[FLEAA] Battery Beach Burnout update

2009-02-14 Thread Charles Whalen
Hi everyone, There have been a few questions on what vehicles and also which politicians we are expecting at BBB, so I'll try to answer those questions as best we can, given the information we've got at this point, now 6 days out. First, having participated in this event each year over the last 4

Re: [FLEAA] New Fed EV tax credits, Florida electric vehicle incentives legislation announced yesterday

2009-02-14 Thread Charles Whalen
Hi Jerry, There's no such thing as a tax credit for individuals here in Florida because of course Florida doesn't have a personal income tax. But there is a $2,000 rebate for individuals, from the state, that is in the legislation. Charles - Original Message - From: "jerryd" To: "FLE

[FLEAA] New Fed EV tax credits, Florida electric vehicle incentives legislation announced yesterday

2009-02-14 Thread jerryd
Hi Charles and All, Thanks for that Charles, nice work. Maybe you could talk him into giving Regular people the $1k/yr credit for their EV's like they are giving business's. I need to make sure he corrected their mistake last yr when they accidentally made enclosed

[FLEAA] Florida electric vehicle incentives legislation announced yesterday

2009-02-14 Thread Charles Whalen
Majority Leader Hasner's press release yesterday: http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/files/hasner.%20EV.PR.pdf House Bill 879: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov:80/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=40983&SessionId=61 ___ Florida EAA mailing list listserv@

[FLEAA] Florida EAA in the news and quote from Lowell Simmons...

2009-02-14 Thread Shawn Waggoner - FLEAA
When this man starts his car, it's just the sound of silence by Times-Union Bill Crews turns the key to his white soft-top convertible and hears nothing. Just the sound he likes. The 55-year-old Southsider runs his 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit not on gas but silently, using 10 Energizer batteries. Not

[FLEAA] Article in today's Sun-Sentinel on Foreign Affairs' A123/Hymotion Prius plug-in hybrid conversions

2009-02-14 Thread Charles Whalen
West Palm Beach company converts Toyota Priuses to plug-in Hybrids by Rich Pollack Saturday, February 14, 2009 Jonathan Ortiz is a man of vision. Several years before Mercedes-Benz agreed to bring the Smart Car to the U.S., Ortiz had persuaded his family to buy the cars from importers and begin

Re: [FLEAA] Plugging in the Postal Service

2009-02-14 Thread Bryan S Wall
http://www.safety-kleen.com/services/OilSolutions/Pages/OilProducts.aspx Here is the reason - why this may not happen... SAFETY KLEEN They have a very large contract with the government -- please notice We make it pure. Safety-Kleen owns and operates the largest re-refinery of used oil in North

Re: [FLEAA] Plugging in the Postal Service

2009-02-14 Thread Andrew
That's a good idea. If AC Propulsion can do it for the Mini Cooper, than they can do it for the USPS. Andrew -Original Message- From: listserv-boun...@floridaeaa.org [mailto:listserv-boun...@floridaeaa.org] On Behalf Of Charles Whalen Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:33 AM To: Florida

[FLEAA] Plugging in the Postal Service

2009-02-14 Thread Charles Whalen
A member of the US Postal Service Commission asked if we could post this on our discussion list: www.prc.gov/prc-docs/library/refdesk/techpapers/goldway/Plugging%20in%20the%20Postal%20Service%20NYTimes%20Op%20Ed%20RYG%20209.pdf Good op-ed piece, good ideas.

Re: [FLEAA] Battery Beach

2009-02-14 Thread Andrew
Jeremiah, For more information about Battery Beach Burnout events: Visit www.batterybeach.com / www.floridaeaa.org Shawn Waggoner: 561-543-9223, Email: bbb2...@floridaeaa.org Shawn gets the emails and he knows the details of our events. Andrew -Original Message- From: listserv-boun...@f