VEVA Thursday Workshop

Posted on July 30, 2011 by tonyf

Good and productive meeting in the shop last Thursday.

In the first half of the VEVA meeting we upgraded the charging algorithms and firmware for the chargers in two Zenn cars.  That was fun and really simple to do once we found the right wires. 

In the second half of the meeting we installed O’Sparky’s 9inch motor. Getting the motor in was a major milestone. Considering the size of this motor and the small space into which it had to go this went extremely well thanks to Tag, Tony, Joe and Rick who did the muscling while I took the pictures.

Motor In – Dave – Picasa Web Albums.

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Free ChargePass card for Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2011 by tonyf

EV owners can visit Coulomb Technologies to receive a free ChargePass for EarthDay. The offer is good for all EV owner (new, converted, any electric vehicle) and allows access to Coulomb’s ChargePoint public charging locations. Hurry, the free offer is good through the remainder of April 2011.

ChargePoint Network – Earth Day Promotion – FREE ChargePass.

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Solar Energy Celebration

Posted on April 1, 2011 by tonyf

Join us Friday, April 22nd from 1-3pm at the Vashon High School south parking lot.

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WisEnergy Take Action Tuesday

Posted on March 22, 2011 by tonyf

Thanks to all who made it to the Vashon Senior’s Center for the WisEnergy Take Action Tuesday presentation. Great to see the community interest and we’re always thrilled to share our EV enthusiasm with others.

The presentation slide-deck is available as PDF here.

If you have more questions or comments please send them our way [info@vashoneva.org] or comment on this thread below.

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Wa Senate proposes $100 EV Fee

Posted on February 11, 2011 by tonyf

Seattle NPR affiliate KUOW 94.9fm featured a discussion on the proposed $100 Electric Car Fee introduced in Wa. Senate Bill 5251 by Senate Transportation Committee Chairwoman Mary Margaret Haugen. Hosted on The Conversation with Ross Reynolds, guests and callers responded to the $100 “fee (not a tax)” proposal. While all participants agreed that EVs and alternative-fuel vehicles should contribute to the maintenance of road, few thought the flat-rate “band-aid” proposal was well formulated or forward thinking. Most suggestions favored a system based on mileage and vehicle weight which could include NPG, biodiesel, hydrogen and hybrid vehicles (which would all remain untaxed under the current Bill). Oregon’s proposed House Bill 2328 has outlined a similar milage based covering model year 2014 EVs and plug-in hybrids. Hear the full mp3 audio.

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