Hi Mike,
I used to run an EV-Builders club at my work. We had a few regulars,
and a lot of interest, but then the production EVs came along, and it
was back to the few regulars only. I disbanded the club last year due to
lack of interest.
Likewise, for Earth-day, we had about 4 EV conversions at first, and
then lately it is all production EVs.
Personally, I think this is a Good Thing. It means that production EVs
are becoming commonplace, and that our message has made it into the mass
market.
This does not mean that no one is doing conversions anymore - not by a
long shot. Take a look at www.DIYElectricCar.com. They are getting new
projects all the time!
As for the shows at work, well, I've stopped showing mine, as it looks
really shabby against the Tesla and BMW. ;_; Plus I don't have air
conditioning or airbags or ABS... (maybe the next one will) :)
Cheers!
Peter
On 8/30/15 6:46 PM, Mike Nickerson via EV wrote:
I put on an Alternative Vehicle show at my employer each year. At first, it
was all conversions. In the last couple years, it has become about 1/3
conversions and 2/3 production EVs. Some of the engineers have specifically
commented that they would like to see more conversions. That is hard when they
are being taken out of service or moving out of the valley and few people are
building new ones.
Mike
On August 30, 2015 6:15:02 PM MDT, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
wrote:
Sounds like "Burned EVangelist Syndrome". It is not about you or your
EV,
people who behave like that *are* the problem, so don't take their
monkey,
it is not your problem.
Please don't get discouraged from talking about your EV to others
because a few are having a problem...
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/"I was a little offended when Bruce implied Tesla owners are snobby. I
am certainly not nor or other Tesla owning EVDLers..."/
A few years ago I was participating in the local club's display of EVs.
I stepped up to two Tesla S owners talking just as one asked the other
if he had ever dropped down from a local mountain summit. He had not.
I chimed in that I had, and they gave me a look of disdain and turned
away. Last year I was at a get together with some people I used to
work with. A VP was proudly discussing his Tesla S when a friend
mentioned my converted EV.
Again the look of disdain, that my friend would even mention such a
vehicle in the same conversation. Not all are that haughty, I know a
couple who are not, but many more I have met are. Some Leaf owners
similarly look down on converted vehicles as not "real" EVs. When I
mentioned I had a converted car to a new local club member he asked
disdainfully, "What's it got, lead acid batteries?" with the seeming
implication it was useless. When I explained it had lithium cells and
about the same range as a Leaf, he started talking to another Leaf
owner nearby to change the subject.
My impression is that the new manufactured EV owners like to think they
are the avant-guarde. The above club member referred to himself as a
"pioneer".
All those earlier EVs don't count, even though some commuted daily for
years in those "lead acid" vehicles, showed that limited range electric
vehicles could be very useful, and provided quite a bit of learning.
If that's what it takes to get people to buy EVs, that's fine. I just
don't feel like attempting to interact with them anymore. I no longer
participate in the local EV club, and if someone asks if my car is
electric, I simply respond "yes", and continue on about my business.
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