----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 9:02 PM Subject: Re: EV hood ornament contest
> > > On Mon, 02 Sep 2002 10:59:50 -0700 Lee Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Steve Clunn wrote: > > > > > Lee if somebody starts reading from the > > middle of this string they'll > > > think we're nuts. > > > > Perhaps we are. But it is a good kind of > > insanity. What was that quote > > from Ghandi? "First they ignore you, then they > > ridicule you, then they > > fight you, then you win!" > > > > To show you how nutty I am, I have a challenge > > to the EV community. I > > hereby offer a $100 prize for the best hood > > ornament to promote EVs. > > > > Submit a picture of something you actually > > built (not just a sketch of a > > possible design). The winning design will be > > placed in the public > > domain, so anyone can copy it without licenses > > or other fees. My goal is > > to have something that can be manufactured, so > > as many people as > > possible can use it. steve clunn writes what if we offered ford the winning hood ornament to put on there repluged think of coruse this would take lots of ev madness but plugs hanging out of %10 of the cars on the road . and a hood ornament contest that took the country by strom . I just had a though , ford should come to me and ask "Steve how can we sell electric cars" and I'd say "how fast can you build them"? (crowing I am) I can't build them as fast as I can find people to drive them. But getting them to pay what it cost thats hard ( for me ) so why do it ? Becuse when you see that evgrin on there faces and they call you up just to say how much they love the car your made ....... Do you think there was one EV1 onwer that was unhappy with there car when they finnely got it after who knows what. People will want those cars even if they only go 35 mile (burnning rubber would help) But they must first experance the magic and if there's nothing there, theres nothing there . I see my gerage bisness taking off and you guys are quiting. You should have though of the hood arnament your selfs !!! I can think of hundreds of hooks like " I plug it in becuce I love it and don't want it to run away " or "HI- BREAD THATS NO HI BREAD THATS THAT DIRTY CAMMAL " to edgy /? what have you got ? You throw up your hands and said "we can't do it" dose ;-( 9/11 ring a bell ? get in step boys . I can't do this by my self. I'm going to be driving to school the suv that belongs to the school teacher while she drives the Mazda EV for her first day , then I'll drive the EV back to her house for the first day. Thats how I do bisness. You tell them "there's nobody here that know about that...." Somthing so new so diferent . makes the "suv out back experance" seem like a walk to the mail box . You can use that one too but for gods saks do somthing! You have to give them the car till EV madness sets in and then let them keep it . If your worred about law suits have them sighn a paper they will(joke) >>This is just a first draft of the "official" > > rules. If people like the > > idea, we can elaborate. This will especially > > become necessary if others > > want to chip in and provide additional money > > for the prize. > > > > Comments, anyone? > > -- > > Lee A. > > Hi Lee, Steve and All, > > I like it! Count me in and elaborate away. I guess we'll have ot have an > official start date and cut-off as well. and then there were three > Better spell out in great detail the goals, objectives, any finer points of > qualification/disqualification, etc., that way we don't end up with anyone > feeling sore and indignant over not winning. That would be Littlefield > > I don't care to win the prize, I care that the EV Dream wins, that 9/11 is > remembered for something a little bit more positive and not just the negatives > and the losses. My hope is that this Sept. 11, we don't lose sight of the > future by getting overwhelmed with the pain and chaos of the past. Let each > life lost count towards more than just what our country and government have > spent the last year doing. EVsadness > If we can transform this into a movement that empowers us to move away from > our old and current outlooks and policies, then we all win the ultimate prize. > The entirity of civilization will win with us. We will be assured our own > survival and a tomorrow full of possibilities. evmadness > > To just participate is a prize in and of itself. > Okay Lee and Steve, let'er rip with whatever comes next. > > Rick > EVTV news flash --bush'" we will not have to bomb as we had understamated the power of the hood Ornament"> Mr. t to Mr. l "load those picturs now Mr. littlefield"
