On 8/27/02 12:42 PM, "Jon "Sheer" Pullen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(snip) > Someone at the SEVA meeting - I wish I could remember who - suggested that > we demo the cars in front of science centers, since the crowds are almost > certainly going to be in the right mood to see and learn about EVs. That was probably me, after being still excited about OEVA just that previous weekend, which was held at the Oregon Museum for Science and Industry. Yes, it's a great crowd. People go there to learn something; intentionally, even! They are interested in technology and the future. Their kids are even more excited to learn. > I think > this is a great idea, but I don't think we should stop there. Using car's > like Neon's buggy, we should make a wonderfully 'edgy' EV video - 6 or 7 > minutes - that interlates really good music [for some reason I think techno > would be appropriate, but we could try several flavors] and shots of EVs > moving - fast, slow, and in between - with someone explaining that EV myths > are, literally, myths. Then try and get it spread around the net as far as > possible. It's worth a shot.. That is a great idea. I've got a small collection of short video clips and stills already (from the EV1 to Neon's Buggy), that knitted together with other video clips, some narration/myths/facts could be a lot of fun. We could burn it to CD to give-away at Events (donation encouraged?). > I think maybe one of the big reasons we aren't seeing any commercial EVs, > despite the fact that computer and battery and silicon and motor technology > are ready and able, is public perceptions. The public has some mighty funny > ideas about EVs.. There are a lot of reasons, real and imagined, why we aren't seeing commercial EVs, and the debate of which falls near the edge of this list's charter. ;-) -- Geoff Shepherd '98 OEM Ford Ranger EV '00 Honda Insight
