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==2007 energy bill, raising CAFE standards?==
A NEW PAGE dedicated to the proposition of fast breaking NEWS from our SEVA friends here and around the World
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* 2007.12.27 - autobloggreen.com - [http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/12/27/sen-boxer-invites-epa-head-to-testify-january-10/ Sen. Boxer invites EPA head to testify January 10]
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* 2007.12.27 - csmonitor.com - [http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1227/p04s01-wogi.html Who should regulate vehicle emissions?] - Schwarzenegger and the Bush administration duke it out over who has the right to regulate tailpipe emissions.
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* 2007.12.20 - nytimes.com [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/washington/20epa.html E.P.A. Says 17 States Can’t Set Emission Rules]
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* 2007.12.19 - plugsandcars.blogspot.com - [http://plugsandcars.blogspot.com/2007/12/epa-says-no-dems-get-rolled-again.html EPA Says No: Dems Get Rolled Again]
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* 2007.12.12 - thecarconnection.com - [http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Daily_Auto_News/Fed_Court_Rules_Calif_Can_Set_Own_Emissions.S173.A13749.html Fed. Court Rules Calif. Can Set Own Emissions]
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* 2007.12.12 - autobloggreen.com - [http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/12/12/carmakers-lawsuit-thrown-out-judge-rules-california-can-regula/ Carmakers' lawsuit thrown out, judge rules California can regulate tailpipe emissions]
  
==Heads UP Seattle - Radio Interview==
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==Wa. State Climate Mitigation Plans==
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2007.12.21 - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/CATdocs/122107_1_recommendations.pdf
  
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Here is WA states draft of what they plan to do for climate change. It's open for public comment until Jan 10th, so if we want to suggest anything we better get going. It's a long document and they have mentioned PHEV's, but not pure EV's. I don't know if it is possible to convince them to make a bigger push for EV's, but they could really cut GHG emissions by pushing this area. They also are looking to reduce foreign oil imports which EV's can accoplish, especially with our hydro power availability.
  
Great Radio Interview, coming up on Sunday, Fathers day, on 4 of the 5 Sandusky Radio Network stations.  It was the BEST radio interview I have had in 20 years!!Covered everything from EV Car Racing, Conversions, FOOL cells, Plug in Hybrids, and why my Son will not convert his Red Mustang to ELECTRIC
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Are we going to comment as a group or individually, or both? Only 10% PHEV's by 2020 means the world is in for deep trouble IMHO.
Fathers Day Morning  June 19th. A little early...  Well A LOT EARLY...  But  what the hay....  Here are the call signs, times, and frequencies:
 
  
on KLSY (Klassy !) 92.5 FM at 5 a.m.
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Below are some excerpts from the overall general plan which includes PHEV's:
on KIXI  880 AM,  at 5:30 a.m.
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:All five of the TWG (technical working group) sectors present significant opportunities for emissions reductions and removals, as shown in Figure 5. Some highlights are outlined here, and more discussion is provided in Section V. Not surprisingly, the transportation sector, <u>which accounts for nearly half the State’s emissions, offers significant emissions reduction potential through increasing vehicle and transportation system efficiency, and reducing vehicle travel from transit, community design, and other measures.</u> Alternative vehicle fuels can also play a major role in the transportation sector by 2020, through a low carbon fuel standard and <u>''plug-in hybrid electric vehicle incentives''</u>, as well as through the agriculture and forestry sector, where the CAT recommends goals for producing 250 million gallons of liquid fuels from biomass by 2020. Another major contributor to potential emissions savings in the agriculture and forestry sectors by 2020 is avoiding the conversion of farm and forest lands, and the resulting loss of carbon stored in trees and soil. Expanding recycling, reuse, and source reduction of municipal waste accounts for about half the emissions reductions in the agriculture/waste column shown. Improvements in building energy efficiency and community design, increasing natural gas efficiency programs, and increasing efficiency standards account for a significant fraction of the emissions reduction shown for the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. In the energy supply sector, increasing the contribution of renewable and combined heat and power sources are the principal sources of quantified emission reductions shown.
on KWJZ (Cool Jazz) on 98.9 FM  at 6 a.m.
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NO. 6 recommendation:
and on KKNW 1150 AM, at 7 a.m.
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: '''Acceleration and Integration of <u>Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Use</u>''' (T-10) speeds up the deployment of PHEV technology, removes barriers to more rapid adoption, creates initial incentives, and provides for the integration of PHEVs with other energy systems. This strategy aims for <u>PHEVs to account for 10% of cars</u>, SUVs and small trucks’ VMT statewide by 2020. '''Improvements to Freight Railroads and Intercity Passenger Railroads''' (T-6) includes expanded use of anti-idle technologies and practices would reduce locomotive idling.
 
 
And Here [[:Image:SanduskyRadioInterviewSmall.mp3|Small (7.5 Meg)]] <!-- [[:Image:SanduskyRadioInterview.mp3|Large (30.5 Meg)]] --> is where Ryan, our WEB GURU will let you click and down load the interview in MP3 for those of you who do not get UP that early in the morning:
 
 
 
[[Category:Media]]
 
 
 
==SEVA and FlexCar==
 
 
 
It's official !  The FlexCar chapter in Seattle, is giving special membership and discounts to any one in the Seattle EV Association driving/owning an Electric Vehicle or a Neighborhood EV !
 
 
 
I think this is a marriage made in EV Heaven.  Here is how it works.
 
An EV owner/user signs up, takes a $50 discount, and drives to any one of many FlexCar parking lots round Seattle.  Park your EV, pick up your Honda, or even a few Honda Hybrids, and drive your 50 100 150 mile trip.
 
Some FlexCar pick-up points will even allow you to charge your 20 to 40 mile/per/charge EV while you make your 100, 200 mile trip.
 
 
 
I know there are other FlexCar outlets in Portland OR. and I think
 
San Francisco too.  Our local manager, Tracy Carroll, one of the original FlexCar founders, should spread the concept to their other outlets.
 
 
 
Here below is a Press-Release-announcement I sent to our local NPR Radio station (KUOW ) here in Seattle, a few days ago:
 
 
 
"The Seattle EV Association and FlexCar have teamed up to offer a winning combination to folks who wish to own an EV but often need a vehicle to go a greater distance.  Special FlexCar membership discounts, as well as free parking at FlexCar pick-up locations have been offered to any SEVA member owning and operating an EV or NEV.  Also in some FlexCar locations modest Re-Charging facilities may be offered as well, thereby greatly enhancing the operating characteristics of EV ownership."
 
 
 
AS a follow up to this, Tracy has a FlexCar customer who works at another NPR station here in the Seattle area ( KEXP  90.3 Mhz ) and Tracy and I will be interviewed on the 25th on the above subject for a program which will be aired on their local program "Sustain ability" on the 28th or 29th...(not sure)
 
 
 
GOOD NEWS ALL ROUND    YES !!
 
 
 
==November meeting==
 
 
 
First:  Lets all make the November 9th meeting. (same place same time)
 
and REMEMBER  Bring your digital PICTURES if you want to be in the
 
2005 SEVA Calendar..
 
 
 
Second:  Wonderful NEWS from Jim Johnson and MC Electric.  They have a wonderful EV Car Display at the Seattle International Car Show (Thru Sunday Nov. 7th..) with help from Dinasty ( Vancouver BC ) and the IT cars...  I have volunteered to help man (person) the booth Friday evening and Saturday..  Meeting lots of interested people...
 
 
 
Third:  Jim has informed me that METRO  (with some coaching from Jim and friends at Metro ) at their New Park -n-Ride at Eastgate, has PUBLIC EV CHARGING STATIONS for THREE  EVs in the PARKING LOT !!!!!      This is VERY great news, for it opens the doors for all kinds of folks to Drive-Park-N-Ride their EVs and use Transit !!!  We all hope that this TREND continues to other Park-n-Ride lots.
 
 
 
Forth:  "Neon" Gouch's son -  Phillip, has completed his Sr. High School Project of re-designing our SEVA Web Site, and invites you ALL to view it at:  http://the-chihuahua.home.comcast.net/ce/finalsite/index.html
 
 
 
And invites your comments and suggestions.
 
 
 
Here is a SHORT LIST of some of the Folks I had the pleasure of meeting Friday Evening:  
 
 
 
John Kinudson (sp) curator/caretaker at the LaMay Auto Musium, (Tacoma WA. and their beautiful Baker Electric)
 
Cam Dowall, General Manager of Dynasty Electric Car Corp. BC Cananda
 
Michael Rech - Allstate Insurance Agent  eager to insure EV's
 
Dennis Murphy - Industrial/automotive Teacher, Renton High School
 
 
 
PS:  There is an UP-Comming Public Meeting on future Park-n-Ride lots, which it might serve us well to ATTEND to put our $1.29 cents in to push for MORE  EV charging sights !!
 
Here is the "Heads-UP" which Jim Johnson sent me...
 
 
 
" You already have seen the announcement--Sound Transit is holding a public meeting next wed 11/10/04 at Bellevue City Hall , council chambers for input on the new and additions to park and rides at Mercer Island, Issaquah and Woodinville.  Do you plan to attend and any suggestions for us?  It certainly would be nice for them to continue adding the Electric Vehicle parking spots with charge stations like they did at Eastgate!!  Thanks  Jim "
 
 
 
==Greenlake Green Day==
 
 
 
Invitation to "Greenlake Green Day"  Sunday Sept. 12th  10 am to 4 pm
 
SEVA has been invited to participate in this EVent and Alt.Fuel event sponsored by Billings Middle School.  The first contact was several weeks ago and the FEES $ $ $ were too high for me to consider it. ( 50$ a car + $100 for a booth) Not to mention we had all been in 3 EVents this year already.
 
But YESTERDAY they called back and are ready to negotiate.  Below is her message.
 
 
 
I'm glad we got to touch base today to talk about the
 
alternative fuel vehicle show at Green Lake Green Day.
 
We are very excited about promoting "green" vehicles
 
and hope that your organization can be a part of the
 
event.
 
 
 
Currently the fee for participating in the alternative
 
fuel vehicle show is $50 per parking space for
 
exhibiting vehicles and information. Additionally,
 
booth spaces are available for organizations to
 
promote their programs, resources, and services. The
 
fees cover our expenses for permits and insurance.
 
Please let us know what seems reasonable for your
 
organization-- it is very important to us that we have
 
as much local representation as possible.
 
 
 
I have enclosed some additional information about
 
Green Lake Green Day. Please let me know if you have
 
any questions or ideas and thanks so much for helping
 
us to get the word out!
 
 
 
Have a great day,
 
 
 
Meghan McDermott
 
Billings Middle School
 
206-547-4614
 
 
 
So ! Can we get some feed back. Should we pursue this ? Can two or three of us Attend ??
 
 
 
==Gasless on Greenwood==
 
 
 
Gasless on Greenwood a BIG success !!
 
As most of you know by now, our big Summer Time EV-ent was to piggy back on the back of the Greenwood Neighborhood Hot Rod Street Show, which brings in THOUSANDS each year.
 
 
 
Its hard to put in to words.  I am sure John Wayland will do better. ( I think he should take a crack at being a writer )
 
 
 
But suffice to say,  How can it get any better, than having 10s of thousands of people walk by our space of 14 electric's and Hybrids, and take interest,  and watch the "White Zombie"  pull a  101 mph in under 13 seconds over and over again, out of the back of Ryan Fulchers Insight.
 
 
 
I had purchased aprox  250 leaflets/handouts, and I only have a hand full left.  THAT is another indicator.
 
 
 
I want to personally thank:  John W. for coming all that way,  and The Gone-Postal crew, Father Time, Rich Rudmand, and crew.  Dave Cloud, Ryan Fulcher, Goeff Shephard, John Marshall, and Jamie Marshall and Steve Bernheim, for their Two beautiful Yellow Sparrows, as book ends to our exhibit.  John Frost, and Don Meyer, for bringing his red 914.  Jim Johnson and Mark Jacobson, with FOOT IN CAST for bringing "IT"  Kent Bakke for his VW Beetle EV, Roy Lemure, and Dave Barden, who's Honda 600 EV was not done in time, but who came and took many fine photos  and last but NOT least, my Wife Donna, for letting us crash our back yard, for an impromptu barbecue after the EVent..  which was attended by everyone who did not have to get on the road for home right after the EVent...
 
 
 
Now I might have to get some help to co-ordinate getting pictures on the web site, in Thumb Nails, and then full picture back-ups  (Not sure how to do that....)
 
 
 
PS:  It was regrettable that Rick Woodberry and the "Tango" could not be there, but I understand from close friends, that there was a death in the family, and our hearts and thoughts go out to him and his family....
 
 
 
==New EV Dealer in Town==
 
 
 
New EV Dealer in Town -  and a VERY important Conference
 
 
 
Dateline Seattle
 
Friday Evening  May 14th 2004
 
 
 
Hay Folks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please excuse the tardiness of this news, but it has been a busyWeek.  But let me go back to Friday evening.  As you know from our
 
 
 
Monthly meeting,  I mentioned Arne Thompson, and his new business On Lake Union…  The Electric Boat Company.  Well, he was kind
 
 
 
Enough to invite me to the Gala Opening Reception at his shop which Sits right under TGIFridays, on the south east shores of Lake Union.
 
 
 
And what a party it was !!  He has 4 of the beautiful Duffy Electric BoatsIn stock, and was giving rides in the warm evening air round Lake Union.
 
 
 
They are DC powered, using Advanced DC motors, belt driving theProp shafts, and electronic speed controls.  Real class act.  His shop is
 
 
 
Filled with cool  T-shirts, and various stuff relating to the boats which Are for sale and for RENT !! 
 
 
 
Arny even suggested holding the June 8th meeting at his shop !!  How aboutTHAT !  But his friends, family and acquaintances were almost as
 
 
 
Impressive as the products.  Met one of the head EE engineers on the 7E7 program at Boeing.  And NOT surprising he is in to Electric Cars, and
 
 
 
knows the folks up at VEVA in Vancouver.  Met Fred Felleman of Wildlife and Visual Enterprises, who in turn knew Doug Howell, who
 
 
 
got us into the Transportation and Climate Conference at near half price.
 
 
 
THIS IS NETWORKING…
 
 
 
Dateline Seattle Center
 
8 a.m. til  6 p m    May 18th,  2004
 
 
 
Now the Conference !!! Tuesday May 18th,  Wow !!  There is not enough time to go into everything But lets just run down the list of speakers, and I think you will get the IDEA.Peter Hurley – Transportation Choices Coalition      Denis Hayes, first EARTH DAYFounder, and Bullitt Foundation Member    Richard Gammon, UofW Climate and Environment    Michael Scott Pacific NW National Labs.      Pete Knutson, Salmon Commissioner.      Harold Taniguchi, Director King Co Dept. of Transportation  Alan Durning, NWEnvironment Watch      Grace Crunican, Director Seattle Dept Of Transportation,    Ben Knight,  VW Honda Motor Cars Advanced Vehicles 
 
 
 
The Honorable Ron Sims  introducing  Governor of Maryland Parris Glendening(famous for his ground breaking work in Growth Management. )     
 
 
 
Dennis McLearran, exec. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency,  and Roland Hwang, Sr.Policy Analysis for the NRDC, and knows ALL about California and GM, and
 
 
 
 
 
the ZEV initiative stuff.    Then DJ Dave Ross, ( a Prius owner ) introduced our Own Washington State, Sen. Jeanne Wells, Rep. Toby Nixon, Rep Ed Murray,
 
 
 
Rep Fred Jarrett, and Sen. Karen  Fraser.. ALL OF THESE FOLKS working  in Transportation and air [[Pollution]], and global warming stuff.    And on and on
 
 
 
And on and on…  Gave out ALL my SEVA business cards, and spoke every chance I got, for EVs and Plug IN Hybrids, and HOV Lane Privileges, etc. etc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I think Alastar Dodwell and I got our $50. worth…..
 
 
 
==Apollo Energy Project==
 
 
 
"NEW APOLLO ENERGY PROJECT"
 
 
 
Dateline:  Seattle 4/13/04
 
Steven S. Lough - SEVA Pres. Reporting
 
 
 
Report on my trip to the Federal Building all day Tuesday to attend a seminar on the "NEW APOLLO ENERGY PROJECT"  Sponsored in part by Congressman Jay Inslee of Washington, and a list of visionaries and political types too long to mention.  Such as Senator Maria Cantwell, and Sid Morrison - Secretary of Transportation  and former congressman.
 
Philip Mote, State of Washington's State Climatologist, and graduate PhD. in Atmospheric Science Harvard.
 
 
 
All of this an more was aimed at creating an "Apollo" size federal program to pull us back from the brink of an energy catastrophe over foreign oil consumption and global warming AT THE SAME TIME creating hundreds of thousands of NEW high Paying Jobs in the environmental sector....  i.e.  wind generation, solar,  High Teck HVAC,  Alt Fuel cars, etc.  and to make Washington State the beginning or as they put it the "Cape Canaveral" of the New Apollo" project.
 
Check it out at:  http://www.apolloalliance.org/
 
 
 
==Transportation and Climate Change Conference 2004==
 
 
 
TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 2004
 
 
 
May 18, 2004 8:30am - 6:00pm Seattle Center, Northwest
 
Rooms in Seattle, Washington. Sponsored by City of Seattle, Climate Solutions, Department of Ecology, Feet First, King County, League of Women Voters, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Puget Sound Regional Council, Sierra Club, Sound Transit, Transportation Choices Coalition, U.S. Department of Energy, and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. A website will be available soon with additional information and on-line registration.
 
The Coalition can be contacted at:
 
PSCCC
 
618 Second Avenue, Suite 1200
 
Seattle, Washington 98104
 
(206) 684-0935
 
linda.graham(at)seattle.gov
 
http://pugetsoundcleancities.org
 
 
 
==Can Corbin be revived==
 
 
 
Can Corbin be revived?
 
by Paul Williams
 
A Canadian company is confident it will build the Corbin Merlin
 
Roadster and Sparrow three-wheeled microcars, despite the bankruptcy
 
of California-based Corbin Motors.
 
 
 
CHECK this OUT http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/corbin.htm
 
 
 
==Washington State NEV Legislation==
 
 
 
Washington State ON ITS WAY to pass NEV Legislation
 
From:  "Linda Graham" <Linda.Graham(at)ci.seattle.wa.us>  
 
 
 
March 13, 2003
 
 
 
WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE PASSES NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE (NEV)
 
LEGISLATION - Licensing of NEVs One Step Closer to Reality
 
 
 
The Washington State House of Representatives today passed ESHB 1438 by
 
a vote of 96 to 0.  This means that the licensing of neighborhood
 
electric vehicles for use on public roads is one step closer to reality
 
- but the legislation has NOT yet become law.
 
 
 
The Senate is expected to vote on a companion bill, SB5450, in the next
 
few days.  Any differences in the two bills will then have to be
 
reconciled.  The final version will then go to the Governor for
 
signature.
 
 
 
Thank you to all who have been involved with this legislation. We look
 
forward to continuing to work with you through the final stages and
 
moving the legislation on to the Governor's desk.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Linda J. Graham, Director
 
Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition
 
618 2nd Avenue, Suite 1200
 
Seattle, Washington  98104
 
(206) 684-0935
 
cell (206) 310-4683
 
fax (206) 684-0656
 
linda.graham(at)seattle.gov
 
http://pugetsoundcleancities.org
 
 
 
==Carb Meetings Postpond==
 
 
 
Carb Meetings Postpond
 
Date:        Sun, 16 Feb 2003 22:43:54 -0800
 
From:        Greg Hanssen <greg(at)zefiro.com>  
 
To:        greg(at)pevdc.org
 
 
 
Hello PEVDC members,  
 
I thought I'd have more news for you this weekend but
 
to our surprise the Air Resources Board decided last week
 
that the big Feb 27th hearing would be postponed to March 27th.
 
The updated staff proposal we expected on Friday is now not
 
due for another 2 weeks.
 
 
 
This delay gives us more time to work with staff and lobby
 
the board members themselves.. It also gives the auto industry
 
the same extra time.  It sounds like the staff has been unable
 
to come up with a reasonable compromise between the auto
 
makers (Don't change the rules on how we use banked ZEV
 
credits.. we earned 'em, we don't have to do squat for another
 
6 to 8 years) and the Enviros, Utilities, PEVDC and many
 
board members themselves (We don't want a ZEV blackout
 
with no availability!!!).
 
 
 
Hopefully a workable compromise can be reached without
 
more litigation.  We're pressing for reasonable ZEV production
 
for the second half of this decade.. in the high hundreds or
 
low thousands of vehicles/year with the volume steadily growing.
 
If the Board doesn't deal with the huge numbers of existing banked
 
ZEV credits, many auto makers may not have to do anything for
 
6 to 8 years.  Then they'll be faced with a huge requirement in
 
2009 or 2010 which would certainly bring on more lawsuits.
 
 
 
We need to have a gradual but steady availability in order to
 
build this market and provide a safety net in case fuel cells
 
don't become marketable by the next decade.  We're also
 
working to level the playing field between fuel cells and batteries
 
(right now CARB has many special incentives for fuel cells
 
that don't exist for BEVs).  And lastly we will strive to see if
 
there is anything that can be done to get EV1s, EV+s and other
 
soon to be retired EVs back on the roads.  It is unlikely there
 
will be anything else available before 2005 (at best).
 
 
 
I still encourage as many of you as possible to make it to
 
Sacramento for March 27th (Thursday).  There *IS* power in
 
numbers and unlike previous workshops with staff, this is the
 
real deal in front of the Board members themselves.. the
 
people who ultimately will decide the fate of the ZEV program.
 
Except for Dr. Lloyd, all of the board members are part time...
 
they only go to Sacramento once a month for hearings.  Many
 
of the board members are sympathetic to our situation and  
 
do NOT want to see the ZEV program collapse for the majority
 
of this decade.  Most of them realize that it will be nearly
 
impossible to restart in the next decade unless many fuel
 
cell hurdles are overcome very soon (unlikely!). We need to
 
keep the pressure on for battery technology now, not fuel
 
cells later.  Full function EVs, City EVs and plug in hybrid EVs
 
are all technologies that need to be given a fair market shot
 
in THIS decade.
 
 
 
I'll have more for you all when we get it from staff in two weeks.
 
 
 
-- Greg Hanssen, co-chairman PEVDC
 
 
 
==EVDL EV History Links==
 
 
 
This post to the EV Discussion List has a lot of good links to ev-history.....
 
Subject:        Tropica = Zebra = Xebra : one sexy EV
 
Date:        Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:33:17 -0700 (PDT)
 
From:        Bruce EVangel Parmenter <brucedp(at)yahoo.com>
 
To:        ev(at)listproc.sjsu.edu
 
 
 
Say Bruce,
 
What kind of car is it that Caitlin Cross drives on Nash
 
Bridges ????  [We] looked everywhere for it and could not
 
get any info.... Thanks
 
-
 
Tom,
 
 
 
the car that the character Caitlin Cross (played by Yasmine
 
Bleeth) drove http://www.nashbridges.com/faq/page7.html
 
in Nash Bridges'  http://nashbridges.com  re-runs was an
 
Electric Vehicle (EV).
 
 
 
Originally it was called the Tropica by Renaissance Motors
 
http://pages.prodigy.net/noela/photo.htm  founded by
 
Bob Beaumont (See Scott C. Kennedy's Tropica
 
http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/105.html )
 
 
 
Renaissance Motors went into receivership and was bought out
 
by a group of it's shareholders who are tried to manufacture
 
the car under the name Zebra Motors
 
http://google.com/search?q=Zebra+Motors
 
 
 
Until the company was sold and renamed to Xebra Motors
 
http://google.com/search?q=Xebra+Motors
 
to a group of investors including Nash Bridges' Don Johnson
 
http://bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/1999/07/19/story5.html
 
which is how an Electric Car finally made it to TV.
 
 
 
The Xebra that Yasmine drove was maintaned by Clare Bell
 
http://geocities.com/evet_tech/  who worked at the time for
 
GreenMotor Works out of Calstart's Hangar 20 located at the
 
old Alameda NAS  http://www.nashbridges.com/nbnews299.html
 
 
 
The Nash Bridges TV show faired much better and longer than
 
Xebra Motors
 
http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Zebra+Motors&hc=0&hs=1
 
 
 
Xebra investors never spent the money to kept its EV design  
 
up to date and no money was spent to put the EV into
 
production for the public to buy. The Xebra web site looked
 
like someone threw it up after a few drinks (quick and dirty).
 
Once and a while a Xebra was towed out to show it off and
 
gain investor PR, but not much more.
 
 
 
The TV show ended, Xebra faded away, and the web site domain
 
was dropped http://zebramotors.com
 
 
 
EV people felt a great loss of this sexy body design. With
 
its sweet lines, it is a classic sought after.
 
 
 
The most recent one sold was right here in the SF Bay area
 
from one of the investors who took a bath and only got one
 
of the vehicles as a cash out.
 
 
 
He waited too long and recently sold it for a only a few
 
thousand. The new owner is enjoying restoring it
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EVList/message/29546
 
working to get it back on the road.
 
 
 
==Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition==
 
 
 
Thanks...
 
 
 
From the Desk of Linda Graham: Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition
 
A message from the 'pscleancity' discussion list 
 
 
 
COURT FINDS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOT MEETING ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS
 
 
 
A Federal District Court Judge has found that many U.S. government
 
agencies are failing to comply with the alternative fuel vehicle
 
provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct).  The ruling is the
 
result of a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice on behalf of the Center for  
 
Biological Diversity, Bluewater Network, and the Sierra Club.
 
 
 
The Court found that all defendant agencies violated the alternative
 
fuel vehicle acquisition requirements of EPAct in at least some of the
 
years since its enactment. The Energy Policy Act was designed to reduce
 
American dependence on imported petroleum. As of 1999, the Act requires
 
at least 75% of light duty vehicles acquired each year by all federal
 
agencies with light duty fleet vehicles in major metropolitan areas to
 
be alternative fuel vehicles. According to Court records, 15 federal
 
agencies were found to have missed the requirements by at least 13,000
 
vehicles as of last year.
 
 
 
The Court also found that the agencies did not fully meet a requirement
 
to produce annual compliance reports and violated a requirement to
 
disclose such reports to the public.  
 
 
 
Despite finding the violations, the Court refused to establish a
 
timetable for compliance with the vehicle acquisition requirements. But
 
the agencies were ordered to prepare all overdue reports by November 26,  
 
2002, and make these reports available to the public over the internet
 
by January 31, 2003. These compliance reports must not only admit to
 
prior failings, but must also include a specific plan and timeline by
 
which the agency will come into compliance with the law.
 
 
 
The agencies covered by this ruling include: Departments of  
 
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, General Services Administration, Health
 
and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice,
 
Labor, State, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the
 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NASA, and the Environmental Protection
 
Agency.
 
 
 
The Court also addressed another provision of the Energy Policy Act.  
 
The Energy Policy Act provides the Department of Energy with the
 
authority to implement regulations which would extend the alternative
 
fuel vehicle acquisition requirements to private and municipal fleets in
 
major metropolitan areas. Despite years of consideration and public
 
process, the department has failed to implement such regulations. The
 
Court has ordered both sides in the lawsuit to provide further briefing
 
on how long the court should give the Department of Energy to take
 
action on the overdue regulation.
 
 
 
It is not known at this time whether there will be any appeals of the
 
decision. The Department of Energy has not released any comment on the
 
decision.
 
 
 
 
 
==EV Pioneer Passes==
 
 
 
EV Pioneer Passes: Bob Wing will be greatly missed....
 
Dateline 3/17/02    From: Bruce EVangel Parmenter <brucedp(at)yahoo.com>
 
---[edited] Don McGrath vintnerdon(at)earthlink.net NBEAA:
 
 
 
PASSING OF A PIONEER
 
 
 
Bob Wing, a true EV pioneer, passed away Sunday morning, March 17 2002, at his home in Inverness, California.
 
 
 
Bob has served the EV cause and the EV community for many years, dating back to the early 1970's.
 
 
 
He was a hobbyist, a media correspondent, and an EV consultant, and after his retirement from his job as an
 
executive at Stanford Research Institute, devoted much of his time to his consuming passion, electric vehicles and the
 
environment.
 
