Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > *Warren Buffet* > > Michael E. Ross > (919) 550-2430 Land > (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google > Phone > (9

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Mike Nickerson via EV
piness? >> >> Dalai Lama >> >> >> >> Tell me what it is you plan to do >> >> With your one wild and precious life? >> >> Mary Oliver, "The summer day." >> >> >> >> To invent, you need a good ima

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
Lee, you said, "Another example: If there's an arc, it self-extinguishes on AC at the next zero-crossing. On DC, the arc will *continue* until some external device interrupts the flow of current." Remember if there is any plasma in the arc the AC zero crossing will not exist long enough to break t

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
the plains) to where it is > > > > needed. Pipelines do the same thing for oil but are an ultimate > > > dead-end. > > > > > > > > Anyone want to invest in finding a way to send copper conductors > > through > > > > old pipelines to convert obs

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
On Jun 25, 2014, at 6:06 PM, Cor van de Water via EV >> > wrote: >> > >> > - this is news to me. Care to elaborate? >> -- next part -- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/att

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
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Re: [EVDL] No politics, please

2014-06-25 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 25 Jun 2014 at 12:17, Michael Ross via EV wrote: > I am interested in other peoples politics, but not getting hollered at. It is > the flames, not the ideas that are a problem, not so? Some places have lively, animated, intelligent discussions about politics. (I hear that's the way it goes

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: I can see that my original statement was confusing. What I meant was that for the same conductor and same I^2R loss, DC can deliver nearly 40% more power because the DC line can operate at the PEAK voltage rating of the line, whereas the AC line only delivers that

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
> > needed. Pipelines do the same thing for oil but are an ultimate > > dead-end. > > > > > > Anyone want to invest in finding a way to send copper conductors > through > > > old pipelines to convert obsolete pipelines to u

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
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Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
I help others gain happiness? > *Dalai Lama * > > Tell me what it is you plan to do > With your one wild and precious life? > Mary Oliver, "The summer day." > > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. > Thomas A. Edison > <http://www.brainyquote.c

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
"It is just not feasible to meet clean air requirements with just battery electrics." - this is news to me. Care to elaborate? I always thought that between BEV and plug-in HEV we would be in good shape. Just the other day I looked at the MPG display of my Prius (which is not even plug-in) and saw

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
There are a number of you that think that this is a technology food fight. It's not. Any food fight is one way, and fortunately you're just shouting into your own echo chamber. That's a good thing, because despite the ignorance being espoused (much like I hear from the climate change deniers),

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Mark, Are the laws of Physics different in California? It is simply be design and following science that tells us that Hydrogen powered cars will never be cost-effective. Of course, a state can set up a grande grant-scheme and create an artificially unbalanced market that will collapse as soon as t

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
Sorry, finger slipped before I was done. ** Sounds like a very old analysis. Toyota will be selling their cars in California, which should be your first clue. BEV have had (and still do) their own challenges, too. But it's just not productive to focus on those as have all the "nega

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
Sounds like a very old analysis. Toyota will be selling their cars in California, which should be your first clue. BEV have had (and still do) their own challenges, too. But it's just not productive to focus on those as have all the "negative Nellies" for decades. I've heard over 30 years of "c

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
otes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > > Warren Buffet > > > > Michael E. Ross > > (919) 550-2430 Land > > (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google > Ph

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
t. Warren Buffet Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com <mailto:michael.e.r...@gmail.com> -- next part -- An HTML attachm

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
m/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-04

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
p://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk

Re: [EVDL] Pig in A Poke?:Car Charging Grp takes Tesla up on offer

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
t; > > > > inShare > > Posted in Electric Drive, EVs, Infrastructure, Technology and tagged > CarCharging, Tesla Motors. > LeaveaRepl > > > Sent from my iPhone > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http:/

[EVDL] EVhousing: Electric Car Ready Townhome, Apt, Studio, Cabana

2014-06-25 Thread brucedp5 via EV
% while I was searching, I came across several craigslist housing listings touting how EV friendly they were. Several of these listings were ended by the lister (assume it was rented), so below is only the ones that were viable at the time of the searches. Clearly, the EV movement has matured to

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
If you look at the "sliced open" Toyota FCV you will see two Hydrogen tanks and in between a largish (slightly larger than the Prius' hybrid) battery pack. So, one tank under the trunk and one under the rear seat. The two front seats were directly over the fuel cell and the front of the vehicle had

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
AC Propulsion had a Power Point slide where they compared the efficiency of various "fuels". Their standard was an EV with the equivalent of 50 MPG. A similar vehicle, powered by hydrogen produced from reformatted natural gas and fed into a fuel cell, was the equivalent of 30 mpg while hydrog

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Geoff Pullinger via EV
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[EVDL] Anti-icing methods : What's your sign?

