Top 12 electric vehicle milestones for 2006 (as selected by the grassroots)
The EV List Yahoo! discussion group sometimes feels like a place for EVheads only. The discussions can get pretty detailed and, if you're not converting your vehicle from ICE to EV, then you might feel a bit overwhelmed. But 2006 was the year electric vehicles blasted into public consciousness again, and more and more newbies joined the list. EV List members realized a few weeks ago that last year was really a banner year for EVs, and compiled a list of EV milestones that happened in 2006. Since these are the folks who know what was hot and what was not in the EV world, I thought it made sense to take a quick tour through their suggestions and present them here on AutoblogGreen (suggested by Darin Cosgrove of MetroMPG, a member of the list). So here, slightly edited and in no particular order, are the Top Twelve EV milestones of 2006:- Who Killed the Electric Car? premiers at Sundance and An Inconvenient Truth. Both wake up a sleeping America to global warming and people see EVs as a part of the solution
- Tesla Motors unveils the Tesla Roadster
- The public momentum builds surrounding plug-in hybrids
- John Wayland and other EV drivers top the Top 10 on the Dragtimes.com and Matt Graham breaks 100 mph in the quarter mile
- Bill Dube's achievement with the Killacycle and the A123 batteries
- Myers Motors takes over the Sparrow
- High gas prices spark an interest in EVs
- Dennis Berube and the Current Eliminator's outstanding results racing against gasser dragsters
- Progress on battery technology; small start up companies conduct battery research for our cars (and us!).
- George Clooney gets a Tango
- Monster Garage Episode and using portable hand tool batteries
- These are actual practical production electric vehicles that you can go and buy and own and save money and the environment with no lease-take, back-crush tricks this time around
[Source: EV List Yahoo! group, thanks to Darin Cosgrove of MetroMPG]
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Gene Pistorius 5:57PM (5/13/2008)
I observed a vehicle the other day, that appeared to be similar to a golf cart in size. However, the car did not appear to be a custom built, and had more speed and acceleration than a golf cart. I could not tell what make or model the car was, whether it was a hybrid, electric, water powered, etc. since I was standing several hundred feet away, when it went past. Several other people saw it where I work, and we are all interested in finding out more information about the vehicle.
If anyone has any information on what this car is, please let me know. I would appreciate any information and help I can get, so I can say the hell with the oil companies and the higher gas prices if possible.
Thanks,
Gene (Geno) Pistorius
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Alex 8:32PM (1/12/2007)
Having not seen that sundance documentary I'd have to put the Tesla Car at the top of my list.
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Darin 9:28PM (1/12/2007)
Minor correction: the EV List is only *archived* at Yahoo (you can browse & search, not contribute). But instructions for joining the "live" EV List listserv are on the index page of the Yahoo archive.
I'd add to the list...
13. The emergence of India (Reva) and China (millions of e-bike riders, Xebra 3-wheeler available in the U.S.) on the EV scene.
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Sebastian 12:45AM (1/13/2007)
my bad. When i was looking around in it, it looked like all the other Yahoo groups I've seen. Thanks for the correction, and for the idea :)
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