You live in Tucson? They used to have a Bookmans down here in SV, but no charging station. I mentioned a couple times that they should put one in, might get some of the folks in Tombstone that have NEVs to drive out here (16-17 mile trip each way), but they decided to close the store instead.
Michael Haseltine wrote: > I discovered recently that the owner of a local used bookstore > (Bookman's) is into electric vehicles, and today I stopped by to see > what there was to see. He's got two Detroit Electrics (1908 and 1913) > that he's restoring (he got them both off ebay!). He also has an EV1, > which he gave me a short ride in. As everyone who's been in one says, > man whata car! Of course, he's using it for advertising, so it's a > writeoff :-) As are many other lesees, he's contemplating all the > possible options for keeping (like having some 'steal' it, etc.)... > > He's doing a nice job on the restorations. One has been completed > enough to drive around, but he's doing some more to it, now. The other > is in the middle stages of restoration. Both seem to be in very good > condition, and he's been able to find the parts he needs in one place > or another. He's off to Chicago I think it is this week to find more > parts, and it's clear he's really having a blast with it all. > > Made ~my~ day, and sure gave my ev grin a boost! > > >