2014-06-25 Thread Bruce EVangel Parmenter via EV
In the early 1990's when I first got outlets put in at a work-site parking spot in the middle of the hp Cupertino, CA parking lot for my EV charging use, there was no painting or signage. I placed a cone with a sign Electric car only . But it was moved and or just plain ignored (these were the ear

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
And that is also why I am so happy about the success of another EV, the e-Bike. You do not always need 3,000 pounds of dead weight around you to go for an errand or to bring your laptop to work. Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: cwa...@proxim

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
> [the main] reason we have AC transmission > is due the difficulties sending DC over long distances. But for very long distances, high voltage DC now wins. At very long distances AC transmission is inefficient due to capacitance (and much shorter when underground or underwater). AC also has ad

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
e we do. They cannot use natural >>> gas plants to make-up solar/wind shortages. Where we view "storage" as a >>> short-term (max 12 hour overnight) need, they view storage as a long-term >>> requirement and not just for backup electricity, but for weeks or mo

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
p electricity, but for weeks or months... >> >> >> >> http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/06/energy- >> storage-a-different-view-from-germany?cmpid=SolarNL-Tuesday-June24-2014 >> >> >> >> Just some thoughts. >> >> Bob, WB

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
hort-term (max 12 hour overnight) need, they view storage as a long-term >> requirement and not just for backup electricity, but for weeks or months… >> >> >> >> http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/06/energy-storage-a-different-view-from-germany?cmpid=So

[EVDL] Pig in A Poke?:Car Charging Grp takes Tesla up on offer

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
esla with Fleets & Fuels follow-up inShare Posted in Electric Drive, EVs, Infrastructure, Technology and tagged CarCharging, Tesla Motors. LeaveaRepl Sent from my iPhone -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Lee Hart via EV
"switching to EV's for commuting does nothing to solve congestion..." Rick Woodbury's Tango EV does. See www.commutercars.com The Tango is a 4-wheel car that's only 3 feet wide and 8 feet long. It's the same size as a motorcycle. Four of them can park in the same parking place that holds just

Re: [EVDL] What's your sign?

2014-06-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
to be on the receiving end of such assistance. fred -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140625/e211 7b78/attachment.htm> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: htt

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Geoff Pullinger via EV
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[EVDL] What's your sign?

2014-06-25 Thread fred via EV
y not be a problem, while the OSC has from today onward to approach a solution. The people with whom I have been in contact have been quite supportive and it's a good feeling to be on the receiving end of such assistance. fred -- next part -- An HTML attachment was s

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EV Digest, Vol 20, Issue 35

2014-06-25 Thread K O via EV
ge tax is probably inevitable but I guarrentee that won't improve roads here!   I don't shop where I can't charge. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/2014

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Pestka, Dennis J via EV
Hey don't say that too load ! Wayne should make a pretty decent profit on this one. Dennis -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Park house via EV Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:39 AM To: Alan Brinkman; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Sub

Re: [EVDL] No politics, please

2014-06-25 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 25 Jun 2014 at 12:17, Michael Ross via EV wrote: > I am interested in other peoples politics, but not getting hollered at. > It is the flames, not the ideas that are a problem, not so? Some places have lively, animated, intelligent discussions about politics. (I hear that's the way it goes

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts (trucking)

2014-06-25 Thread Roland via EV
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Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed.

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Matthew Park house via EV
And what is the problem with a few stage hands rolling this Model T vehicle on and off stage? Why does it need to be self- propelling? Matthew Parkhouse, RN hobomatt@ aol.com > On 25 Jun 2557 BE, at 10:28, Alan Brinkman via EV wrote: > > Wayne, > > How about a 1927 Ford Track T rat rod? Ele

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Alan Brinkman via EV
Wayne, How about a 1927 Ford Track T rat rod? Electric even! eBay item number: 181442550341 I saw this yesterday on E-bay, and some other interesting electric vehicles as well. I have no financial interest in this vehicle. Alan -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.ev

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts (trucking)

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
>> Generally, Hydrogen for transportation (no infrastructure) makes >> little sense compared to EV’s (everyone has an outlet in their >> garage). The business model for hydrogen cars is very weak (though it >> is needed for trucks and road warriors). > I'm not sure what you mean by "needed for tr

Re: [EVDL] No politics, please

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
s no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com -- next part -

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
ehicles, batteries make sense. > > > > http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/06/energy-storage-a-different-view-from-germany?cmpid=SolarNL-Tuesday-June24-2014 > > > > Just some thoughts. > > Bob, WB4a

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
ment and not just for backup electricity, but for weeks or months… > > > > > http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/06/energy-storage-a-different-view-from-germany?cmpid=SolarNL-Tuesday-June24-2014 > > > > Just some thoughts. > > Bob, WB4aPR > -

Re: [EVDL] gas tax (EV transmission lines, not oil pipelines)

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
> Somebody has to pay for road repairs. > Pipelines are a different issue. Rather than spending $billons of dollars on a pipeline monument to the past, it is better to make that same investment into electrical transmission lines for now and the future instead. The only thing holding back a near i

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
"...that switching to EV's for commuting does nothing to solve congestion..." Me, too. But at least when stuck in a jam, EV's aren't belching out pollution :) Peri -- Original Message -- From: "Robert Bruninga via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: 25-Jun-14 8:55:14

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working...(tolls and Park-N-ride)

