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Making driving less energy-intensive than flying

Green Car Congress

Data: Sivak, UMTRI-2014-2. Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). persons to at least 2.3

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The Six People You Meet In the Car Business

The Truth About Cars

A rotund enthusiastic person, Perry was one of the best sales people I’d ever seen. I last& heard he was at a luxury car& dealership in Arizona in 2014. Like a lot of Masters corporate attendees, he was housed in a luxury private home, which he and his guest proceeded to trash after a night of drinking.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

We filled the place, which had a 225-person capacity,” said Jerry Pohorsky, another former EVA board member who has served as EAASV chapter president for 11 of the past 13 years. “It As an example, Freund referenced an EAASV history highlight, Tesla CTO J.B. Straubel ’s August 2006 preview of the company’s Roadster at a chapter meeting. “We

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Enthusiasm electric!

Electric Auto Association

Additionally, it is hoped that corporate and donor support will strengthen and a legacy program instituted. Leaders from island-specific clubs including Big Island EV, Kauai EV, Maui EV, and Tesla Hawaii, sit on the chapter board and facilitate in-person events in their locales.