Sounds like a business opportunity that will create a lot of jobs as soon as someone starts to built affordable EVs. Some EV club member will probably be the first such maintenance / repair shop for EVs other than the manufacturer. Come to think of it, no one has advertised as being able to repair or perform routine maintenance on even conversions.
On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 22:48:39 -0700 (PDT) gail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > David, > > You are totally correct. Having done "show and tell" with many > different > EVs for years, I personally believe that a lot of people would be > driving > them if they were available and there were maintenance facilities. > Quite > often I saw a lot of interest until the question was asked, "And > where do > you have them fixed?" Calling an EAA member for help or doing it > yourself > were not satisfactory answers. > > Gail > > On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, David Roden (Akron OH USA) wrote: > > > > > I don't speak for Gail, but I don't think the problem is the > C-car. I think > > what she really needs is support -- that is, either an EV that has > a > > maintenance facility nearby (a Think with a good neighborhood > dealer ~would > > have been~ perfect), or a genuine EV mechanic readily available. > > Unfortunately, Las Vegas has neither AFAIK. > > > > I suspect there are many other people who would drive electric if > they > > didn't have to maintain an EV themselves. Personally I don't get > that much > > of a kick out of working on cars, even EVs, and wish I could hire > someone to > > do the work for me. But I have the strength, background, and > experience to > > do the work, so I can even (if somewhat reluctantly). Not > everyone does. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
