received my > quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will be > mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire would > be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 volt > breaker. The quote was, > > standard installation $1296.68 > charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 > custom installation $247.00 It cost me $243 to have a 20A 240V outlet installed about 8" below my panel in the garage in Mar 2006 for my Solectria. *Not* surface mounted (though 8" vertical was admittedly trivial). So $247 seems reasonable, which makes me wonder what the $1300 is for... The tax I'll assume was just a mistake by a non-Oregonian. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 5249 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature Url : /pipermail/attachments/20100807/a9c65a99/attachment-0001.bin From Theoldcars at aol.com Sat Aug 7 11:51:51 2010 From: Theoldcars at aol.com (Theoldcars at aol.com) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:51:51 EDT Subject: [Oeva-list] Leaf Charger assessment EV range Message-ID: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547@aol.com> Dave Not sure if I am reading the price list correct but it looks like 721.12 is for the charging station? I agree 300 to 400 dollars would be more in line with installing plus permit fees. As long as it is a simple installation. I am considering buying the Leaf without a level two station. Soon there will be other companies selling charging stations since drivers are going to want portable units. Prices for the charge stations should drop or at least become available. Then you could shop for completive installation prices if one wants to hard wire it. I think the bill should be for about half of the $2457.85. Its handy and fast but 240 volts is not required to drive electric. I charge with 240 but most of the day the charger and truck are not being used. Estimating 3 miles gained with 120 charging per hour. You could charge up at least 40 miles of range at home with 120 volts. If you could pick up any additional 120 charging during the day it could be extended to 60 miles. Also keep in mind if you start off Monday with 100 miles could be divided 20 miles to your work week. So you could go 60 miles a day as long as you can pick up 12 plus hours of charging with 120 volts on week days. This would be without any charging during 10 hours a day. Charging by 120 is slow but for most people the vehicle is parked. Actual time driving is little compared to how long an EV has to recharge. Range is going to vary a bit by driver and conditions. Don In a message dated 8/7/2010 1:43:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, oeva-list-request at oeva.org writes: Message: 4 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:47:33 -0700 From: Dave Salzman Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Charger assessment To: Oeva list Message-ID: <1BE62EC7-30EC-4E87-A14E-BBDF6861D909 at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Anne, I just don't believe in paying $2457.85 for $300.00 worth of work regardless of what Nissan says! Dave > > i live in portland. i haven't found an electrician yet that goes for > under 100 bucks per hour. the price nissan laid out in the beginning > is close to the $2457.85 that you listed. > > Anne Perretta > > > From: Dave Salzman > To: Oeva list > Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:04:34 PM > Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment > > Hey Folks, > > I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received my > quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will be > mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire would > be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 volt > breaker. The quote was, > > standard installation $1296.68 > charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 > custom installation $247.00 > installation permit & processing $80.00 > shipping & delivery $49.95 > sales tax $63.10 > total $2457.85 > > My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? > #2 custom installation for 3 > feet of wire? > #3 what is the charger doc price > with the standard 15 ' > cord? > #4 what are your hourly rates > for electricians? > > I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so > figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for 3 hours > work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There are a > couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call back from > AV to answer these questions. Nissan has asked me to fill out a survey > on the assessment & quote experience. I will wait for the answers > before I respond. > > > Stay Well, > > > Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100807/d0b954f4/attachment.html From mark58150 at yahoo.com Sat Aug 7 14:52:02 2010 From: mark58150 at yahoo.com (Mark Freidberg) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:52:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oeva-list] 1980 Jet ElectraVan 600 Message-ID: <874202.58352.qm@web33303.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi Everyone, ? The ElectraVan is up for sale and interested persons can find more info on it and several others on the Jet Industries EV Photo Album pages here: http://www.evalbum.com/type/JETI ? These Vans are not for everyone but if you are knowledgable about them and are a serious prospective buyer feel free to email me offlist. I'll try to bring it to the upcoming OEVA meeting. ? Mark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100807/7f44717b/attachment.html From nickgaladay at msn.com Sat Aug 7 16:26:59 2010 From: nickgaladay at msn.com (Nick) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 16:26:59 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Leaf charger assessment In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Just as we found when we started looking for insurance companies to cover our EVs, or asking if AAA would serve our needs, the local electrical contractors must have started salivating when Nissan rode into town with their fat wallet and non-standard requests. Things will simmer down once everyone gets up to speed. But meanwhile, we have to be vigilant and keep these folks honest. First you car manufacturers, your EVs should cost less, not more, than a conventional ICE once the economies of scale kick in on the batteries; just count the number of moving parts. Second you "charger" (actually switched-cord) "Dock" manufacturers, When the economies of scale kick in you're going to look pretty greedy trying to charge nearly a thousand dollars for a few blinking LEDs, a GFCI circuit and a cord. And lastly you electrical contractors, Rube doesn't only ride into town on his donkey once; there will be a tomorrow! OEVA members are watching you and taking names. Get greedy once, shame on us, twice, we'll hear about you on "2 On Your Side"! What is the name of that electrical contractor Dave? Sales tax my foot. If they actually get away with these shenanigans I'll even come out of retirement long enough to gore this goose a couple o' times myself. It's amazing what the competitive bidding process can accomplish. A Federal option anyone? And remember, Dave had to PAY $500 for this "bid"! Just a note to the folks at Nissan: This kind of nonsense could be the undoing of your otherwise long-awaited EV rollout; keep your minions in toe! The Ford will be out sooner than you think! Nick Galaday Vernonia, OR 97064 Energy conservation-- ???? saves more than energy! Message: 1 Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:51:51 EDT From: Theoldcars at aol.com Subject: [Oeva-list] Leaf Charger assessment EV range To: oeva-list at oeva.org Message-ID: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547 at aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dave Not sure if I am reading the price list correct but it looks like 721.12 is for the charging station? I agree 300 to 400 dollars would be more in line with installing plus permit fees. As long as it is a simple installation. I am considering buying the Leaf without a level two station. Soon there will be other companies selling charging stations since drivers are going to want portable units. Prices for the charge stations should drop or at least become available. Then you could shop for completive installation prices if one wants to hard wire it. I think the bill should be for about half of the $2457.85. Message: 4 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:47:33 -0700 From: Dave Salzman Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Charger assessment To: Oeva list Message-ID: <1BE62EC7-30EC-4E87-A14E-BBDF6861D909 at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Anne, I just don't believe in paying $2457.85 for $300.00 worth of work regardless of what Nissan says! Dave > > i live in portland. i haven't found an electrician yet that goes for > under 100 bucks per hour. the price nissan laid out in the beginning > is close to the $2457.85 that you listed. > > Anne Perretta > > > From: Dave Salzman > To: Oeva list > Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:04:34 PM > Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment > > Hey Folks, > > I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received my > quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will be > mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire would > be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 volt > breaker. The quote was, > > standard installation $1296.68 > charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 > custom installation $247.00 > installation permit & processing $80.00 > shipping & delivery $49.95 > sales tax $63.10 > total $2457.85 > > My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? > #2 custom installation for 3 > feet of wire? > #3 what is the charger doc price > with the standard 15 ' > cord? > #4 what are your hourly rates > for electricians? > > I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so > figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for 3 hours > work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There are a > couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call back from > AV to answer these questions. Nissan has asked me to fill out a survey > on the assessment & quote experience. I will wait for the answers > before I respond. > > > Stay Well, > > > Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100807/d0b954f4/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Oeva-list mailing list Oeva-list at oeva.org http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list End of Oeva-list Digest, Vol 82, Issue 8 **************************************** From salzmande at comcast.net Sat Aug 7 18:36:16 2010 From: salzmande at comcast.net (Dave Salzman) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 18:36:16 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Leaf Charger assessment EV range References: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547@aol.com> Message-ID: <3990AF96-7A2B-44FE-ACA6-1CB1328137DC@comcast.net> Don, I was told by two dealers that if you don't go for AV's charge port you must sign a waver voiding your 8 year 100,000 mile warranty on the battery pack. Still checking all this with Nissan tech support. Dave Begin forwarded message: > From: Theoldcars at aol.com > Date: August 7, 2010 11:51:51 AM PDT > To: oeva-list at oeva.org > Subject: [Oeva-list] Leaf Charger assessment EV range > > Dave > > Not sure if I am reading the price list correct but it looks like > 721.12 is for the charging station? I agree 300 to 400 dollars would > be more in line with installing plus permit fees. As long as it is a > simple installation. > > I am considering buying the Leaf without a level two station. Soon > there will be other companies selling charging stations since > drivers are going to want portable units. Prices for the charge > stations should drop or at least become available. Then you could > shop for completive installation prices if one wants to hard wire > it. I think the bill should be for about half of the $2457.85. > > Its handy and fast but 240 volts is not required to drive electric. > I charge with 240 but most of the day the charger and truck are not > being used. > > Estimating 3 miles gained with 120 charging per hour. You could > charge up at least 40 miles of range at home with 120 volts. If you > could pick up any additional 120 charging during the day it could be > extended to 60 miles. > > Also keep in mind if you start off Monday with 100 miles could be > divided 20 miles to your work week. So you could go 60 miles a day > as long as you can pick up 12 plus hours of charging with 120 volts > on week days. This would be without any charging during 10 hours a > day. > > Charging by 120 is slow but for most people the vehicle is parked. > Actual time driving is little compared to how long an EV has to > recharge. > > Range is going to vary a bit by driver and conditions. > > Don > > In a message dated 8/7/2010 1:43:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, oeva-list-request at oeva.org > writes: > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:47:33 -0700 > From: Dave Salzman > Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Charger assessment > To: Oeva list > Message-ID: <1BE62EC7-30EC-4E87-A14E-BBDF6861D909 at comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Anne, > I just don't believe in paying $2457.85 for $300.00 worth of work > regardless of what Nissan says! > > Dave > > > > i live in portland. i haven't found an electrician yet that goes for > > under 100 bucks per hour. the price nissan laid out in the beginning > > is close to the $2457.85 that you listed. > > > > Anne Perretta > > > > > > From: Dave Salzman > > To: Oeva list > > Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:04:34 PM > > Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment > > > > Hey Folks, > > > > I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received > my > > quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will > be > > mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire > would > > be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 > volt > > breaker. The quote was, > > > > standard installation $1296.68 > > charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 > > custom installation $247.00 > > installation permit & processing $80.00 > > shipping & delivery $49.95 > > sales tax $63.10 > > total $2457.85 > > > > My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? > > #2 custom installation for 3 > > feet of wire? > > #3 what is the charger doc price > > with the standard 15 ' > > cord? > > #4 what are your hourly rates > > for electricians? > > > > I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so > > figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for 3 > hours > > work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There are a > > couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call back > from > > AV to answer these questions. Nissan has asked me to fill out a > survey > > on the assessment & quote experience. I will wait for the answers > > before I respond. > > > > > > Stay Well, > > > > > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100807/644cd991/attachment.html From salzmande at comcast.net Sat Aug 7 22:20:37 2010 From: salzmande at comcast.net (Dave Salzman) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 22:20:37 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Leaf charger assessment References: Message-ID: <183B8BD3-642D-4956-BEBF-8EE22C92AA3C@comcast.net> Nick, Thanks for the support. I was beginning to think I might be alone in my thinking. The electrical contractor was Rite-Way out of Salem. The estimator's name was Micha Rose and he was very professional and explained just what the job would consist of. He explained that he couldn't talk money but assured me it was a simple job which I all ready knew. His paper work gets sent to AV in Monrovia, Ca. they then make up the quote and post it on my account. I talked to a Mike at AV on Thursday and was told he would contact the person that actuality wrote the quote and have them address my concerns and get back to me. Nissan wants to know what we think of the assessment process. That survey will have to wait for now. :-) Dave Begin forwarded message: > From: "Nick" > Date: August 7, 2010 4:26:59 PM PDT > To: > Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Leaf charger assessment > > Just as we found when we started looking for insurance companies to > cover > our EVs, or asking if AAA would serve our needs, the local electrical > contractors must have started salivating when Nissan rode into town > with > their fat wallet and non-standard requests. Things will simmer down > once > everyone gets up to speed. But meanwhile, we have to be vigilant > and keep > these folks honest. First you car manufacturers, your EVs should > cost less, > not more, than a conventional ICE once the economies of scale kick > in on the > batteries; just count the number of moving parts. Second you > "charger" > (actually switched-cord) "Dock" manufacturers, When the economies of > scale > kick in you're going to look pretty greedy trying to charge nearly a > thousand dollars for a few blinking LEDs, a GFCI circuit and a > cord. And > lastly you electrical contractors, Rube doesn't only ride into town > on his > donkey once; there will be a tomorrow! OEVA members are watching > you and > taking names. Get greedy once, shame on us, twice, we'll hear about > you on > "2 On Your Side"! What is the name of that electrical contractor > Dave? > Sales tax my foot. If they actually get away with these shenanigans > I'll > even come out of retirement long enough to gore this goose a couple > o' times > myself. It's amazing what the competitive bidding process can > accomplish. > A Federal option anyone? And remember, Dave had to PAY $500 for > this "bid"! > Just a note to the folks at Nissan: This kind of nonsense could be > the > undoing of your otherwise long-awaited EV rollout; keep your minions > in toe! > The Ford will be out sooner than you think! > > Nick Galaday > Vernonia, OR 97064 > Energy conservation-- > saves more than energy! > > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:51:51 EDT > From: Theoldcars at aol.com > Subject: [Oeva-list] Leaf Charger assessment EV range > To: oeva-list at oeva.org > Message-ID: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547 at aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Dave > > Not sure if I am reading the price list correct but it looks like > 721.12 is > for the charging station? I agree 300 to 400 dollars would be more > in line > with installing plus permit fees. As long as it is a simple > installation. > > I am considering buying the Leaf without a level two station. Soon > there > will be other companies selling charging stations since drivers are > going to > > want portable units. Prices for the charge stations should drop or > at least > become available. Then you could shop for completive installation > prices if > one wants to hard wire it. I think the bill should be for about half > of the > $2457.85. > > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:47:33 -0700 > From: Dave Salzman > Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Charger assessment > To: Oeva list > Message-ID: <1BE62EC7-30EC-4E87-A14E-BBDF6861D909 at comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Anne, > I just don't believe in paying $2457.85 for $300.00 worth of work > regardless of what Nissan says! > > Dave >> >> i live in portland. i haven't found an electrician yet that goes for >> under 100 bucks per hour. the price nissan laid out in the beginning >> is close to the $2457.85 that you listed. >> >> Anne Perretta >> >> >> From: Dave Salzman >> To: Oeva list >> Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:04:34 PM >> Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment >> >> Hey Folks, >> >> I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I received my >> quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger will be >> mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire would >> be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp 240 >> volt >> breaker. The quote was, >> >> standard installation $1296.68 >> charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 >> custom installation $247.00 >> installation permit & processing $80.00 >> shipping & delivery $49.95 >> sales tax $63.10 >> total $2457.85 >> >> My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? >> #2 custom installation for 3 >> feet of wire? >> #3 what is the charger doc price >> with the standard 15 ' >> cord? >> #4 what are your hourly rates >> for electricians? >> >> I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so >> figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for 3 >> hours >> work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There are a >> couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call back from >> AV to answer these questions. 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URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100807/b59f046b/attachment-0001.html From nisaacs at optechsw.com Sat Aug 7 22:54:04 2010 From: nisaacs at optechsw.com (Nathan Isaacs) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 22:54:04 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Free Cookies and Charging: Beaverton Installs OpConnect EV Charging Station In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00fc01cb36be$1c5bb750$551325f0$@com> Good evening, I wanted to invite OEVA members to the "ribbon cutting" of Beaverton's first EV charging station. They are installing an OpConnect station at the intersection of Hall and Third streets. A ceremony will occur 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle will charge a Smart fortwo EV on the station. Level 1 charging is available for OEVA members. Level 2 charging is available, but please email Wes Meyer at OpConnect (wmeyer at optechsw.com) to ensure your vehicle's charging connectors will work on the unit. Please email Nathan Isaacs if you have any questions. Sincerely, Nathan Isaacs nisaacs at opconnect.com From carey at evergreenelectricvehicles.com Sat Aug 7 22:55:57 2010 From: carey at evergreenelectricvehicles.com (Carey Dahlen) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 22:55:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oeva-list] Oregon Inventor Needs Your Votes!!!! Message-ID: <527712.2670.qm@web1211.biz.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> My Design has Nothing to do with Perpetual Motion or Over unity Devices. It is simply a new design for electro mechanical power generation. I am looking for Votes and support from Oregonians! I do not claim to be in?the same league as Thomas Edison! But where would we be without the radical designs by Nicola Tesla!! ??I am just looking for votes in this contest!? Eventually I want to produce my product in Oregon!! Below are my confirmation email and a link to my entry!? Thank You For Your Support! Please forward to your contacts. Voting Ends August 31st. Thank You! ? ? ? "Dear Carey Dahlen, Congratulations! 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URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100807/579fc8f2/attachment.html From bowthom at comcast.net Sun Aug 8 08:46:11 2010 From: bowthom at comcast.net (Don Thompson) Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:46:11 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Future Purpose of the OEVA Message-ID: Hello, There was a post some time ago musing about what the OEVA should be doing now that "widespread EV use" was just around the corner. Seems to me you've stumbled across it. The potential gouging of leaf customers over chargers could seriously hamper their efforts for a smooth rollout. So the purpose is being the watchdog of these situations that could seriously encumber Nissan's hope for a painless customer experience and could doom widspread EV adoption. Don T From chris at darkstarpro.com Sun Aug 8 10:24:54 2010 From: chris at darkstarpro.com (Chris Arnesen) Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:24:54 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Leaf Charger assessment EV range In-Reply-To: <3990AF96-7A2B-44FE-ACA6-1CB1328137DC@comcast.net> References: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547@aol.com> <3990AF96-7A2B-44FE-ACA6-1CB1328137DC@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4C5EE866.5030405@darkstarpro.com> I think that before we start going too crazy about spreading rumors about this "waiver", we should wait until it exists. It doesn't make any sense that they would limit the warranty based on a preferred charging method, especially since 120 volt charging will actually be the "healthiest" method to keeping the battery in tip-top shape. With 240 volt charging the battery will degrade even quicker. The best option for us as a group is to research other EVSE manufacturers and work with local electricians to determine installation costs. Eventually maybe we can put together a list on the website of EVSE units and their respective costs along with a list of electricians that are willing to offer discounts to OEVA members? Since the trick to J1772 charging is basically a 240 volt connection with a pilot signal to determine the amperage rate, it seems pretty trivial that eventually we'll see simple cords with a bit of electronics. Sincerely, Chris Arnesen On 8/7/2010 6:36 PM, Dave Salzman wrote: > Don, > I was told by two dealers that if you don't go for AV's charge port > you must sign a waver voiding your 8 year 100,000 mile warranty on > the battery pack. Still checking all this with Nissan tech support. > > Dave > > Begin forwarded message: > >> *From: *Theoldcars at aol.com >> *Date: *August 7, 2010 11:51:51 AM PDT >> *To: *oeva-list at oeva.org >> *Subject: **[Oeva-list] Leaf Charger assessment EV range* >> >> Dave >> Not sure if I am reading the price list correct but it looks like >> 721.12 is for the charging station? I agree 300 to 400 dollars would >> be more in line with installing plus permit fees. As long as it is a >> simple installation. >> I am considering buying the Leaf without a level two station. Soon >> there will be other companies selling charging stations since drivers >> are going to want portable units. Prices for the charge >> stations should drop or at least become available. Then you could >> shop for completive installation prices if one wants to hard wire it. >> I think the bill should be for about half of the $2457.85. >> Its handy and fast but 240 volts is not required to drive electric. I >> charge