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2008-04-15T03:23:28Z

Davidoneel: New page: 2008 SEVA Rally Everett Washington May 10th-11th This is the first annual Electric Vehicle distance rally and will be held at Interstate Battery (All-Battery) at 727 134th St SW...

2008 SEVA Rally
Everett Washington
May 10th-11th

This is the first annual Electric Vehicle distance rally and will be held at Interstate Battery (All-Battery) at 727 134th St SW, Everett, WA. The event will be held from 12pm noon on Saturday until 8pm Sunday.

The main routes will be round trip loops north and south on I-5 (55 mph speed minimum). Surface street routes will be available for slower vehicles (non-freeway capable, NEV, etc…). All EVs and hybrids are welcome to attend for display to the public.

Charging will be available starting at noon on Saturday. Please call if you have special needs for charging.

The competition will be to see who can go the farthest total distance on a single charge. This will also give us the opportunity to document REAL WORLD performance data. There will be at least two prizes awarded:

$250 – Farthest distance for a Lead-Acid EV (class 1 vehicle*)
$250 – Farthest distance for any battery chemistry EV (class 2 vehicle*)

Other prizes may be added for other categories or types of vehicles as award money is donated. Hybrids may have their own co-event. Motorcycles/scooters may have their own co-event.

Contact: Dave Cloud
425-788-9293 home
425-205-5597 cell
cloudvolt@hotmail.com

General Rules

1. Driver must have valid driver’s license.
2. Vehicle must be street legal and have current license.
3. Vehicle must have a properly functioning odometer.
4. Routes must be completed in a reasonable amount of time given traffic, weather conditions and routes chosen.

Class Specific Rules
Class 1:
1. Vehicles must be 100% electric powered.
2. Vehicles must have at least 4 wheels.
3. Vehicles must be freeway capable (55 mph minimum).
4. Vehicles must do the majority of travel on the I-5 freeway, in both directions.
5. Vehicles must be capable of carrying 2 occupants.
6. Vehicle batteries must be Lead-Acid only.

Class 2:
1. Vehicles must be 100% electric powered.
2. Vehicles must have at least 4 wheels.
3. Vehicles must be freeway capable (55 mph minimum).
4. Vehicles must do the majority of travel on the I-5 freeway, in both directions.
5. Vehicles must be capable of carrying 2 occupants.
6. Any battery chemistry is allowed.

Other possible classifications:

Class 3 (Neighborhood Electric Vehicles):
1. Non-freeway capable, max speed limit 35 mph.
2. Vehicles will compete on predetermined surface street routes only.
Class 4 (Plug-in Hybrid-Electric)
1. Vehicles must use only 100% electric power.
2. Vehicles will compete on predetermined surface street routes only.

Class 5 (3-wheeled vehicles, freeway capable)
1. Vehicle must be street legal and have current license

Class 6 (3-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, etc..)
1. Motor Vehicle rules may not apply.

Classes 3-6 are not currently supported. If you wish to take over and support any of them, please contact Dave Cloud at 425-788-9293 or cloudvolt@hotmail.com

Rally Round-trip Exits and Route Mileages

Exit number Round-trip Miles (estimated)
182? 7
186 start/finish
192 13
193 15
199 26
200 29
202 32.5
206 39.5
208 44.6
212 52.5
215 57.2
218 64
221 69
224 75
225 77

Witnesses will be asked to ride along as a passenger to witness that the rules have been followed, and will be expected to notice things such as excessive time delays, traffic, not meeting the minimum speed when possible. Witness for ‘official SEVA certification’ of mileage, not required for entry or prizes.

2008 SEVA Rally – Entry Form

Name - ____________________________________________________________

Phone - ____________________________________________________________

Email - ____________________________________________________________

Vehicle

Year/Make/Model - _________________________________________________

Weight - __________________________________________________________

Modifications - _____________________________________________________

Battery

Chemistry - ____________________________________________________

Brand, Quantity - ________________________________________________

Weight - _______________________________________________________

Tell us about your vehicle:
________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

2008 SEVA Rally – Volunteers Witnesses

Witnesses will be asked to ride along as a passenger to witness that the rules have been followed, and will be expected to notice things such as excessive time delays, traffic, not meeting the minimum speed when possible. Witness for ‘official SEVA certification’ of mileage, not required for entry or prizes.

Name Phone Email

2008 SEVA Rally – Pledges

Name Phone Amount Class
Dave Cloud 425-788-9293 $250 4-wheel vehicle, 2-passenger, freeway capable, lead-acid battery.
Dave Cloud 425-788-9293 $250 4-wheel vehicle, 2-passenger, freeway capable, any battery.

Media

2007-05-12T03:41:54Z

Davidoneel:

Rather than clutter up the front page with movie listings, maybe we could list them here, as well as links to relevant newspaper articles etc...

We could also use this page to guage interest in a monthly 'Movie Night'

'''News Articles'''

05/10/2007 [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/315111_myride10.html?source=mypi Electric autos help drive message on global warming for UW students]

'''Videos'''

* '''[http://www.bettah.com Bettah.com!]''' - Fun short Flash animation from CalCars.

* '''[http://www.PlugInPartners.com PlugInPartners.com]''' - Good short movie, touches on many aspects.
** is a national grass-roots initiative to demonstrate to automakers that a market for flexible fuel PHEVs exists today. "Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen". "It's a coalition between the Tree-Huggers, Do-Gooders, Sod-Busters, Cheap Hawks, and the Evangelicals" --James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Sign the petition, watch the webcast, and spread the word. In short, a PHEV delivers all of the advantaged of a BEV while retaining the unlimited range of traditional gas vehicles. See our History Page for more information and links to everything we know about this emerging technology.

* '''[http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org KickTheOilHabit.org]''' - Good short movie, but no mention of PHEVs yet?

'''Movies'''

* '''[http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=11 An Inconvenient Truth]''' - Feature Movie Trailer

** Watch the trailer for 'An Inconvenient Truth'. The film eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global warming.
\
* '''[http://sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar Who Killed the Electric Car?]''' - Feature Movie Trailer ''Centered around the [[GM EV1#Movies|GM EV1]]''
** A series of interviews with experts, customers, and enthusiasts regarding the controversial decision by General Motors to kill its own brilliantly successful EV1 electric car program, which was followed quickly by the secretive, dramatic, and expensive seizure and crushing of most of the 1,100 high performance, zero emissions, gasoline-free, market ready EV1 vehicles in existence.

* '''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0776794/ Crude Awakening]''' - Newer documentary on the global oil industry. '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-TyPACK-g trailer]'''

* '''[http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/presents/index.oil.html CNN Presents - We Were Warned]''' -

* '''[http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/episode/season5/episode_77.html Monster Garage - Episode 77: Battery-Powered Dragster]''' - Jesse James and a motley crew of electric vehicle experts set their sights on a battery-powered car. This build was a veritable circus of circuits as they attempted to turn a classic 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air into an electric speed machine that could do 100+ mph in the quarter mile. February 2006

'''Audio (Radio Interviews, etc...)

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Media

2007-05-12T03:31:03Z

Davidoneel:

Rather than clutter up the front page with movie listings, maybe we could list them here, as well as links to relevant newspaper articles etc...

We could also use this page to guage interest in a monthly 'Movie Night'

'''News Articles'''

05/10/2007 [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/315111_myride10.html?source=mypi Electric autos help drive message on global warming for UW students]

'''Videos'''

* '''[http://www.bettah.com Bettah.com!]''' - Fun short Flash animation from CalCars.

* '''[http://www.PlugInPartners.com PlugInPartners.com]''' - Good short movie, touches on many aspects.
** is a national grass-roots initiative to demonstrate to automakers that a market for flexible fuel PHEVs exists today. "Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen". "It's a coalition between the Tree-Huggers, Do-Gooders, Sod-Busters, Cheap Hawks, and the Evangelicals" --James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Sign the petition, watch the webcast, and spread the word. In short, a PHEV delivers all of the advantaged of a BEV while retaining the unlimited range of traditional gas vehicles. See our History Page for more information and links to everything we know about this emerging technology.

* '''[http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org KickTheOilHabit.org]''' - Good short movie, but no mention of PHEVs yet?

'''Movies'''

* '''[http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=11 An Inconvenient Truth]''' - Feature Movie Trailer

** Watch the trailer for 'An Inconvenient Truth'. The film eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global warming.
\
* '''[http://sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar Who Killed the Electric Car?]''' - Feature Movie Trailer ''Centered around the [[GM EV1#Movies|GM EV1]]''
** A series of interviews with experts, customers, and enthusiasts regarding the controversial decision by General Motors to kill its own brilliantly successful EV1 electric car program, which was followed quickly by the secretive, dramatic, and expensive seizure and crushing of most of the 1,100 high performance, zero emissions, gasoline-free, market ready EV1 vehicles in existence.

* '''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0776794/ Crude Awakening]''' - Newer documentary on the global oil industry.

* CNN Presents - We Were Warned

'''Audio (Radio Interviews, etc...)

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Media

2007-05-11T17:53:17Z

Davidoneel:

Main Page

2007-05-11T17:48:10Z

Davidoneel:

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We hope you enjoy the site and no, we do not power our EVs with lightning, yet.
Rather, area grid electricity tends to come from ''Clean'' Hydro-Electric resources, and regional [[Wind]] resources may have even more potential. Also check out some new [[Solar#Solar Incentives for Washington State Residents|Solar Incentives for Washington State Residents]] which make home solar power even more attractive.

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You can often find SEVA members participating in one of their favorite pass times, [[Racing]]! That's right, Electric Vehicles are pushing the envelope by drag racing thanks to NEDRA the National Electric Drag Racing Association, check out our archive of the [[EVents 2005 9 4|2005 NEDRA Woodburn Nationals]] for a taste of some high performance EVs! You can also find many members daily drivers along with their race vehicles at various [[Current events|EVents]]. Check out the latest NEDRA event, Battery Beach Burnout, wrap up for January 20th and 21st at http://www.batterybeach.com

We have two main areas which focus on the vehicles, one branch for [[Conversions|Electric]] and another for [[PHEV Projects|Hybrids]]. While our main focus is on conversions we also have information on production vehicles. If you're looking to buy a BEV you might check out our [[For Sale]] page.

There are a few new areas focusing on [[Batteries]], [[Wind|Fuels]], and [[Pollution]]. They are very new and may be incomplete at the moment. You can help by adding content to these pages...

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Get a jump on your holiday shopping and support plug-in vehicles at the same time!

The soon-to-be-released DVD of '''Who Killed the Electric Car?''' and the soon to be released book '''Plug-in Hybrids: ''The Cars that Will Recharge America''''' are on sale now at [http://www.pluginamerica.com/wktec.shtml pluginamerica.com]. A portion of each sale benefits Plug In America. Their prices are as good as any you'll find and you'll be supporting a good cause.
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PBS and NOVA are holding "Open Production" on a new documentary named '''[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/car/ Car of the Future]'''. Just the kind of thing we can probably help out with!
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[[Image:Pluginpartnerslogo.gif|right|80px]]
[http://www.pluginpartners.com PlugInPartners.com] is a national grass-roots initiative to demonstrate to automakers that a market for flexible fuel [[PHEV Projects|PHEV]]s exists today. ''"'''Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen'''".'' ''"It's a coalition between the Tree-Huggers, Do-Gooders, Sod-Busters, Cheap Hawks, and the Evangelicals".'' --James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Sign the petition, watch the webcast, and spread the word. In short, a PHEV delivers all of the advantaged of a BEV while retaining the ''unlimited'' range of traditional gas vehicles. See our [[PHEV Projects|Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Projects]] Page for more information and links to everything we know about this emerging technology.

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'''Movies to watch this summer and other videos to watch right now.'''

* '''[http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=11 An Inconvenient Truth]''' - Feature Movie Trailer
** Watch the trailer for 'An Inconvenient Truth'. The film eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global warming.

* '''[http://sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar Who Killed the Electric Car?]''' - Feature Movie Trailer ''Centered around the [[GM EV1#Movies|GM EV1]]''
** A series of interviews with experts, customers, and enthusiasts regarding the controversial decision by General Motors to kill its own brilliantly successful EV1 electric car program, which was followed quickly by the secretive, dramatic, and expensive seizure and crushing of most of the 1,100 high performance, zero emissions, gasoline-free, market ready EV1 vehicles in existence.

* '''[http://www.bettah.com Bettah.com!]''' - Fun short Flash animation from CalCars.

* '''[http://www.PlugInPartners.com PlugInPartners.com]''' - Good short movie, touches on many aspects.
** is a national grass-roots initiative to demonstrate to automakers that a market for flexible fuel PHEVs exists today. "Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen, Forget Hydrogen". "It's a coalition between the Tree-Huggers, Do-Gooders, Sod-Busters, Cheap Hawks, and the Evangelicals" --James Woolsey, former director of the CIA. Sign the petition, watch the webcast, and spread the word. In short, a PHEV delivers all of the advantaged of a BEV while retaining the unlimited range of traditional gas vehicles. See our History Page for more information and links to everything we know about this emerging technology.

* '''[http://www.kicktheoilhabit.org KickTheOilHabit.org]''' - Good short movie, but no mention of PHEVs yet?
* '''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0776794/ Crude Awakening]''' - Newer documentary on pending changes in transportation.
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