[Oeva-list] Save Endangered EV Business in Portland, Oregon

[steve boser]

Hi

I should probably leave this alone, but I'm an opinionated old fart,
if I am wrong Jon, please correct me. What I see of your business, is
a conduit for Chinese products, I don't see any innovation or any
contribution other than as you pointed out "for profit" (which would
be you and whoever you got to go along with you)  Unlike another local
company that I try to do as much business as I can afford with, I have
never seen your company involved in any of the Electric Bike forums I
visit on a regular basis. As best I can tell none of your vehicles are
listed in the Austin EV Album.
I think you will find the businesses local and outside of this area
that are surviving are contributing in some way to the advancement of
this industry. Be it sharing information in forums, or designing and
producing new products or improvements to existing designs. If all you
are doing is selling a handful of inexpensive imported bikes and
scooters then, your probably doing more harm to the future of
mainstreaming Electric Vehicles than good.
In short any company that hopes to survive in this environment needs
to Innovate or Die.

That's my take on it, beyond trying to make a profit, how is your
company contributing to this industry and the members of the OEVA?

Steve


On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Jon Youngblood <jony at scootonthis.com> wrote:
> Dear Friends in our Green Community,
>
>  Our Light Electric Vehicle Company directly helps our customers
> substantially save:
>
> Money
> $$$ On INSURANCE!
> Energy Consumption
> Air Quality
> National Wealth
> Stress
>
> We believe that with more people participating in our company, we can change
> the image of LEVs and convince the public that going electric NOW (not
> waiting for the $40,000 electric car - sorry Mr. Gore, but pandering to Wall
> St. and Detroit is not helping NOW) will save them money and improve their
> quality of life.
>
> Help us find:
>
> A New MEMBER/MANAGER to run, or manage, the company (see the flash animation
> at the top of our home page, just below the header).
>
> Investors - It's time to grow into the superstore of Electric Vehicles that
> can provide the PNW and the U.S. with the  products and support that is
> unequaled.
>
> Public Education - for the industry, let the public know the rewards of LEVs
> and the hundreds a month it can save them.
>
> Ads for us - Free or in Exchange for Stock (Membership Units in LLC) to
> ensure our own survival.
>
> Labor - Invest your time and skills in exchange for Membership Units.
>
> Grant writers willing to work on speculation or in exchange for Membership
> Units.
>
> You to Spread The Word of our plight, and of LEVs in general.
>
>
>
> BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION!  It's time to make the changes.  Help us promote
> this industry and change people's attitudes towards using these incredibly
> simple and sensible devices for getting around town that cost only pennies
> per mile, incur no monthly insurance costs, and are fun door to door means
> of transportation that have the potential to revolutionize how people move
> about.  These are NOT TOYS.  And if loving and respecting your home world
> and your progeny is cool, then these are cool!  Nerds are still welcome, but
> it's cool to care and it's even cooler to do something that is immediately
> visible to your neighbors and co-workers that you are serious about facing
> the greatest social issue that we may ever face.
>
>
>
> Don't let our small company die.  Please Help us and our for-profit company
> live!   So that we can help be part of the solution another day - and you
> along with us.  We have a simple solution to a global problem, and we have
> over 5 years of experience doing it.
>
>
>
> Since 2004 we have struggled to provide alternatives to oil addiction by
> supplying clean, fully electric vehicles, "Light Electric Vehicles" or LEVs,
> to our community.  We, the Members of Scoot On This! And Electric Bike Guys
> LLCs, are facing the hard truth that Green in Oregon is turning brown.
> Despite all of the publicity, including former vice president Al Gore's new
> book and the associated media coverage, and all of the millions going into
> advancing technology that can provide clean alternatives and reducing our
> oil dependence and carbon footprint, we have a technology that is ready to
> serve this purpose, now, today, that is fully electric, renewable, and only
> requires that we step outside of the carriage for a while (it's nice outside
> the box.), we are not reaching the people in a meaningful way .
>
>
>
> Has the free market spoken?  Is "No" the final word?   We, like many of our
> competitors in past years including Eco-Motion, who spent millions on the
> faith that Green was really a priority of our community, and our community's
> government, to change "business as usual" in response to the grave threat of
> human modification of the environment, we have exhausted our working capital
> before achieving our mission.  If we cannot find a solution fast, five years
> of hard work and experience will be lost.  Maybe it's the will of the free
> market.  Or maybe we never had enough capital from the start.
>
>
>
> Changing years of Wall St. telling us bigger is better will not happen
> overnight .  But with your help, it will happen.
>
>
>
> Save this valuable Portland asset or it will pass away.   Other Dealers
> Welcome, Private or Corporate Investors, or ??.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Jon
>
> Please learn more about us, contact us for more information, or visit our
> web site to gain further insight into what LEVs are, and why they can
> achieve so many of the stated goals of our current Administration in
> response to Global Warming: http://www.scootonthis.com or our, as yet
> under-developed new site http://www.electricbikeguys.com
>
>
>  Scoot on this logo
> Jon D. Youngblood - Member/Manager
>  Scoot On This! LLC
> jony at scootonthis.com
> www.scootonthis.com
> 9811 SE Foster Rd.
> Portland, OR  97266
> 503-505-9279
>
>
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