with 240 but most of the day the charger and truck are not >> being used. >> Estimating 3 miles gained with 120 charging per hour. You could >> charge up at least 40 miles of range at home with 120 volts. If you >> could pick up any additional 120 charging during the day it could be >> extended to 60 miles. >> Also keep in mind if you start off Monday with 100 miles could be >> divided 20 miles to your work week. So you could go 60 miles a day as >> long as you can pick up 12 plus hours of charging with 120 volts >> on week days. This would be without any charging during 10 hours a day. >> Charging by 120 is slow but for most people the vehicle is parked. >> Actual time driving is little compared to how long an EV has to >> recharge. >> Range is going to vary a bit by driver and conditions. >> Don >> In a message dated 8/7/2010 1:43:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >> oeva-list-request at oeva.org writes: >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:47:33 -0700 >> From: Dave Salzman > > >> Subject: [Oeva-list] Fwd: Charger assessment >> To: Oeva list > >> Message-ID: <1BE62EC7-30EC-4E87-A14E-BBDF6861D909 at comcast.net >> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Anne, >> I just don't believe in paying $2457.85 for $300.00 worth of work >> regardless of what Nissan says! >> >> Dave >> > >> > i live in portland. i haven't found an electrician yet that >> goes for >> > under 100 bucks per hour. the price nissan laid out in the >> beginning >> > is close to the $2457.85 that you listed. >> > >> > Anne Perretta >> > >> > >> > From: Dave Salzman > > >> > To: Oeva list > >> > Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 7:04:34 PM >> > Subject: [Oeva-list] Charger assessment >> > >> > Hey Folks, >> > >> > I recently had my home charger assessment and yesterday I >> received my >> > quote. Big surprise given the simple installation. My charger >> will be >> > mounted within 2 feet of the fuse panel and I was told the wire >> would >> > be surface mounted. There is room in the panel for the 40 amp >> 240 volt >> > breaker. The quote was, >> > >> > standard installation $1296.68 >> > charging doc, wall mount 25' cable* $721.12 >> > custom installation $247.00 >> > installation permit & processing $80.00 >> > shipping & delivery $49.95 >> > sales tax $63.10 >> > total $2457.85 >> > >> > My questions to AV and Nissan are; #1 SALES TAX in Oregon? >> > #2 custom installation for 3 >> > feet of wire? >> > #3 what is the charger doc >> price >> > with the standard 15 ' >> > cord? >> > #4 what are your hourly rates >> > for electricians? >> > >> > I live in St. Helens and the electrician is coming from Salem so >> > figure 2 hours travel time, 1 hour to do the job. $1296.68 for >> 3 hours >> > work? The electricians here get from $50 to $85 an hour. There >> are a >> > couple in my neighborhood. I'm presently waiting for a call >> back from >> > AV to answer these questions. Nissan has asked me to fill out a >> survey >> > on the assessment & quote experience. I will wait for the answers >> > before I respond. >> > >> > >> > Stay Well, >> > >> > >> > Dave >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100808/2a0f28a6/attachment.html From bowthom at comcast.net Sun Aug 8 13:29:57 2010 From: bowthom at comcast.net (Don Thompson) Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:29:57 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] House Bill 3253 Message-ID: Hello members, I was just reading HB 3253 which has a new calculation for EV tax credit in 2010. $2500 + $417 for each kWh of traction battery capacity above 4 kWh. May not exceed $5000 per vehicle and / or the taxpayers tax liability. Leaf = 24 - 4 = 20 kWh, 20 * $417 = $8350 Leaf qualifies for $5k Oregon tax credit Trying to find out if this bill passed. Don T From patrick0101 at gmail.com Sun Aug 8 16:07:16 2010 From: patrick0101 at gmail.com (patrick0101 at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 16:07:16 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] House Bill 3253 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It did not pass as originally written. As passed, there is a $1500 state tax credit for plug-in vehicles. The credit amount is based on a the cost of the plug-in vehicle over a similar ICE vehicle. There are also credits for the alternative fueling station (aka charging station). Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Don Thompson wrote: > Hello members, > I was just reading HB 3253 which has a new calculation for EV tax credit in > 2010. > $2500 + $417 for each kWh of traction battery capacity above 4 kWh. May not > exceed $5000 per vehicle and / or the taxpayers tax liability. > > Leaf = 24 - 4 = 20 kWh, 20 * $417 = $8350 > > Leaf qualifies for $5k Oregon tax credit > > Trying to find out if this bill passed. > > Don T > > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100808/b5479f72/attachment.html From trevor at arcimoto.com Sun Aug 8 16:43:04 2010 From: trevor at arcimoto.com (Trevor Steele) Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 16:43:04 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] House Bill 3253 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, HB 3253 did not pass in any form in the 2009 legislative session. It was combined with another bill, and ultimately dropped before the legislature adjourned. It is important to remember that there are two types of EV tax credits in Oregon: Business and Personal. - The business tax credit is housed in the Business Energy Tax Credit and covers 35% of the cost difference between an electric vehicle and a gas vehicle. This applies to business, government, and non-profit fleet purchases. - The personal tax credit is housed in the Residential Energy Tax Credit and covers $1500 of the purchase price of an electric vehicle. This credit applies to consumers. It is expected that there will be a number of issues related to electric vehicles in the 2011 legislative session. I am actively working with companies throughout Oregon to address many of these. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me. Respectfully, Trevor Steele Director of Government Relations Arcimoto LLC On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 4:07 PM, wrote: > It did not pass as originally written. As passed, there is a $1500 state > tax credit for plug-in vehicles. The credit amount is based on a the cost of > the plug-in vehicle over a similar ICE vehicle. There are also credits for > the alternative fueling station (aka charging station). > > Regards, > Pat > Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice > > > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Don Thompson wrote: > >> Hello members, >> I was just reading HB 3253 which has a new calculation for EV tax credit >> in >> 2010. >> $2500 + $417 for each kWh of traction battery capacity above 4 kWh. May >> not >> exceed $5000 per vehicle and / or the taxpayers tax liability. >> >> Leaf = 24 - 4 = 20 kWh, 20 * $417 = $8350 >> >> Leaf qualifies for $5k Oregon tax credit >> >> Trying to find out if this bill passed. >> >> Don T >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Oeva-list mailing list >> Oeva-list at oeva.org >> http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks for your interest, Dave Begin forwarded message: > From: Topher Edwards > Date: August 9, 2010 8:30:31 AM PDT > To: Dave Salzman > Subject: Leaf charger quote > > I apologize if I am butting in Dan, > I read your letter about the quote you received from Rite-Way > Electric and I was also a little surprised at the cost. I might have > missed this in your letters, but were you required to get a quote > from that particular business? > I am especially interested because I teach electrical apprentices > and I would like to see that work being done on a competitive basis, > not through a closed agreement with Nissan or their dealers. > > > Topher Edwards > Instructor > NECA IBEW Electrical Training Center > 16021 NE Airport Way > Portland, OR 97230 > 503-501-5056 > www.nietc.org > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Simple Choice > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:27 AM, PREMIUM-USA wrote: > >> TEPCO connector > > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100810/7c227c5e/attachment-0001.html From phil.hochstetler at gmail.com Tue Aug 10 11:27:01 2010 From: phil.hochstetler at gmail.com (phil hochstetler) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:27:01 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Leaf Charger assessment EV range In-Reply-To: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547@aol.com> References: <20adc.71237a25.398f0547@aol.com> Message-ID: Don, I think lots of folks could get by with 120v charging at home and use the level 2 chargers on an occasional basis. I noticed that the company Leviton is coming out with a variety of J1772 based chargers including a portable one for level 1. I did not see pricing but I bet this is far cheaper than $2400 (no installation and portable). See: http://www.evrgreenchargers.com/Products.htm --phil On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 11:51 AM, wrote: > Dave > > Not sure if I am reading the price list correct but it looks like 721.12 is > for the charging station? I agree 300 to 400 dollars would be more in line > with installing plus permit fees. As long as it is a simple installation. > > I am considering buying the Leaf without a level two station. Soon there > will be other companies selling charging stations since drivers are going to > want portable units. Prices for the?charge stations?should drop or at least > become available. Then you could shop?for?completive installation prices if > one wants to hard wire it. I think the bill should be for about half of the > $2457.85. > > Its handy and fast but 240 volts?is not required to drive electric. I charge > with 240 but most of the?day the charger and truck are not being used. > > Estimating 3 miles gained with 120 charging?per hour. You could charge up at > least 40 miles of range at home with 120 volts. If you could pick up any > additional 120 charging?during the day it could be extended to 60 miles. > > Also keep in mind if you start off Monday with 100 miles?could be divided?20 > miles to your work week. So you could go 60 miles a day as long as you can > pick up 12 plus hours of charging?with 120 volts on?week days. This would be > without any charging during 10 hours a day. > > Charging by 120 is slow but for most people the vehicle is parked. Actual > time driving is little compared to how long an EV has to recharge. > > Range is going to vary a bit by driver and conditions. > > Don From phil.hochstetler at gmail.com Tue Aug 10 15:24:47 2010 From: phil.hochstetler at gmail.com (phil hochstetler) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:24:47 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Oeva-list Digest, Vol 82, Issue 13 In-Reply-To: <446490.69065.qm@web111111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <446490.69065.qm@web111111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Sorry, I was not clear. The page lists a variety of chargers (level 1 and 2). You are right the Leaf will come with a cord for 120v charging (nothing extra required). What I meant to say is that they are are making chargers as well that *would* charge the Leaf at Level 2 rates and so you could opt for no level 2 charging at home when you buy the Leaf, and then go with a third party level 2 charger (at a much cheaper price) when the competition for chargers heats up and the prices drop. --phil On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Ray Blackburn wrote: > Phil, level one does not require a?in house charger for the leaf.? If this > company builds level 1 they are?waisting there time as the?Leaf will plug > into any household socket.? I am sure I am missing something as?I am fairly > sure you already know this. > From gfifield at onlinenw.com Tue Aug 10 20:37:23 2010 From: gfifield at onlinenw.com (gfifield at onlinenw.com) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:37:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oeva-list] Oeva-list Digest, Vol 82, Issue 13 In-Reply-To: References: <446490.69065.qm@web111111.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <97da89ae362f2d6e2e845ef4bc6cc3c7.squirrel@mail.onlinenw.com> I think I'm missing something here. Why does this level II charger have to have an installation? The Leaf will charge less than 30Amps. Most electric stoves and dryers in your house are wired to 30 or 40 amp breakers. Why doesn't somebody build a "portable" level II charger that plugs into a dryer outlet and provides the J1772 and software protocol? Why does there have to be a "permanent" installation? Gene > Sorry, I was not clear. The page lists a variety of chargers (level 1 > and 2). You are right the Leaf will come with a cord for 120v > charging (nothing extra required). What I meant to say is that they > are are making chargers as well that *would* charge the Leaf at Level > 2 rates and so you could opt for no level 2 charging at home when you > buy the Leaf, and then go with a third party level 2 charger (at a > much cheaper price) when the competition for chargers heats up and the > prices drop. > --phil > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Ray Blackburn > wrote: >> Phil, level one does not require a??in house charger for the leaf.?? If >> this >> company builds level 1 they are??waisting there time as the??Leaf will >> plug >> into any household socket.?? I am sure I am missing something as??I am >> fairly >> sure you already know this. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > From Rick.Durst at pgn.com Wed Aug 11 16:25:18 2010 From: Rick.Durst at pgn.com (Rick Durst) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:25:18 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Opconnect Beaverton Charging Station Message-ID: republished from other sources Thought this might be of interest. The City of Beaverton unveils its very first public electric vehicle charging station tomorrow! Donated by Beaverton business OpConnect, the station is located just off of Hall Blvd. on the west side of the Beaverton City Library. The unveiling event will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the charging station on Hall St. Stop by to listen, see the station and an electric vehicle from our local Smart Car dealership. Tomorrow afternoon between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. you're invited to stop by and check out the Smart Car Electric Experience, a demo event at the front door of City Hall. Explore the all-electric car. Meanwhile, the City's commitment to sustainability is getting noticed. Just last week, Beaverton was named one of just 22 "Smarter Cities" across the U.S. for energy conservation by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Here's a link to the NRDC web site for more information and Beaverton's profile or read about the recognition in the USA Today article. If you have questions or would like more information about any of the above, please call Cindy Tatham at (503) 526-2545 or Thomas Ebert at (503) 526-2665. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Rick ________________________________________________ Rick Durst | Portland General Electric 121 SW Salmon St, 3WTC0407 | Portland, Oregon 97204 | (: 503.464-7631 | 7: 503.464-2284 | *: Rick.Durst at pgn.com -----Original Message----- From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of Nick Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 4:36 PM To: oeva-list at oeva.org Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Quick Charge Station "Cross-country gas station use"? It depends on where you live. I was counting on Level 3 use every time I came into the city. I'm 47 miles from Powell's Books! Now I think I'll install a Level 2 lash-up at my kid's on Mt. Tabor and just stay a lot longer visiting the grand kids. This could change our whole family dynamic! For sure, it means I'll have to think twice about using Level 3 regularly when I drive in to volunteer at the VA on Pill Hill. There goes that economical idea, unless they install a Level II in their parking garage. Nick Galaday Vernonia, OR Energy conservation-- ???? saves more than energy! Message: 2 Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:08:55 -0700 From: Alan Batie Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Quick-Charge Station To: oeva-list at oeva.org Message-ID: <4C5C4FB7.90605 at batie.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" On 8/6/10 8:48 AM, Josh Renoe wrote: > I was told by a taxi cab fleet manager for radio cab in Portland that > Nissan told him that Nissan DOES NOT recommend you use L3 charging for > everyday use. Only use it for quick emergency charging as it > drastically reduces battery life. I guess we still need better > batteries before we can quickly "Charge and go". It only makes sense for cross country "gas station" use; you don't need it otherwise. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Paul Burkey OEVA Ongoing Events Chair Invitation to OEVA members to the "ribbon cutting" of Beaverton's first EV charging station. They are installing an OpConnect station at the intersection of Hall and Third streets. A ceremony will occur 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle will charge a Smart fortwo EV on the station. Canceled web page disabled, and the no event on Oaks Amusement Park web page? August 12-13-14: Green Show at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland. www.wampromotions.com August 22: Lake Oswego EV Expo We have ShorePower, Ecotality (EV Project), Portland State, Ryno Motors, Greenlite Motors, Kalkhoff E Bikes, and possibly more. August 27th - September 6th: Oregon State Fair in Salem Looking for the latest and greatest electric vehicles! ____________________________________________________________ 2010 Credit Scores Click to View Your 2010 Credit Scores Now! All 3 Scores FREE ! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c64127d19864f795cst06duc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100812/9272e37d/attachment-0001.html From gary.graunke at intel.com Thu Aug 12 10:40:21 2010 From: gary.graunke at intel.com (Graunke, Gary) Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:40:21 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Positions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9662F248D13E8C45B097A77F005E9729B0FA34FF@orsmsx503.amr.corp.intel.com> First of all, I would like to thank Pat and others for taking EVAD from a purely educational event to a commercial event with real companies selling real EV products. Putting this event together has always been a challenge, and before sponsors it also drained our meager resources even at the non-profit rate. Pat, and before him Brad Hippert, put in a lot of effort that is not visible to the membership. If there has been any disappointment lately, it has to be the lack of media coverage. This has always been hit or miss, depending on what other news is going on. We have always had this as lowest priority compared to the critical logistics, but have been getting better. On the upside, there is still much to be gained by more efforts here. One other thing we should consider is the relative value of our own event vs maintaining/improving our presence at other events. Paul Burkey has done a good job of getting us in many other events, and I have no doubt that we get more exposure in these events than at EVAD. I'm pretty excited about doing the state fair this month-we should make a special effort to maximize our impact there. It is a critical time where we need to make everyone in Oregon aware of the availability of the Nissan Leaf (and Chevy Volt in another year or so here), as well as the charging infrastructure that is being built out by the EV project and more locally by PGE. The social media and website work that Pat and Phil have done is also a very cost-effective way of educating the public on the benefits of electric transportation. I'll be happy to fill in the EVAD position if needed, but would like us to consider how to make it (or other events) more effective. Any marketing folks out there? Gary PS, I'll be taking sabbatical from Intel starting Aug 23 to Oct 17, and then retiring Jan 3. So I hope I will have more bandwidth (but less $) to work on these things. From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of patrick0101 at gmail.com Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:31 AM To: OEVA; John Christian Subject: [Oeva-list] Positions I have coordinated EV Awareness Day for the last two years. It is now time for someone else to have a chance to run our biggest event. I am now officially resigning from the position of EVAD Chairman. I am sure Ray will be happy about this since I spent nearly every dime that we had :) If you are interested in the position, please let John know (john.p.christian at gmail.com). Also, the board has agreed to create a Director of Social Media position. I am currently acting in this role. If you are interested in this position, also let John know. When we have elections, I plan on running for the Director of Social Media position. See you Thursday. Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Putting this event together has always been a challenge, and before sponsors it also drained our meager resources even at the non-profit rate. Pat, and before him Brad Hippert, put in a lot of effort that is not visible to the membership. If there has been any disappointment lately, it has to be the lack of media coverage. This has always been hit or miss, depending on what other news is going on. We have always had this as lowest priority compared to the critical logistics, but have been getting better. On the upside, there is still much to be gained by more efforts here. One other thing we should consider is the relative value of our own event vs maintaining/improving our presence at other events. Paul Burkey has done a good job of getting us in many other events, and I have no doubt that we get more exposure in these events than at EVAD. I'm pretty excited about doing the state fair this month-we should make a special effort to maximize our impact there. It is a critical time where we need to make everyone in Oregon aware of the availability of the Nissan Leaf (and Chevy Volt in another year or so here), as well as the charging infrastructure that is being built out by the EV project and more locally by PGE. The social media and website work that Pat and Phil have done is also a very cost-effective way of educating the public on the benefits of electric transportation. I'll be happy to fill in the EVAD position if needed, but would like us to consider how to make it (or other events) more effective. Any marketing folks out there? Gary PS, I'll be taking sabbatical from Intel starting Aug 23 to Oct 17, and then retiring Jan 3. So I hope I will have more bandwidth (but less $) to work on these things. From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of patrick0101 at gmail.com Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:31 AM To: OEVA; John Christian Subject: [Oeva-list] Positions I have coordinated EV Awareness Day for the last two years. It is now time for someone else to have a chance to run our biggest event. I am now officially resigning from the position of EVAD Chairman. I am sure Ray will be happy about this since I spent nearly every dime that we had :) If you are interested in the position, please let John know (john.p.christian at gmail.com). Also, the board has agreed to create a Director of Social Media position. I am currently acting in this role. If you are interested in this position, also let John know. When we have elections, I plan on running for the Director of Social Media position. See you Thursday. Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100812/61f533a1/attachment-0001.html From gary.graunke at intel.com Thu Aug 12 10:57:20 2010 From: gary.graunke at intel.com (Graunke, Gary) Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:57:20 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Positions In-Reply-To: <00d401cb3a47$1a82cd60$4f886820$@net> References: <9662F248D13E8C45B097A77F005E9729B0FA34FF@orsmsx503.amr.corp.intel.com> <00d401cb3a47$1a82cd60$4f886820$@net> Message-ID: <9662F248D13E8C45B097A77F005E9729B0FA357C@orsmsx503.amr.corp.intel.com> Yes, that's why we need a marketing person who would have said "time" instead the engineering term "bandwidth". From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of Myles Twete Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:52 AM To: 'OEVA' Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Positions Gary, you'll soon retire----you can stop using terms like "bandwidth"--- :) From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of Graunke, Gary Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:40 AM To: patrick0101 at gmail.com; OEVA; John Christian Subject: Re: [Oeva-list] Positions First of all, I would like to thank Pat and others for taking EVAD from a purely educational event to a commercial event with real companies selling real EV products. Putting this event together has always been a challenge, and before sponsors it also drained our meager resources even at the non-profit rate. Pat, and before him Brad Hippert, put in a lot of effort that is not visible to the membership. If there has been any disappointment lately, it has to be the lack of media coverage. This has always been hit or miss, depending on what other news is going on. We have always had this as lowest priority compared to the critical logistics, but have been getting better. On the upside, there is still much to be gained by more efforts here. One other thing we should consider is the relative value of our own event vs maintaining/improving our presence at other events. Paul Burkey has done a good job of getting us in many other events, and I have no doubt that we get more exposure in these events than at EVAD. I'm pretty excited about doing the state fair this month-we should make a special effort to maximize our impact there. It is a critical time where we need to make everyone in Oregon aware of the availability of the Nissan Leaf (and Chevy Volt in another year or so here), as well as the charging infrastructure that is being built out by the EV project and more locally by PGE. The social media and website work that Pat and Phil have done is also a very cost-effective way of educating the public on the benefits of electric transportation. I'll be happy to fill in the EVAD position if needed, but would like us to consider how to make it (or other events) more effective. Any marketing folks out there? Gary PS, I'll be taking sabbatical from Intel starting Aug 23 to Oct 17, and then retiring Jan 3. So I hope I will have more bandwidth (but less $) to work on these things. From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of patrick0101 at gmail.com Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:31 AM To: OEVA; John Christian Subject: [Oeva-list] Positions I have coordinated EV Awareness Day for the last two years. It is now time for someone else to have a chance to run our biggest event. I am now officially resigning from the position of EVAD Chairman. I am sure Ray will be happy about this since I spent nearly every dime that we had :) If you are interested in the position, please let John know (john.p.christian at gmail.com). Also, the board has agreed to create a Director of Social Media position. I am currently acting in this role. If you are interested in this position, also let John know. When we have elections, I plan on running for the Director of Social Media position. See you Thursday. Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100812/67f72b95/attachment.html From patrick0101 at gmail.com Thu Aug 12 23:12:27 2010 From: patrick0101 at gmail.com (patrick0101 at gmail.com) Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:12:27 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Aug 2010 Meeting Message-ID: Here are my notes from the meeting tonight. OEVA Meeting 2010 Aug 8th The new DC fast charging station was installed. Many of us went down into the parking structure to look at it. There is also a small paddle inductive station, 8 120V and 4 240V outlets in there. The 2011 PHEV Prius were there charging along with PGEs PHEV Prius conversion and one of PSUs RAV4 EVs. Two members of Best Buy's Brammo sales team were at the meeting with Brammo Enertia bikes. Christopher spoke to the group (notes below). Zero Race (international EV Worldwide Tour - http://www.zero-race.com/). Will start on Aug 16th and will be coming through Oregon in November (details as they get closer). We are looking for people to help with lodging, charging, food? Ray Blackburn treasurer report. We are still waiting for some of the sponsorship money from EV Awareness Day (EVAD). We are back in the black. We now have 501(c)(3) status. Donations and dues now may be tax deductible (check with your tax advisor). John Day or Bust ? Ray went to John Day OR in his electric Yaris for the SolWest. Next year we are planning to have a large turnout of LEAFs, Brammos, and others. We are hoping to make this caravan a media event. Paul Burkey - Events report: Lake Oswego event coming up August 22, we have plenty of room there for EVs. There is charging there. Contact Paul for details. The Oaks Park event is cancelled. Oregon State Fair in Salem - August 27th - September 6th We were just informed that they do not want OEVA members to have vehicles there. The Fair coordinators are bringing in Oregon EV OEMs. We can have a display and fliers. Muddy Boot is Sept 11th ? We have a 10x10 booth. No display vehicles (maybe the NMG since it is small). Gary and Paul are manning the booth. John Christan ? We will be holding elections next month for both the Awareness Day Chair and the new Director of Social Media positions. By-laws as related to elections needs to be updated. Christopher.Hertz at bestbuy.com from the Cascade Station Store (Jansen Beach Store also has Brammo bikes), talked about the Enertia - $8K pre-incentives, $6100 after. If you have the cycle endorsement on your license, you can do test drive one anytime. Empulse (faster longer range Brammo) is coming in mid 2011. Expected price point starting at $10K (3 versions expected with varying range). Best Buy is selling plenty of Enertias. call 503.249.7130 ? They rode from the store, around town and still had 55% SOC left when they arrived at the meeting. Mike of www.ConvertMyCar.com just moved to Oregon from San Diego. He was active in the EV club there and is now starting an EV conversion business. Thinks Portland has the right demographics for EVs to be successful. Portland has 17 hybrids per 1000, other parts of the country have 2 per 1000 or less. His plan is to convert cars for far less than the price of a new EV. If you want to convert your own vehicle, you can use his garage space and tool / machine shop for a reasonable arrangement. Mike is currently driving a converted Suzuki Samurai EV that he made for a total of $8000 in total. 85MPH top speed. Pictures from tonight's meeting will be posted on facebook soon. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Electric-Vehicle-Association/138510433019?ref=ts Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100812/b102fd06/attachment.html From john.p.christian at intel.com Fri Aug 13 09:08:51 2010 From: john.p.christian at intel.com (Christian, John P) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:08:51 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Aug 2010 Meeting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7C88852EF6F99F4EB538472FCFEBE222013713BAAC@orsmsx509.amr.corp.intel.com> Thanks Patrick. John P. Christian OEVA Chair * +1(503) 704-2155 -Mobile P please consider the environment... From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org [mailto:oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org] On Behalf Of patrick0101 at gmail.com Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:12 PM To: OEVA Subject: [Oeva-list] Aug 2010 Meeting Here are my notes from the meeting tonight. OEVA Meeting 2010 Aug 8th The new DC fast charging station was installed. Many of us went down into the parking structure to look at it. There is also a small paddle inductive station, 8 120V and 4 240V outlets in there. The 2011 PHEV Prius were there charging along with PGEs PHEV Prius conversion and one of PSUs RAV4 EVs. Two members of Best Buy's Brammo sales team were at the meeting with Brammo Enertia bikes. Christopher spoke to the group (notes below). Zero Race (international EV Worldwide Tour - http://www.zero-race.com/). Will start on Aug 16th and will be coming through Oregon in November (details as they get closer). We are looking for people to help with lodging, charging, food... Ray Blackburn treasurer report. We are still waiting for some of the sponsorship money from EV Awareness Day (EVAD). We are back in the black. We now have 501(c)(3) status. Donations and dues now may be tax deductible (check with your tax advisor). John Day or Bust - Ray went to John Day OR in his electric Yaris for the SolWest. Next year we are planning to have a large turnout of LEAFs, Brammos, and others. We are hoping to make this caravan a media event. Paul Burkey - Events report: Lake Oswego event coming up August 22, we have plenty of room there for EVs. There is charging there. Contact Paul for details. The Oaks Park event is cancelled. Oregon State Fair in Salem - August 27th - September 6th We were just informed that they do not want OEVA members to have vehicles there. The Fair coordinators are bringing in Oregon EV OEMs. We can have a display and fliers. Muddy Boot is Sept 11th - We have a 10x10 booth. No display vehicles (maybe the NMG since it is small). Gary and Paul are manning the booth. John Christan - We will be holding elections next month for both the Awareness Day Chair and the new Director of Social Media positions. By-laws as related to elections needs to be updated. Christopher.Hertz at bestbuy.com from the Cascade Station Store (Jansen Beach Store also has Brammo bikes), talked about the Enertia - $8K pre-incentives, $6100 after. If you have the cycle endorsement on your license, you can do test drive one anytime. Empulse (faster longer range Brammo) is coming in mid 2011. Expected price point starting at $10K (3 versions expected with varying range). Best Buy is selling plenty of Enertias. call 503.249.7130 - They rode from the store, around town and still had 55% SOC left when they arrived at the meeting. Mike of www.ConvertMyCar.com just moved to Oregon from San Diego. He was active in the EV club there and is now starting an EV conversion business. Thinks Portland has the right demographics for EVs to be successful. Portland has 17 hybrids per 1000, other parts of the country have 2 per 1000 or less. His plan is to convert cars for far less than the price of a new EV. If you want to convert your own vehicle, you can use his garage space and tool / machine shop for a reasonable arrangement. Mike is currently driving a converted Suzuki Samurai EV that he made for a total of $8000 in total. 85MPH top speed. Pictures from tonight's meeting will be posted on facebook soon. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Electric-Vehicle-Association/138510433019?ref=ts Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100813/2c3c3901/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Jerry Asher [mailto:evisiona2z at usa.net] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 3:41 PM To: Craig at AceTechnologies.net; Info.ZWheelZ at gmail.com; HAguardo at BenchmarkManagement.com; ACRanjel at stic.net; Christian, John P; Gary at WhiteCape.org; RickyGu at UBCECC.com; BChyplyk at Interchange.ubc.ca; Pres at VEVA.dhs.org; DonChandler at Shaw.ca; John at MotionElectric.CA; Gordon at GWInfo.net; Alan_C_EV at telus.net; Walter.Wardrop at NRC-CNRC.GC.CA; StevenSlough at comcast.net; WRowling at NVenture.com; EVExpert at Live.com; SJLee at HarborNet.com; ChicoEAA at yahoo.com; EV4UInc at yahoo.com; Tim.Hastrup at SureWest.net; GKuhnke at softcom.net; MWilliams at ARB.CA.gov; eSideHack at gmail.com; DonGillis at yahoo.com; Robb at PluginSupply.com; Chris_B_Jones at Prodigy.net; Richard at LightningMotorcycle.com; Electric.CarGuy at gmail.com; StanHanel at aol.com; Bill2K2000 at yahoo.com; RFurniss1 at cox.net; AJEV at earthlink.net; DTrujilloFreeStyle at yahoo.com; Jeff at LetsGreenAmerica.net; TyArmstrong at Live.com; Jon at GrassrootsEV.com; ASBENow at gmail.com; Elliott at PotentialDifference.com; SunPwrd at gmail.com; JStACk6 at juno.com; Voltek_2000 at yahoo.com; TBarlow at GreenMotorsInc.com; RickSuiter at yahoo.com; RushD at IronandWood.org; CCrowninshield at pagnet.org Cc: Board at EAAEV.org; Roy at RoyPrince.com; Tom at TWDowling.com; BHammon1 at san.rr.com; CGarlow at FunRunintheSun.org; Louis.Palmer at Zero-Race.com; Julianna.Priskin at Zero-Race.com; EVisionA2Z at usa.net; EVJerry at gmail.com Subject: Launching within Days plus Projected Zero-Race Scheduling Cheers EVnthusiasts of Zero Race - ...and for Distro! Here's a general message to all the Regional Coordinating Team mates--just quickingly noting that within days Zero Race launches from Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 August 2010. Check the www.Zero-Race.com website, as able, for further "Fun, Travel & EVdventure" notices and updating. See also below the projected Zero Race scheduling. You'll soon be catching public announcements, if not already! Right now, Regional Coordinating Teams (BCTs) per Province/State are in motion. Some already have Regional Coordinators (RCs) to captain/co-captain their regional efforts. The RCs operating so far are: Vancouver EVA'rs Ricky Gu for British Columbia; Tacoma EVA VP Tim Richey and President Bill Rowling; and Las Vegas EVA President Lloyd Reece and LVEVA'r Stan Hanel. Except for Arizona and New Mexico, others have acting RCs until a meeting can be called, and an RC or Co-RCs selected! Soon, there should be communications stream-lined with 7 RCs interacting with your humble Coordinator-in-Chief for North America (CinC) and vice a versa. Interaction will be more efficient and expeditious that way. Do keep in mind that the intention is for each RCT to determine the best routing per Province/State, then locating charging stations for 240-volt/30 Amps, setting up Media EVents, and seeking out lodging commodations, as able. Plus whatever other brainstorming ensues (as it is!). EVer in the Year of the Plug-ins...with Zero Race leading the World into 2011, EVJerry Z-R CinC for N. America (202) 486-5450 August 15, 2010 Zero Emissions Race from Geneva to Geneva through Europe, Asia, and North America Around the World in 80 Days with 100% Electric Cars Major North American stops and tentative dates are: Vancouver, Canada 11/5 Seattle, WA 11/5 Olympia, WA 11/6 Portland, OR 11/6 Sacramento, CA 11/8 San Francisco, CA 11/9 Los Angeles, CA 11/11 Palm Springs, CA 11/11 Las Vegas, NV 11/12 Phoenix, AZ 11/14 Tucson, AZ 11/15 Las Cruces, NM 11/16 Austin, TX 11/17 San Antonio, TX 11/18 Corpus Christi, TX 11/19 Tampico, Mexico 11/21 Mexico City 11/23 Cancun, Mexico 11/28 to 12/10 World Climate Change Conference [cid:image002.jpg at 01CB3B01.D005FAD0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100813/862df857/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100814/4d022647/attachment.html From gfifield at onlinenw.com Sun Aug 15 10:05:00 2010 From: gfifield at onlinenw.com (gfifield at onlinenw.com) Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:05:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oeva-list] Ferries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <98c4828206a5f777616585983dda167b.squirrel@mail.onlinenw.com> If you look at the Wheatland Ferry website there is sequence of pictures (jerky movie?) that show the Wheatland Ferry crossing. It has two wires going up to trolleys that look like electric connections. I rode across that ferry once with a horse in a horse