HI When I ran the SunDay Challenge at FSEC in 1996, I had a similar request when they wanted to shoot a Zepler. Now you know that half of what you see on tv is not true, just sensationalizem.
So, much for that. How about a real request for an EV. The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is having their earthday event on April 18, a saturday. We are looking for a few cars, to display from 10 am to 3 pm. We have chargers for any EV. There will be about 1000 people attending the event. more information is at www.fsec.ucf.edu Thanks Bill Young > From: bobandr...@comcast.net > To: listserv@floridaeaa.org > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:55:32 -0400 > Subject: Re: [FLEAA] Media Alert - Burn Notice > > I think they need a good technical advisor/electrician/engineer. > If they would rewrite their script, there are at least three Teslas in their > area (Greg, Jeff and Steve). > Steve got his March 4th. > Maybe Vinny needs to take a ride in a Tesla. > > Andrew > > -----Original Message----- > From: listserv-boun...@floridaeaa.org > [mailto:listserv-boun...@floridaeaa.org] On Behalf Of Shawn Waggoner - FLEAA > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:53 PM > To: 'FLEAA Mailing List' > Subject: [FLEAA] Media Alert - Burn Notice > > Folks, > > > > I was contacted by someone named Vinny at Fox/USA Studios about a TV show > that is filmed in Miami called "Burn Notice". He called to enquire about > having an electric vehicle for the show. First he wanted to rent one then > said they just wanted to shoot the car in the scene and wanted to know if we > could help him out. I said we had several members with vehicles around and > asked him what type he was looking for. His response was "one of the goofy, > rounded EV's with no doors was what we were thinking of". I said, you mean a > GEM neighborhood electric? He wasn't sure on the name. I asked him if he > wanted a NEV / LSV like a GEM or a highway capable - higher speed car. We > then told me it wasn't going to move in the show, just be parked in the > garage as part of the scene, so something that was obvious as an electric > would be preferred. > > > > So far this sounded good; then he laid out the scene for me: "Our hero is > going to run into the parking garage in a large building and yank the cord > from the wall that the car is using which will create a problem and short > out the whole building creating a power outage". I was a little stunned at > first and then informed him that we strive to promote electric vehicles and > the ease of use - including charging. I mentioned that the safety of the > vehicles (how safe they are to operate) is also something we promote as part > of that. His response was basically disregard and stated "that's not the > scene we are trying to create". > > > > I told him I would have to ask around, but if that was the effect he was > going for, it didn't sound like something we could help him with. > > > > I wanted to send this out to give everyone a heads up, including our > commercial partners, that this film group is looking for a car, but how they > want to use it isn't going to do EV's any favors. > > > > If you get contacted by them, please let me know. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > Shawn M. Waggoner > Florida Electric Auto Association > > Mobile: (561) 543-9223 > Fax: (561) 282-0693 > Web: http://www.floridaeaa.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > listserv@floridaeaa.org > http://www.floridaeaa.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > listserv@floridaeaa.org > http://www.floridaeaa.org _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list listserv@floridaeaa.org http://www.floridaeaa.org
