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==January 11th 2011 Meeting==

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		+	Almost 50 folks showed up. And we had a nice full meeting
		+	agenda.
		+
		+	From the TOP: We will be losing our Secretary/Treasurer John Frost to
		+	a PROMOTION where he works.. This is going to FORCE the elections I
		+	have been talking about for months.
		+
		+	Chuck Bensen has said he could accept nomination for Treasurer. The
		+	only criteria, good record keeping, being able to balance a check book,
		+	write invoices to the EAA for reimbursement once in a while, etc.
		+
		+	Secretary is OPEN ( help !! ) some one who can make most every meeting,
		+	and be able to sit down the Day After for 20 or 30 minutes and write
		+	something approximating what you are now reading.. ( with less typos
		+	and SP's ... LOL;-)
		+
		+	Vice President should be some one similar in temperament and speaking
		+	skills as my self. Able to accept everyone and any one willing to
		+	embrace Electric Transportation, to include Racing, EV Conversions,
		+	Commercially built EV's, Neighborhood EV's, E-bicycles, E-scooters,
		+	E-Lawn Mowers, Technology and engineering, the Environmental aspects and
		+	our partners there-in, and the political aspects, and try and keep
		+	everyone happy and engaged. I Nominate Stephen Johnsen !!
		+
		+	And I guess, if any one has thoughts of the Presidency ! ??
		+
		+	John Frost also added that our 2011 calendars are done, and should be
		+	available for purchase at the Feb. meeting.
		+
		+	We discussed Jeff Finn's work on the political and taxation front, and
		+	gave him many moments of praise. We hope that the State will heed our
		+	suggestions.
		+
		+	Tyler, one of our SEVA members let it be known that he may receive his
		+	LEAF later this month, meaning that I am sure he will be bringing it to
		+	the Feb. Meeting. Also on this note, I have contacted Jonathan H. the
		+	FIRST recipient in the state, who works for the Nature Conservancy, and
		+	invited him to be an honored speaker. He wrote back this a.m. and said
		+	he can not make the Feb. meeting but may be able to come in March.
		+
		+	Dave Barden was chosen to "review" a book all about the making of the
		+	VOLT. He was critical. Lots about the people and not so much about the
		+	car itself. A good "coffee table" book none the less. Lots of Pictures.
		+
		+	Speaking of BOOKS... Will the SEVA member who borrowed my copy of
		+	"CHARGE" get in touch with me so I can retrieve it ??
		+
		+	Bruce N. and Eric H. brought in a New and Improved version of their
		+	home-built pancake brush-less ac motor. SMOOTH all the way up to 4500
		+	rpm. Pretty NEAT !!
		+
		+	Dave Cloud, not to settle on doing a 200 mile trip at freeway speeds in
		+	a HIGHLY modified tear drop Geo Metro with OLD lead batteries... told us
		+	about his NEXT project !! a ultra light 3 wheeler with room for two,
		+	freeway capable, with a goal of 300 miles on lead-acid and possible over
		+	1000 at freeway speed, if he could obtain Lithium Sponsorship ! No
		+	doubt in my mind that he will some how reach his goals. More on this
		+	next month.
		+
		+	Stephen Johnsen had several great things to report. ONE... the 30 second
		+	"why I want a LEAF" he did at the big NISSAN Ride-N-Drive was the winner
		+	in the Seattle area, and he has a new TREK bicycle to show for it, and a
		+	chance at the National Finals !! We wish him LUCK. TWO: He is up for
		+	election as an EAA Board Member. All you EAA members... make sure you
		+	fill out your ballots ! THREE: He showed us all a fantastic YouTube
		+	video of our friend from So.Cal who has built a SUPER Electric
		+	Motorcycle, and went up against BIG GAS bikes last week, and came in
		+	2nd. Chip Yates # 89 !! If you missed the video or my earlier e-mail
		+	you can catch it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMQ0c7JKIU
		+
		+	Daniel Davaids, our very busy Plug-In-America President and
		+	Globe-Trotter, gave a great report on PIA's activities, and that more of
		+	those very entertaining PSA Videos ( Gas vs EV ) (PC vs MAC) commercials
		+	will be coming out soon. He has been very busy in Hawaii helping set up
		+	an EAA chapter, and participating in many EV-ents there.
		+
		+	Tom and Cathy Saxton gave a wonderful report on how they TORE apart
		+	their TESLA's Charging port and reconfigured it to accept a standard
		+	J1772 plug and power, thereby allowing them to use any and all public
		+	and private charging stations which will soon be UP and running. It was
		+	not easy. Much design work, CAD work, and precision computer driven
		+	machine work. They were published in the latest issue of Current
		+	EVents, the EAA magazine on this topic. They brought an excellent slide
		+	show showing the process, and cables and connectors for all to examine.
		+
		+	The talk of SNOW kept the body count down, and by 9 pm the streets were
		+	WHITE with the stuff. Not much depth, but still very dicey !! I found
		+	myself using our AWD family car in 4-wheel LOCK ( in stead of brakes)
		+	and saw lots of cars and busses out of commission on the short drive
		+	back to 32nd Ave.N.E.
		+
		+	:I truly HOPE all who attended got home safe as well...
		+
		+	Till next time... as always, feel free to ADD to this amateur's attempt
		+	of being a "recording secretary" and send out an e-mail or EDIT or ADD
		+	to the copy on our Web Sight's meeting minutes.

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