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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

John Martinson with other Scottsdale EVA members at a recent outreach event. EV1 started it off Martinson, who was a satisfied Porsche owner in the early 00s, was on a flight from New York to Phoenix when he found himself sitting next to the CEO of Arizona’s largest utility company. “We Martinson’s GM EV1.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

But I was still stoked to exhibit the car at every LA area EV Expo, Earth Day Event and Plug-In spectacular. Displaying and explaining the car at an earth day event. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. The first Bolt displayed at the annual National Drive Electric Event in 2016 in Los Angeles.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech. Other distinctions In addition to hosting prominent speakers, EAASV has raised its profile in the Bay Area by participating in local events, in 2014 setting a Guiness World Record for most EVs in a parade (507). Tesla licensed the technology.”

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Chris is currently working on the sequel to his blockbuster hit, “Revenge of the Electric Car&# and had a crew shooting footage at the event. If everyone could hear Ed talk about the smart grid and how plug-in cars make it possible to inventory electricity then we’d already be building that grid today.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. GM waxed hot and cold on the EV1. million FedEx will get to replace grid-connected zero emission battery forklifts with fuel cell forklifts. Here's my June column. The trajectory remains clear, and the pace has quickened. Plug-in cars are inevitable.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? htm Advocates of the Th!

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. A full recharge draws a maximum of 28 kilowatt hours of electricity from the grid.

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