trailer. http://www.wheatlandferry.com/index.shtml > http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100811/COMMUNITIES/8110343/1117 > > This > article says the diesel-powered Buena Vista Ferry is being replaced with a > "larger electric ferry with significantly more hours of operation". > > I assume this is diesel-electric rather than battery-electric. Does anyone > know for sure? > > Regards, > Pat > Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > From gfifield at onlinenw.com Sun Aug 15 10:15:31 2010 From: gfifield at onlinenw.com (gfifield at onlinenw.com) Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:15:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Oeva-list] Ferries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04f932ef506968d2f847e450692a19d7.squirrel@mail.onlinenw.com> Oh it is an overhead electric conversion! http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/Administration/ferries/bvferryreplacement.htm KATU did an "investigative" report on it last year: http://www.katu.com/news/50906497.html?tab=video > http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100811/COMMUNITIES/8110343/1117 > > This > article says the diesel-powered Buena Vista Ferry is being replaced with a > "larger electric ferry with significantly more hours of operation". > > I assume this is diesel-electric rather than battery-electric. Does anyone > know for sure? > > Regards, > Pat > Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > From alan at batie.org Sun Aug 15 11:18:39 2010 From: alan at batie.org (Alan Batie) Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:18:39 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Ferries In-Reply-To: <98c4828206a5f777616585983dda167b.squirrel@mail.onlinenw.com> References: <98c4828206a5f777616585983dda167b.squirrel@mail.onlinenw.com> Message-ID: <4C682F7F.5070201@batie.org> On 8/15/10 10:05 AM, gfifield at onlinenw.com wrote: > If you look at the Wheatland Ferry website there is sequence of pictures > (jerky movie?) that show the Wheatland Ferry crossing. > It has two wires going up to trolleys that look like electric connections. Yeah, both of those ferries are cable guided and have ties to shore --- I would expect them to be grid tied rather than diesel/electric. 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Simple Choice On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM, wrote: > Oh it is an overhead electric conversion! > > http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/Administration/ferries/bvferryreplacement.htm > > KATU did an "investigative" report on it last year: > http://www.katu.com/news/50906497.html?tab=video > > > > > http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100811/COMMUNITIES/8110343/1117 > > > > < > http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100811/COMMUNITIES/8110343/1117 > >This > > article says the diesel-powered Buena Vista Ferry is being replaced with > a > > "larger electric ferry with significantly more hours of operation". > > > > I assume this is diesel-electric rather than battery-electric. Does > anyone > > know for sure? > > > > Regards, > > Pat > > Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? 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Steve From nscale7 at aol.com Wed Aug 18 18:27:12 2010 From: nscale7 at aol.com (nscale7 at aol.com) Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:27:12 -0400 Subject: [Oeva-list] Parts car - burned Zap Xebra sedan Message-ID: <8CD0D54C87D465A-15E8-5B18@webmail-d066.sysops.aol.com> For those of you looking for parts, there?s a Zap Xebra sedan in a Portland salvage yard that is up for auction. The car itself is badly burned, but it looks like the fire was largely confined to the passenger cabin, so the 72v motor, controller, DC-DC, some of the traction wiring, and other miscellaneous parts may have survived. You can inspect the car in person before bidding. Opening bid is $35, ends at noon on the 25th (next Wednesday). Photos and online bidding here: http://www.copart.com/c2/individualLot.html?lotId=15590450&searchType=onSaleNow -Chase Ballew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100818/4012248e/attachment.html From jeff.shorepower at gmail.com Thu Aug 19 23:32:00 2010 From: jeff.shorepower at gmail.com (Jeff Kim) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:32:00 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Contact Request from OEVA website In-Reply-To: <201008200450.o7K4oKAu057396@agora.rdrop.com> References: <201008200450.o7K4oKAu057396@agora.rdrop.com> Message-ID: Can anyone in Rosburg or Albany help Chad? Jeff On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM, wrote: > Chad Schwitters (chadschwitters at hotmail.com) has sent you (office: > chargingchair) the following feedback from the OEVA website: > > Hi, > > I'm from Redmond, WA. I'm trying to place a Tesla charging station or two > in Oregon. We've got a few in WA, and I know there's one going in at the > World Trade Center in Portland. CA has a bunch, including one in Yreka. > > If I could just place one in Roseburg, Teslas would be able to cruise the > whole coast on nothing but HPCs. Or maybe we could put one in Albany, and > plan on using a 14-50 to charge overnight in Canyonville (7 Feathers RV Park > looks good for that), but still have HPCs for any day stops. > > Anyway...do you have any members in Roseburg or Albany? Or do you know of > any plans for any Tesla chargers in Oregon? > > Thank you, > Chad Schwitters > Plug In America > > You can hit the reply button and it will go back to the sender. > > ------------------------------- > Remote Host: pool-108-3-31-179.sttlwa.fios.verizon.net > Remote IP: 108.3.31.179 > User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0) > Referer: http://www.oeva.org/contact/newcontact.shtml?chargingchair > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100819/2fade3c9/attachment.html From john.p.christian at intel.com Fri Aug 20 09:40:41 2010 From: john.p.christian at intel.com (Christian, John P) Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:40:41 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] FW: Zero Race - Plan for Oregon and Northern California Message-ID: <7C88852EF6F99F4EB538472FCFEBE2220137375FD6@orsmsx509.amr.corp.intel.com> Updates from the folks we are handing the Zero Race Team off to: John P. Christian OEVA Chair * +1(503) 704-2155 -Mobile P please consider the environment... From: Chico Chapter - EAA [mailto:chicoeaa at yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:31 PM To: John P Christian; Christian, John P Cc: Jerry Asher; GSEAA Info; Richard van Wyhe; Harold & Janet Zornig; Jerry Brandstatt Subject: Zero Race - Plan for Oregon and Northern California Hi John, Here is what we (Chico Chapter EAA) are looking at as our part of the Zero Race support. If we read the projected North America Run correctly, you will receive the race group from Seattle into Portland on Day 2. After an overnight in Portland, they will travel to Medford on Day 3. After an overnight in Medford, they will travel to Sacramento on Day 4. Our part of this is to take the hand-off as they come over the mountains from Medford and deliver them to Sacramento. Depending upon vehicle battery range and weather we think that this is reasonable. If they start with a full charge from Medford, they should be able to climb over the mountains on I-5 and make it to the City of Shasta Lake just north of Redding where we will have a charging station and lunch. We will also have a back-up charging station in Yreka. The run from Shasta Lake through Chico to Sacramento should be easier because it is flat. They can top-off in Chico if they need to. The purpose of this e-mail is to confirm that they will staying over-night in Medford and starting in the morning with a full charge. If this is not the case, please let us know because we will need to make a new plan. Thank you very much for your help. Sincerely, Jerry Brandstatt, Chico Chapter President 530-343-0331 (Home Phone) Home e-mail shown above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100820/1d083a40/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Christian > > *OEVA Chair* > > *(** +1(503) 704-2155 -Mobile*** > > *P** **please consider the environment?* > > > > *From:* Chico Chapter - EAA [mailto:chicoeaa at yahoo.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:31 PM > *To:* John P Christian; Christian, John P > *Cc:* Jerry Asher; GSEAA Info; Richard van Wyhe; Harold & Janet Zornig; > Jerry Brandstatt > *Subject:* Zero Race - Plan for Oregon and Northern California > > > > Hi John, > > > > Here is what we (Chico Chapter EAA) are looking at as our part of the Zero > Race support. If we read the projected North America Run correctly, you > will receive the race group from Seattle into Portland on Day 2. After an > overnight in Portland, they will travel to Medford on Day 3. After an > overnight in Medford, they will travel to Sacramento on Day 4. > > > > Our part of this is to take the hand-off as they come over the mountains > from Medford and deliver them to Sacramento. Depending upon vehicle battery > range and weather we think that this is reasonable. If they start with a > full charge from Medford, they should be able to climb over the mountains on > I-5 and make it to the City of Shasta Lake just north of Redding where we > will have a charging station and lunch. We will also have a back-up > charging station in Yreka. The run from Shasta Lake through Chico to > Sacramento should be easier because it is flat. They can top-off in Chico > if they need to. > > > > The purpose of this e-mail is to confirm that they will staying over-night > in Medford and starting in the morning with a full charge. If this is not > the case, please let us know because we will need to make a new plan. > > > > Thank you very much for your help. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Jerry Brandstatt, Chico Chapter President > > > > 530-343-0331 (Home Phone) Home e-mail shown above. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100820/ed1942ff/attachment.html From richard at hamje.net Fri Aug 20 12:08:21 2010 From: richard at hamje.net (Richard Hamje) Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:08:21 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Zero Race Support Message-ID: <8BDA432DF6AA4839B601BE4609F4A1C3@RichardPC> Hi all, Do you need more charging spots in Portland for the Zero Race? I have 240V 30Amp service in my driveway (solar powered) that a racer could use. We might also be able to put them up for the night depending on the actual date. Thanks, Richard Richard Hamje 822 SE 45th Avenue Portland, OR 97215 503-805-8829 richard at hamje.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100820/1dc9622b/attachment.html From gary at whitecape.org Fri Aug 20 12:44:17 2010 From: gary at whitecape.org (Gary Graunke) Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:44:17 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] FW: Zero Race - Plan for Oregon and Northern California In-Reply-To: References: <7C88852EF6F99F4EB538472FCFEBE2220137375FD6@orsmsx509.amr.corp.intel.com> Message-ID: <4C6EDB11.4030205@whitecape.org> Not sure of the exact days yet, but it is the first week of November. Gary patrick0101 at gmail.com wrote: > Do you know when they will arrive in Oregon? > > Regards, > Pat > Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Christian, John P > > wrote: > > Updates from the folks we are handing the Zero Race Team off to: > > > > John P. Christian > > */OEVA Chair/* > > /(// +1(503) 704-2155 -Mobile/// > > *P** **please consider the environment?* > > > > *From:* Chico Chapter - EAA [mailto:chicoeaa at yahoo.com > ] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:31 PM > *To:* John P Christian; Christian, John P > *Cc:* Jerry Asher; GSEAA Info; Richard van Wyhe; Harold & Janet > Zornig; Jerry Brandstatt > *Subject:* Zero Race - Plan for Oregon and Northern California > > > > Hi John, > > > > Here is what we (Chico Chapter EAA) are looking at as our part of > the Zero Race support. If we read the projected North America Run > correctly, you will receive the race group from Seattle into > Portland on Day 2. After an overnight in Portland, they will > travel to Medford on Day 3. After an overnight in Medford, they > will travel to Sacramento on Day 4. > > > > Our part of this is to take the hand-off as they come over the > mountains from Medford and deliver them to Sacramento. Depending > upon vehicle battery range and weather we think that this is > reasonable. If they start with a full charge from Medford, they > should be able to climb over the mountains on I-5 and make it to > the City of Shasta Lake just north of Redding where we will have a > charging station and lunch. We will also have a back-up charging > station in Yreka. The run from Shasta Lake through Chico to > Sacramento should be easier because it is flat. They can top-off > in Chico if they need to. > > > > The purpose of this e-mail is to confirm that they will staying > over-night in Medford and starting in the morning with a full > charge. If this is not the case, please let us know because we > will need to make a new plan. > > > > Thank you very much for your help. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Jerry Brandstatt, Chico Chapter President > > > > 530-343-0331 (Home Phone) Home e-mail shown above. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Oeva-list mailing list > Oeva-list at oeva.org > http://www.rdrop.com/mailman/listinfo/oeva-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100820/0b45ecba/attachment.html From john.p.christian at intel.com Tue Aug 17 08:50:50 2010 From: john.p.christian at intel.com (Christian, John P) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:50:50 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] FW: Zero Race is Off & Running! Message-ID: <7C88852EF6F99F4EB538472FCFEBE222013724F56C@orsmsx509.amr.corp.intel.com> Zero Race news. We need a project leader to step up and lead this effort to organize logistics for the Zero Race team as they pass through Oregon. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank you, John P. Christian OEVA Chair ? +1(503) 704-2155 -Mobile P please consider the environment? From: Jerry Asher [mailto:evisiona2z at usa.net] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 4:44 PM To: Craig at AceTechnologies.net; Info.ZWheelZ at gmail.com; HAguardo at BenchmarkManagement.com; ACRanjel at stic.net; Christian, John P; Gary at WhiteCape.org; RickyGu at UBCECC.com; BChyplyk at Interchange.ubc.ca; Pres at VEVA.dhs.org; DonChandler at Shaw.ca; John at MotionElectric.CA; Gordon at GWInfo.net; Alan_C_EV at telus.net; Walter.Wardrop at NRC-CNRC.GC.CA; StevenSlough at comcast.net; WRowling at NVenture.com; EVExpert at Live.com; SJLee at HarborNet.com; ChicoEAA at yahoo.com; EV4UInc at yahoo.com; Tim.Hastrup at SureWest.net; GKuhnke at softcom.net; MWilliams at ARB.CA.gov; eSideHack at gmail.com; DonGillis at yahoo.com; Robb at PluginSupply.com; Chris_B_Jones at Prodigy.net; Richard at LightningMotorcycle.com; Electric.CarGuy at gmail.com; StanHanel at aol.com; Bill2K2000 at yahoo.com; RFurniss1 at cox.net; AJEV at earthlink.net; DTrujilloFreeStyle at yahoo.com; Jeff at LetsGreenAmerica.net; TyArmstrong at Live.com; Jon at GrassrootsEV.com; ASBENow at gmail.com; Elliott at PotentialDifference.com; SunPwrd at gmail.com; Paul at PluginAmerica.org; RickSuiter at yahoo.com; JStACk6 at juno.com; Voltek_2000 at yahoo.com; RushD at IronandWood.org; Bob at Bookmans.com; CCrowninshield at pagnet.org; SunPwrd at gmail.com Cc: Roy at RoyPrince.com; Tom at TWDowling.com; Louis.Palmer at Zero-Race.com; Julianna.Priskin at Zero-Race.com; BHammon1 at san.rr.com; CGarlow at FunRunintheSun.org; EVisionA2Z at usa.net; EVJerry at gmail.com Subject: Zero Race is Off & Running! [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/900-genevastart1_jpg_460x305_crop_q95.jpg] August 16th 2010 Zero Race has started The first race for electric cars, around the world in 80 days, has started on August 16, 2010, 13:30, in the Palace of the United Nations, Geneva. more [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/900-grimsel2_jpg_460x305_crop_q95.jpg] August 15th 2010 ZERO Race Prologue on the Grimsel Pass big Success The ZERO Race teams raced together with 31 electric vehicles to the top of Grimselpass more [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/900-genevastart3_jpg_460x305_crop_q95.jpg] August 16th 2010 30000 km in 80 days across 16 countries A race for the future, and the future is green and innovative! more THE ZERO RACE ADVENTURE - 80 DAYS AROUND THE WORLD WITH RENEWABLE ENERGIES Jules Verne?s dream to go around the world in 80 days became a reality a long time ago, but is it possible to make a tour around the world in 80 days with emission-free vehicles? Five Teams from four continents are taking up the challenge. On 16 August they will start with their electric vehicles on the longest and greenest race of all time: the ZERO Race. Read more [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/30-flash_jpg_15x15_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/459-line___jpg_459x1_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] THE ZERO RACE TOUR PLAN WHERE ARE THE VEHICLES RIGHT NOW? ------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:09:07 PM EDT From: "Jerry Asher" To: Cc: Subject: Updating on the Zero Race RCTs plus UNEP Letter of Support, and Brief [cid:embedcid1] TO: Alamo City EAA--Acting Regional Coordinating Team: President Craig Egan (248) 821-3899, VP Gary Krysztopik (210) 722-2927; Secretary Hector Aguado (210) 683-5978; Treasurer Alfonzo Ranjel (210) 389-2339 Oregon EV---Acting RCT: President John Christian (503) 712-8147; Director Gary Graunke (503) 846-0133 Vancouver EVA--Vancouver Regional Coordinator, Ricky Gu (778) 388-0806; Acting RCT: President Vincent Law, Don Chandler (604) 307-1136 Director John Stonier (604) 671-4980; Webmaster Gordon Wong (604) 736-5157; Alan Cumberlidge (604) 657-4280; Walter Wardrop (604) 666-6189 Seattle EVA--Acting RCT Members: President Steve Slough (206) 850-8535 in conjunction with Tacoma EVA--Designated Washington State RC: TacEVA VP Tim Ritchey (253) 831-1576; RCT Member: Stan Lee (253) 383-4371. Note: Co-RC and TacEVA President Bill Rawling (253) 677-0205 may be the Zero-Race Pace Car driver. Chico EAA: Orchestrating RCT-Northern California: CEAA President, Jerry Brandstatt (530) 343-0331, and VP, Richard W. Van Wyhe (530) 275-6800 Greater Sacramento EAA: Acting RCT Members: GSEAA President, Tim Hastrup (916) 768-4646; Georg Kuhnke (916) 322-1731 (also Tesla Owners Liaison); Mark Williams (916) 327-5610 San Francisco Bay Area: RCT-in-the-making: San Jose EAA Secretary, Terry Wilson (408) 446-9357; SJEAA Treasurer, Don Gillis (408) 857-0391; North Bay EAA President Chris Jones (707) 577-2391; Robb Protheroe of PluginSupply (707) 849-2422; Richard Hatfield of Lightning Motorcycles (650) 513-1658; President & CEO Margo Leathers Sidener of BREATHE California (408) 998-5865; Local Secretary Francesca Guido of San Francisco Regional Mensa (650) 340-8979 Las Vegas EVA: LVEVA President/Board/Members acting as RCT-Las Vegas: LVEVA President Lloyd Reece (702) 524-3233; Stan Hanel (702) 405-0506; Bill Kuehl (702) 636-0304; Richard Furniss (702) 453-6196; Jan Himber (702) 645-2132; Dan Trujillo; Jeff Wilson (702) 352-8880; Tyrone Armstrong (702) 491-8426; Jon Hollquist (702) 277-7544; Lou Baker (702) 469-1284; Elliott Small (702) 576-1717 EVA of Southern California and PluginAmerica: Orchestrating the RCT-Southern California--EVAoSC President, PluginAmerica VP Paul Scott (310) 403-1303 Cheers Zero Race Regional Coordinating Team EVnthusiasts, One & All - First, let's welcome aboard the new Zero Race Enthusiasts from Chico EAA, Greater Sacrament EAA, RCT-in-the-making for San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas EVA, and EVA of Southern California. It's all part of the effort in connecting the dots for Zero Race in North America so to speak for the November run from Vancouver, BC to San Antonio, TX. See the attached United Nations Letter of Support for Zero Race per Louis Palmer's email below. This item as forwarded by Louis Palmer will be coming to you shortly and it's for your particular RCT purposes, as you see fit. Also, there's a brief below for your review below regarding the Regional Coordinating Teams. EVer in the Year of the Plug-ins...with Zero Race leading the World into 2011, EVJerry Zero Race Coordinator-in-Chief for North America (202) 486-5450 BRIEF for Zero Race in North America: This is an invitation for EAA Members and EVnthusiasts, one and all, to get on-board and participate in the first ever Zero Race around the World. EAA members are being considered as the foremost team players to set up with Regional Coordinating Teams (RCTs). We still are developing the RCT network, now with really only Arizona and New Mexico to go! Essentially, a RCT with its Regional Coordinator (RC) would be leading the "boots on the ground" team effort for determining the best routing as well as locating charging 240-volt stations, setting up for media coverage, and seeking out lodging, as able,...handing off from one RCT from another all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia all the way to San Antonio, Texas...until handing off to a yet-to-be designated Mexico EVent Planner and Mexican RCT from Matamoros to Cancun. This should be all in line with Fun, Travel, and Adventure for us all. Take a moment and review the www.Zero-Race.com website as you're able in order to stay updated. Especially with the Zero Race launching off Geneva, Switzerland, which is fast approaching on 15 August 2010. EVer in the Year of the Plug-ins...with Zero Race leading the World into 2011, J. "EVJerry" Asher Zero Race Coordinator-in-Chief for North America (202) 486-5450 3009 N. Gaia Place Tucson, Arizona 85745 ------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:30:16 AM EDT From: Louis Palmer To: Verborgene_Empfaenger:; Subject: UNEP letter of support Dear all, I am sending you this letter of support from Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP. May be this could help you. Kind regards, Louis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100817/95e4e5b7/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ATT00001..jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 23726 bytes Desc: ATT00001..jpg Url : /pipermail/attachments/20100817/95e4e5b7/attachment-0001.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Jerry Asher [mailto:evisiona2z at usa.net] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 2:37 PM To: Craig at AceTechnologies.net; Info.ZWheelZ at gmail.com; HAguardo at BenchmarkManagement.com; ACRanjel at stic.net; Christian, John P; Gary at WhiteCape.org; RickyGu at UBCECC.com; BChyplyk at Interchange.ubc.ca; Pres at VEVA.dhs.org; DonChandler at Shaw.ca; John at MotionElectric.CA; Gordon at GWInfo.net; Alan_C_EV at telus.net; Walter.Wardrop at NRC-CNRC.GC.CA; StevenSlough at comcast.net; WRowling at NVenture.com; EVExpert at Live.com; SJLee at HarborNet.com; ChicoEAA at yahoo.com; EV4UInc at yahoo.com; Tim.Hastrup at SureWest.net; GKuhnke at softcom.net; MWilliams at ARB.CA.gov; eSideHack at gmail.com; DonGillis at yahoo.com; Robb at PluginSupply.com; Chris_B_Jones at Prodigy.net; Richard at LightningMotorcycle.com; Electric.CarGuy at gmail.com; StanHanel at aol.com; Bill2K2000 at yahoo.com; RFurniss1 at cox.net; AJEV at earthlink.net; DTrujilloFreeStyle at yahoo.com; Jeff at LetsGreenAmerica.net; TyArmstrong at Live.com; Jon at GrassrootsEV.com; ASBENow at gmail.com; Elliott at PotentialDifference.com; SunPwrd at gmail.com; RickSuiter at yahoo.com; JStACk6 at juno.com; Voltek_2000 at yahoo.com; TBarlow at GreenMotorsInc.com; RushD at IronandWood.org; CCrowninshield at pagnet.org; Bob at Bookmans.com Cc: Board at EAAEV.org; Roy at RoyPrince.com; Tom at TWDowling.com; Louis.Palmer at Zero-Race.com; Julianna.Priskin at Zero-Race.com; BHammon1 at san.rr.com; TrahanJ at Amtrak.com; AOrchison at Amtrak.com; EVisionA2Z at usa.net; EVJerry at gmail.com Subject: Checking Out the Excitment of the Zero Race plus Attachment: Press Release from 16 August 2010 Cheers Zero Race Regional Coordinator Teams in place from Vancouver to Texas, Please take some moments for checking out the excitment of the Zero Race and the unfolding EVents. Watch your EVnthusiasm start growing, just like mine is doing in following this World EVent. We can now start counting the days until November and Zero Race's arrival in Vancouver, BC Included below are some 'copying & pasting' items from www.Zero-Race.com. In particular, there are the pixs below. Do note the International Media coverage in story so far such as the Associated Press, Bloomberg TV and BBC. This information is especially for those of you who are the leading the Regional Coordinating Teams by Province/State and as acting or the Regional Coordinator (RCs). This includes a Zero Race Press Release off the Zero Race website. See below and as an attachment. EVer in the Year of the Plug-ins...with Zero Race leading the World into 2011, J. "EVJerry" Asher Zero Race EVent Planner for North America (202) 486-5450 [http://attachments.postoffice.net/tpl/Attachment/623RWQRUU/X?Q=477oHigNG9120M1136&O=27409&downloadid=DBBA]he Our HOME ? * around the world in 80 daysaround the world in 80 days * competitioncompetition * patronagepatronage * biodiversitybiodiversity * Powered By Renewable EnergiesPowered By Renewable Energies * EventGreen * Introduction by Louis PalmerIntroduction by Louis Palmer * pioneerspioneers * Louis PalmerLouis Palmer * calendarcalendar * positionWhere are the teams? * Letter of Support from Achim Steinerletter of support from Achim Steiner * FirstRace * WorldRoute * DrivingTeams * OrganisingTeam * GreenEvent * Follow theAdventure * Press andMedia * Feel free toContact Zero Emissions race Media Click on the picture and download a high resolution version. More images are coming soon. [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/200-zerotracer1_jpg_200x133_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/200-zerotracer_jpg_200x133_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/yebbujana__jpg_200x150_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/trev2_jpg_200x150_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] [http://www.zero-race.com/media/tmp/catalogue/900-genevastart1_jpg_200x150_crop_upscale_q95.jpg] OTHER Downloads ZERO Race logo (high resolution) Press Release 16. Aug. 2010 Recent Press Articles about the ZERO Race The Australian (August 17, 2010) Bloomberg TV (August 16, 2010) AFP (August 16, 2010) BBC World (August 16, 2010) Associated Press (August 16, 2010) Shanghai