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
> About the only solution I can think of [wont] fly politically... > charge a ... license renewal fee based on the weight of the vehicle. Yes, but some people use the roads a lot more than others. It is better if we balance cost, for use. Most of us don't like the VMT (vehicle miles traveled) an

Re: [EVDL] gas tax

2014-06-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
e lifers in Congress, elect new people and start to put money where > it will do the most good..Then we can stop pointing fingers, remember > theres always 3 pointing back at you > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
ay-June24-2014 Just some thoughts. Bob, WB4aPR -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140625/c518d803/attachment.htm> ___ UNSUBSCR

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
; Just some thoughts. > > Bob, WB4aPR > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140625/c518d803/attachment.htm> > ___ &g

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
I repeat - no politics, please. (That's what this is really about.) It's off topic, too. The original post in this thread was provocative - I might even say trollish. Don't take the bait. Thanks, David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
quot; truck to convert, of all people the >> Kennedy Center of preforming arts in DC. They want it for a play they will >> be putting on this summer. LOLOLOL No range, no speed, just move it on & >> off the stage ..guess whos paying for this?? can you say Tax >> pay

[EVDL] No politics, please

2014-06-25 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
Folks, a couple of threads here are edging into politics. There be dragons! Let's not get into flame wars. Please check your political views at the door and stick to discussing EVs here. Thanks. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Cal Frye via EV
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Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
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[EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working to cover the entire road maintenence budget

2014-06-25 Thread Cal Frye via EV
he Internet as you are crossing the street! "A time comes when silence is betrayal." -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140625/ff1cf5f3/attachment.ht

[EVDL] Electric cars: Good progress, now it’s time to charge ahead

2014-06-25 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
ars to the next level. It’s time to charge ahead. Laura Glenn, Environment Washington Research & Policy Center, Seattle -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140625/55cc7d

[EVDL] gas tax

2014-06-25 Thread Electric Blue auto convertions via EV
ess, elect new people  and start to put money where it will do the most good..Then we can stop pointing fingers, remember theres always 3 pointing back at you -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/att

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: I Want An EV Instead Of A 2015 Mustang-ice> What both cars mean

2014-06-25 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
Our definitions of obsolete must differ. In my book, neither are obsolete. Far from being obsolete in 1984, phono cartridges are still not obsolete, have been showing double digit growth, and are part of the most high end sound systems. I'm not aware of any upcoming technology to replace them,

[EVDL] 1925 'T'

2014-06-25 Thread Electric Blue auto convertions via EV
say Tax payers..what a country  LOLOL -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140625/a2719ebe/attachment.htm> ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working to cover the entire road maintenence budget

2014-06-25 Thread Lawrence Winiarski via EV
To continue on the point I was making about rail infrastructure being hopelessly lost in the 19th century, here is an interesting read.    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/chicago-train-congestion-slows-whole-country.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 ___ UNS

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working to cover the entire road (Raise it!)

2014-06-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
> road wear is not the only social negative caused by vehicles. > ... noise and air pollution are pretty close to the top. > EVs have a positive impact on these factors. Here's how we say it on this web page: http://aprs.org/EV-and-gas-taxes.html "EV's are getting free ride on the highways, but a

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working to cover the entire road maintenence budget

2014-06-25 Thread Lawrence Winiarski via EV
It's always a tough call to figure out how government spends it's money.   Every department would LOVE to have an infinite budget. I guess I've just grown unbelievably cynical about the government constantly crying they don't enough money then seeing first hand they waste it instead of trying

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: I Want An EV Instead Of A 2015 Mustang-ice> What both cars mean

2014-06-25 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 25 Jun 2014 at 5:44, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > getting stuck for another decade with a Mustang that is still, at its > core, the same vehicle it's been for the past 50 years just > seems.backwards. Well said. It's about time someone realized that this is where the automobile industry is stuc

[EVDL] EVLN: Butch vs Femme> What your greener-ride says about you

2014-06-25 Thread brucedp5 via EV
'Nissan Leaf EV versus Dodge Ram 1500 Eco-ice truck' % Writer's views are not-winning TX a Tesla Gigaplant % http://www.dallasvoice.com/butch-vs-femme-5-10174678.html Butch vs. Femme 20 Jun 2014 by CASEY WILLIAMS [image http://www.dallasvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/auto.jpg MASCULIN,

[EVDL] EVLN: I Want An EV Instead Of A 2015 Mustang-ice> What both cars mean

2014-06-25 Thread brucedp5 via EV
"I still love you Ford, and you almost had me ..." http://gas2.org/2014/06/20/op-ed-why-i-now-want-a-tesla-instead-of-the-2015-mustang/ Op-Ed: Why I Now Want A Tesla Instead Of The 2015 Mustang by Christopher DeMorro [2014/06/20] [image http://c1gas2org.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2014/06/

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working to cover the entire road maintenence budget

2014-06-25 Thread George Tyler via EV
Amazing thing is that even though your fuel tax is so low you still have so may EV's historically, done more for the development of EV's than any other country. It must be a great place to live in. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrat