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EV Fun Run!

Electric Auto Association

Stretching 140 miles of the original iconic roadway from Seligman to Topoc, communities along the way plan to host local events for all participants. EVA members can qualify for the ‘Best EV’ and ‘Best Conversion EV’ awards, Martinson continued. That would be a significant achievement.”

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

Tim Healey 2024 Acura Integra Type S: I drove one for just a few minutes at an event this fall and it was love at first drive. 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse: I drove this at the same event where I drove the Type S, and since I am a sucker for muscular pony cars, I was enamored right away. Oh, and the price isn't cost-prohibitive.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV. Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV. Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

Cars That Think

The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence , held from 18 June through 17 August of 1956, is widely considered the event that kicked off AI as a research discipline. Although Marvin was working non-stop for Shannon, Shannon insisted he and Gloria take a honeymoon in New Mexico.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Jenkins: Expanding the grid means that when one part of the grid is struggling with an extreme event, it can rely on its neighbors. So when Texas got hit by Uri, it couldn’t pull power from New Mexico or Colorado or further away in the Eastern Interconnection. A year ago, we weren’t even having this conversation.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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