Daily (August 16, 2010) Associated Press (August 11, 2010). Neue Luzerner Zeitung (August 9, 2010) ZERO RACE PRESS RELEASE ZERO Race - Around the World in 80 days with Zero Emission Vehicles! Geneva, August 16, 2010. Jules Verne?s dream to go around the world in 80 days became a reality a long time ago, but is it possible to make a tour around the world in 80 days with emission-free vehicles? Four Teams from three continents have taken up the challenge. On 16 August they have started in the United Nations Palace in Geneva with their electric cars on the longest and greenest race of all time: the ZERO Race. The race is organised by Louis Palmer, the first man to drive a solar powered vehicle around the world. Now the Swiss solar pioneer is starting an even bigger challenge. In 2008, Mr. Palmer, the winner of the European Solar Prize, made headlines worldwide with his "Solartaxi", when the 38-year old solar pioneer drove across 38 countries and covered more than 54,000 kilometers in 18 months in a car powered by solar energy. The trip raised awareness about renewable energy and climate change to more than 770 million people worldwide. Now Mr. Palmer is initiating the first emission-free race around the world and has caught the interest of companies, governments and environmental pioneers. Start on 16 August 2010 The start of the ZERO Race happened in the United Nations Palace in Geneva. The four participants from four continents are: ? Australia: Team TREV ? Switzerland: Team Zerotracer ? Germany: Team Vectrix ? South Korea: Team Powerplaza All teams have developed a new hi-tech electric vehicle especially for the ZERO Race. The Race is going to be a competition for the latest electric vehicle technology. "With this race we want to show, that seven billion people on this planet need renewable energy and clean mobility", says Louis Palmer. "Petrol is running out, and the climate crisis is coming? and we are all in running against time." Vehicles must be practical for every day life The ZERO Race is not only about speed, but also about other judgment criteria that include reliability, energy efficiency, utility to every day life, design and safety. Each team is obliged to power their vehicle by renewable energy, by feeding electricity into the grid in their home country from sources such as solar, wind or others. Start with a Tour d?Europe After the start in Geneva, the ZERO Race will cross Switzerland, where interested spectators can admire their vehicles. The way leads to Brussels, Berlin, Vienna, Moscow and Shanghai. The cars will then travel by ship to Vancouver, and from there onward continue along the west coast of North America all the way to Cancun, Mexico, where they will be put on show at the United Nations Climate Conference to inspire the world leaders to take action. In December, the vehicles will be shipped again to Portugal, and traverse southwest Europe to complete the final leg of the global journey. After 80 days of travel time en route, 30,000 kilometres through 16 countries and 150 city stopovers for press events, the ZERO Race will be completed at the end of January in 2011, in Geneva, Switzerland. The ZERO Race is a "green" event all the way, and any unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions it may create, including the shipping of cars and flights by participants, will be compensated by investments into renewable energy projects through myclimate. Realistic way towards the future "The success of ZERO Race depends on the number of people reached and inspired enough to take action towards a more sustainable way of life," adds Louis Palmer. "Growing traffic and environmental pollution are situations that are just asking for solutions. The ZERO Race is very much about showing realistic ways towards a cleaner and greener future for the planet and its people." PRESS RELEASE SOME KEY EVENTS ACROSS EUROPE 16. August 2010 ZERO RACE START. Geneva, Place des Nations, 13:30 PM. 21. August 2010 Brussels, Autoworld du Cinquantenaire, 14:30 ? 18:00 PM 25. August 2010 Berlin, Swiss Embassy, 10:00 ? 11:30 AM 28. August 2010 Vienna, Parliament, 10:30 AM ZERO RACE ONLINE at www.zero-race.com The entire ZERO Race will be documented with stories, photos and videos on a daily blog. For donwloading hi res photos go to http://zero-race.com/en/press/ Join the Community-Platform for more daily updates about the race. For more information contact Louis Palmer, Tour Director louis.palmer at zero-race.com Mobile: +41 79 343 88 01 J."EVJerry" Asher 3023 N. Gaia Place Tucson, Arizona 85745 Bisbee Home: (520) 432-3227 - Home Cell: (202) 486-5450 - Best -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100820/5e8f40ac/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Mike Tinskey, Ford's manager of sustainability activities focused on electric vehicles and infrastructure, will lead a round table discussion on the latest EV technology, infrastructure needs and consumer education. Representatives from Portland General Electric, Microsoft Corp., Coulomb Technologies and PSU will also be on hand to discuss the current EV landscape and what it means for Oregon and Southwest Washington. Test drives will follow the presentation. The panel discussion will be held between noon and 1:30 p.m., followed by vehicle demonstrations and test drives between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.. Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100820/56cf45be/attachment.html From gary at greenlivingjournal.com Fri Aug 20 18:37:04 2010 From: gary at greenlivingjournal.com (Gary Munkhoff) Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:37:04 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Ford kicks off electric vehicle tour at PSU In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4C6F2DC0.9030403@greenlivingjournal.com> Is this open to the public? Gary Don't Buy - Don't Drill patrick0101 at gmail.com wrote: > http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/08/ford_kicks_off_electric_vehicle_tour_at_psu.html > > Ford Motor Company and its electric vehicle tour is motoring into > Portland on Aug. 24. The event takes place at Portland State > University and will include a panel discussion and test drives of the > Ford Focus electric plug-in, Ford Escape Hybrid plug-in and Fusion Hybrid. > > Mike Tinskey, Ford's manager of sustainability activities focused on > electric vehicles and infrastructure, will lead a round table > discussion on the latest EV technology, infrastructure needs and > consumer education. Representatives from Portland General Electric, > Microsoft Corp., Coulomb Technologies and PSU will also be on hand to > discuss the current EV landscape and what it means for Oregon and > Southwest Washington. > > Test drives will follow the presentation. > > The panel discussion will be held between noon and 1:30 p.m., followed > by vehicle demonstrations and test drives between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.. > > > Regards, > Pat > Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Rick.Durst at pgn.com Mon Aug 23 08:04:53 2010 From: Rick.Durst at pgn.com (Rick Durst) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:04:53 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Ford kicks off electric vehicle tour at PSU Message-ID: This event is not open to the public, however, if you send an e-mail to George Beard at. Gbeard at pdx.edu by 4pm today. He might only get a few openings, so send a note soon. Rick Durst Rick Durst, Program Manager Portland General Electric Energy Information Services and Electric Vehicles 503-464-7631 phone 503-464-2284 fax ________________________________ From: oeva-list-bounces at oeva.org To: OEVA Sent: Fri Aug 20 16:02:59 2010 Subject: [Oeva-list] Ford kicks off electric vehicle tour at PSU http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/08/ford_kicks_off_electric_vehicle_tour_at_psu.html Ford Motor Company and its electric vehicle tour is motoring into Portland on Aug. 24. The event takes place at Portland State University and will include a panel discussion and test drives of the Ford Focus electric plug-in, Ford Escape Hybrid plug-in and Fusion Hybrid. Mike Tinskey, Ford's manager of sustainability activities focused on electric vehicles and infrastructure, will lead a round table discussion on the latest EV technology, infrastructure needs and consumer education. Representatives from Portland General Electric, Microsoft Corp., Coulomb Technologies and PSU will also be on hand to discuss the current EV landscape and what it means for Oregon and Southwest Washington. Test drives will follow the presentation. The panel discussion will be held between noon and 1:30 p.m., followed by vehicle demonstrations and test drives between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.. Regards, Pat Offshore Drilling or Offshore Wind? Simple Choice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Simple Choice ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Tesla Seattle | 435 Westlake Ave N | Seattle, WA 98109 Update Profile| Unsubscribe| Privacy Policy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100824/5e69ec3f/attachment.html From paburkey at juno.com Tue Aug 24 20:50:50 2010 From: paburkey at juno.com (paburkey at juno.com) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:50:50 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Eaton - Wilsonville is having an open house! Message-ID: <20100824.205552.26198.330868@mailpop02.dca.untd.com> Eaton - Wilsonville is having an open house to show off our Electric Charging Vehicle Stations and the mitsubishi Imev. I would like to get as many in the industry to come see what we have. This product was featured in Motor Trend and other top magazines in the past 6 months. We have the bandwidth around the world to make this happen, and just wanted to invite you to come see what we have and give feedback. Thursday Aug 26th from 10AM - 5PM - 26850 SW Kinsman Rd, Wilsonville. Paul Burkey, OEVA Ongoing Events Chair ____________________________________________________________ $13/Month Car Insurance? Insurance deal just passed now allows you to get car insurance for $13 http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c74946019f9d2a9408st06duc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100824/dc003807/attachment.html From jbillsnews at flickfx.com Fri Aug 27 15:52:02 2010 From: jbillsnews at flickfx.com (J Bills) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:52:02 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Revolt announces plans to develop EV batteries in Portland Message-ID: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/revolt_announces_plans_to_deve.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'd be happy to bring my EV if we've been invited for this year. Does anyone know if we're invited? Thanks, Richard Richard Hamje 822 SE 45th Avenue Portland, OR 97215 503-805-8829 richard at hamje.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100830/9aa59b0a/attachment.html From jon at photodad.com Tue Aug 31 20:59:25 2010 From: jon at photodad.com (Jon Balgley) Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:59:25 -0700 Subject: [Oeva-list] Mazda RX-7 project car available again! $2500 Message-ID: Yes, it's true! If you kicked yourself for missing the chance when this beauty came on the market about two months ago, you have another chance! Why? Because I am buying another red electric RX-7 that is already working! And my wife says I can't have two! Here's the scoop: This is a 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL (not SE) converted in the late '90s to electric. Apparently professionally converted. Original owner now has age-related dementia, and so cannot provide more information. The story I have from her son: it ran great for a while (2 years?) and then they had "a problem with the controller" that they could not resolve. So, in 2001, it was parked in a garage and never moved again ... until this past June when I bought it. What it has: * Beautiful exterior and interior ... far better than my '06 Honda Civic Si! * 24 buddy pairs of Optima Yellow Top 55ah batteries, plus another one as the aux battery (all of these are dead) * Older charger, with "Rudman Regulators" ... the aux battery is charged as well, I think. * Auburn Scientific controller (assumed to be dead) * ADC FB-4001 motor * Appears to be stock transmission, no clutch * Some kind of instrumentation * Emergency-off cabled to "Choke" (!) * Power brakes * 12V accessories appear to work: lights, windows, radio antenna, wiper, etc. No guarantee, though, you'll have to check it out yourself. * Excellent mechanical battery-mounts * Excellent wiring * Charge connection behind the old fuel door -- but the cable release for the door is sticky (sorrreee!) * "AM/FM Cassette Stereo with Graphic Equalizer" ... and a few cassettes! As far as I know, all it needs is new batteries and a new controller. But I *don't really know* ... that's why it's so cheap. Car is being sold "as is" with no guarantees or representations. You should verify all the above if you care. Pictures here: http://cbfamily.smugmug.com/Other/100622-RX7/12665207_fGjt4#910758611_vTUNg (Ignore the pictures of me and of the previous owner's son.) Asking merely what I paid for it: $2500 Jon Balgley jon at photodad.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20100831/656bcc53/attachment.html