 
 
In 1979 the Wings moved to Oregon, where Bob continued his crusade.  He organized the Salem, OR chapter of EAA and later founded additional chapters in Portland, Albany-Corvallis, and Medford.  In 1982 the Wings returned to California, settling in Inverness, CA , at the Point Reyes National Seashore and adjacent to Tomales Bay State Park.  They returned to
 
California with three EVs.  Bob established the North Bay Chapter of the EAA, in which he was active for many years.  The MGA was again displayed at the Silicon Valley EAA '96 Rally at Stanford University,
 
where it garnered the award of "Best Classic Car."  As a media correspondent, Bob attended many EV Conferences,
 
including various EVS (International Electric Vehicle Symposium) meetings, and wrote many articles for journals
 
such as EV News, Current EVents, and Electrifying Times.  Bob was a fine gentleman, and his leadership, dedication,
 
and conviction was an inspiration to all who knew him.
 
 
 
Bob is survived by his wife, Margot.  Condolences may be
 
addressed to her at P.O. Box 277, CA 94937-0277.
 
 
 
==Dateline Spokan, Wa Jan 2002==
 
 
 
Dateline SPOKANE  Washington  Jan-2002
 
NEW EV CLUB -  First MEETING This Saturday 1/26/02
 
Its GREAT to hear of yet another EV club starting UP.  Check out their stuff at: http://www.uidaho.edu/~lope9578/ineva/
 
 
 
Jay Lopes
 
lope9578(at)uidaho.edu
 
http://www.uidaho.edu/~lope9578
 
 
 
==Boyond FF==
 
 
 
Dateline Seattle 9;00 pm, Jan 15th 2002
 
BEYOND FOSSIL FUELS
 
Sponsored in part by:  The Sierra Club, and REI
 
Guest Speakers:
 
Mayor Greg Nickols
 
Ariana. J. Silverman, Program Assistant, Global warming , Washington DC office of the Sierra Club
 
 
 
Not bad !  Not bad....    The room they had was crowded to beyond
 
capacity.  The main speaker, Ariana J. Silverman from the Wa. D.C.
 
head office of the Sierra Club, (ariana.silverman(at)sierraclub.org) spoke
 
eloquently of the importance and consequences of global warming, and
 
how WE in the west are contributing to it BEYOND OUR SHARE, and SUV's
 
and CAFE fuel rules, and what we could do about it...  i.e. choices, the
 
cars we buy, alternatives, bicycles, mass-transit, fluorescent lighting,
 
etc.    She had a great quote...  The difference in fuel efficiency
 
between an SUV getting 16 mpg, and a vehicle getting 40+ mpg (which they
 
advocate) is like leaving your refrigerator door open for 30 YEARS !!
 
 
 
I was able to get a question off to Mayor Nickols..."  What INCREASES in
 
Alt.Fuel Vehicles does he see during his administration"
 
 
 
Several SEVA members showed up:  Father Time (Crabtree)  John (VW
 
Pickup) and Tony Licuanan who informed us that he is SOON to take
 
delivery of his very OWN  Sparrow !! That makes THREE in the club !!  Wow...
 
 
 
Do you folks remember Sam Vanderhoof, formerly of TRACE Engineering ??
 
He got my e-mail and just happened to be in Seattle last night, and showed up too, with  
 
several of his solar power friends.  
 
 
 
It was very much 'Preaching to the quire'  but the Networking is
 
important.  Looks like we will now be on the Sierra Club e-mail list,
 
and may make a presentation on EVs at one of their up-comming
 
general Seattle area meetings.
 
 
 
Below is an IMPORTANT message from Linda Graham at PSCCC (who was there
 
last night) to do with two bills up for vote in Olympia.  If any one can respond, either
 
in person or by e-mail to their state rep.  it would all help:
 
 
 
(PS....  I am not sure cutting and pasting an e-mail as I have done
 
below, will bring along with it
 
the attached Word files on the two bills in question.  Some one please
 
let me know if they are
 
included or NOT, and I can attach them manually or send them as text )
 
 
 
Subject:        important legislative information
 
Date:        Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:40:26 -0800
 
From:        "Linda Graham" <Linda.Graham(at)ci.seattle.wa.us>  
 
 
 
A hearing has been scheduled on two important alternative fuel vehicle
 
bills in Washington State.  The date is Thursday, January 24th at 8am.
 
The hearing will likely take place in the Cherberg Building at the State
 
 
 
Capitol complex in Olympia.  The hearing is before the Environment,
 
Energy and Water Committee.  
 
 
 
The Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition has proposed two bills:
 
SB6285 - provides incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel
 
vehicles and the development of alternative fuel infrastructure.
 
SB6284 - provides for the licensing of neighborhood electric vehicles
 
(NEVs) for on-road use.
 
 
 
The Coalition's voice alone is not enough to ensure passage of this
 
legislation.  Legislators need to hear from others as well, including
 
individual members of the Coalition.  Even if you do not speak at the
 
hearing, your attendance and signing-in as being in favor of the bills
 
is important.  If you will be attending, please let me know,
 
particularly if you are planning to speak, as we need to coordinate
 
testimony.
 
 
 
Comments can also be submitted in writing.  Information on who to
 
contact (the committee members) is provided below.  Due to the short
 
session, letters need to be sent soon.  If you need assistance in
 
drafting an appropriate letter, please let me know.
 
