Hi Joseph and all, There is nothing new about this. I have posted to the FLEAA on this subject previously about these services and parts supplies & inventory. One important thing I have mentioned in my previous posts on this subject but did not mention in yesterday's post, which is worth pointing out, is that I offer these parts and services as a FLEAA member, and in keeping with the FLEAA's non-profit status, I do so without making any profit, without charging any markup on the parts supplies and inventory, and without charging anything for my time, services, and labor -- absolutely nothing! (This is no different than, for instance, the National EAA, which offers, through its Chairman Ron Freund's services, Avcon to 14-50 adaptor boxes, to EAA members at the cost of materials, with no markup added and no compensation to Ron for his time and labor in making up these boxes.) I spent a good deal of my time servicing and troubleshooting a problem with one South Florida-based RAV4-EV for a FLEAA member a few weeks ago, all on my own time and without charge. It turned out that the problem was not with the car but with the charger. The only immediate fix to get the car back on the road again for its driver was for me to sell the owner a new inductive charger from my inventory. The owner wanted to pay me more than I had paid for the charger so that I could make something on it. I politely declined his kind offer and insisted that I would only sell the charger at my cost that I had paid for it, pointing out that I do this as a non-profit service for FLEAA members, and that it is not my intention to make money off of EVers.
Another point I would like to make is that in facilitating Prius plug-in hybrid conversions with the government-certified A123/Hymotion kit, I personally, the FLEAA as an organization, do not have any business or financial relationship, investment, or interest in the companies involved in that business. I/we simply provide information and referral services to people in Florida who are interested in converting their Priuses to plug-in hybrid. The A123/Hymotion kit is the only DOT/EPA/NHTSA certified kit that is eligible for federal government rebates of up to $4,000, principally in the form of federal tax credits, for individuals who convert their Priuses to plug-in hybrids, under legislation that is currently pending in Congress. My understanding is that the legislation, as it has been drafted, only provides federal tax credits to plug-in hybrid conversion kits that have been certified by the DOT, EPA, and NHTSA, and must be installed by certified installers. Charles Whalen Florida EAA Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:25:11 -0400 From: "Joseph T. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [FLEAA] BROWARD COUNTY NEW CHAMBER MEMBER DISCOUNT LIPTON TOYOTA] To: "david starky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "FLEAA Mailing List" <listserv@floridaeaa.org> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > I never knew the FLEAA (specifically Charles Whalen) had such supplies > or sources for the Rav4 EV. > > "We have facilitated the conversion of a number of Priuses to plug-in > hybrids using the DOT/EPA/NHTSA-certified A123/Hymotion PHEV > kit both by individuals, including some of our Florida EAA members, > and commercial and government fleet operators in Florida, and are > continuing to do so." > > Charles, have the A123 kits been government certified yet? _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list listserv@floridaeaa.org http://www.floridaeaa.org