 
 
Attached are information sheets on each of the bills.  I can provide
 
copies of the bills by request or they can be found at:
 
http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/bills.cfm  Simply type in the number of the
 
bill.  Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
 
 
 
More information on the SB6284, the neighborhood electric vehicle bill:
 
This bill, if it passes the Environment Committee, will also go to the
 
Transportation Committee.  Efforts need to be made to ensure the bill
 
receives a hearing in that committee.  This needs to happen soon, as
 
this is a short session.  The chair of this committee is Mary Margaret
 
Haugen who should be contacted to request a hearing should the bill go
 
to her committee.  Don Benton is ranking minority.  It would be a good
 
idea to contact him as well.  I can help draft a letter for you if
 
needed.
 
 
 
Senate sponsors of SB6284:  Prime is Ken Jacobsen, others are Jim Horn,
 
Adam Kline, Debbie Regala, Marilyn Rasmussen, Mary Margaret Haugen, Don
 
Carlson, Karen Fraser, Jeanne Kohl-Wells, Tracey Edie and Pat
 
Thibaudeau.
 
 
 
Senate sponsors of SB6285:  Prime is Debbie Regala, others are Jim Horn,
 
 
 
Adam Kline, Ken Jacobsen, Don Carlson, Marilyn Rasmussen, Karen Fraser,
 
Jeanne Kohl-Wells, Tracey Eide, Pat Thibaudeau and Darlene Fairley.
 
 
 
 
 
All members of the Senate Environment, Energy and Water Committee and
 
their addresses can be found at:
 
http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/scs/eew/default.htm
 
You may wish to send letters to all members of the committee who are not
 
 
 
sponsors of the bill.
 
 
 
Members and addresses of the Transportation Committee can be found at:
 
http://stc.leg.wa.gov/stcsen.htm
 
 
 
You can get addresses and all for sponsors and any other members at:
 
http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/default.htm
 
 
 
Do not hesitate to call with questions, etc.
 
 
 
Please note that the hearing next week is not the end of the process.  I
 
 
 
will be in touch with additional information as it becomes relevant and
 
necessary for us to take action.
 
 
 
Linda J. Graham, Coordinator
 
Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition
 
 
 
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Special holiday SEVA meeting

SPECIAL NOTICE: The normal Tuesday Dec 13th meeting has been Rescheduled for Dec 11th Special Holiday SEVA Meeting in Kent!

2007 energy bill, raising CAFE standards?

Wa. State Climate Mitigation Plans

2007.12.21 - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/CATdocs/122107_1_recommendations.pdf

Here is WA states draft of what they plan to do for climate change. It's open for public comment until Jan 10th, so if we want to suggest anything we better get going. It's a long document and they have mentioned PHEV's, but not pure EV's. I don't know if it is possible to convince them to make a bigger push for EV's, but they could really cut GHG emissions by pushing this area. They also are looking to reduce foreign oil imports which EV's can accoplish, especially with our hydro power availability.

Are we going to comment as a group or individually, or both? Only 10% PHEV's by 2020 means the world is in for deep trouble IMHO.

Below are some excerpts from the overall general plan which includes PHEV's:

All five of the TWG (technical working group) sectors present significant opportunities for emissions reductions and removals, as shown in Figure 5. Some highlights are outlined here, and more discussion is provided in Section V. Not surprisingly, the transportation sector, which accounts for nearly half the State’s emissions, offers significant emissions reduction potential through increasing vehicle and transportation system efficiency, and reducing vehicle travel from transit, community design, and other measures. Alternative vehicle fuels can also play a major role in the transportation sector by 2020, through a low carbon fuel standard and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle incentives, as well as through the agriculture and forestry sector, where the CAT recommends goals for producing 250 million gallons of liquid fuels from biomass by 2020. Another major contributor to potential emissions savings in the agriculture and forestry sectors by 2020 is avoiding the conversion of farm and forest lands, and the resulting loss of carbon stored in trees and soil. Expanding recycling, reuse, and source reduction of municipal waste accounts for about half the emissions reductions in the agriculture/waste column shown. Improvements in building energy efficiency and community design, increasing natural gas efficiency programs, and increasing efficiency standards account for a significant fraction of the emissions reduction shown for the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. In the energy supply sector, increasing the contribution of renewable and combined heat and power sources are the principal sources of quantified emission reductions shown.

NO. 6 recommendation:

Acceleration and Integration of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Use (T-10) speeds up the deployment of PHEV technology, removes barriers to more rapid adoption, creates initial incentives, and provides for the integration of PHEVs with other energy systems. This strategy aims for PHEVs to account for 10% of cars, SUVs and small trucks’ VMT statewide by 2020. Improvements to Freight Railroads and Intercity Passenger Railroads (T-6) includes expanded use of anti-idle technologies and practices would reduce locomotive idling.