Meet John Wayland @GEVO crowdfunding campaign 9/9
http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2013/09/gladstone_teacher_students_con.html Gladstone teacher, students convert pickup to electric vehicle (video) By OregonLive.com September 03, 2013 Jaime R. Wood [video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiMDQuDk0PQ Project S10 E SimplyInsane Films Jul 24, 2013 ] Over the past two years a group of teens at Gladstone High School have been getting hands on experience with the future of transportation. They've taken a 1986 Chevrolet S10 and started transforming it into a truck that runs completely on electricity. And they're doing all of this on their own time with English teacher, Steve Carrigg, who initially bought the old truck and invited his students to work on it with him in what has become GEVO, the Gladstone Electric Vehicle Organization. Members of the Oregon National Guard have become part of the team, donating their time, tools, and expertise. Steve Carrigg launched a crowdfunding campaign on IncitED, a local education crowdfunding website, in order to pay for the parts necessary to complete the build. So far IncitED has helped them raise nearly $1,300 and connect with Rae EV of Sherwood who will donate 24 high quality AGM batteries, a Curtis controller and steel battery enclosures that will help make Project S10 E a reality this fall. "This donation is a major step toward having all the components in place for GEVO to move ahead with the conversion this school year," said GEVO adviser Steve Carrigg. "We are very excited because it gives us some great batteries to power the truck. Batteries were our biggest financial challenge." Carrigg hopes that the community will get involved by donating to the campaign and spreading the word about how this will benefit the students at Gladstone, "This project has so much potential for kids to learn different things and potentially lead to future careers like electrical engineering. The range of skills we practice during the project is really diverse, things like teamwork, welding, and even things like upholstery. They have a certain amount of freedom to work in different ways since they're not in a traditional classroom, and they're getting to work with professionals from the Oregon National Guard. In the future, we'll see more electric vehicle repair shops as opposed to traditional because people are starting to see electric vehicles as a viable option so they are becoming more popular. The experience these kids are getting now will serve them well for the rest of their lives." Raising money for the charging system, paint for the truck, necessary metalwork and fabrication continues to be important. The GEVO crowdfunding campaign runs through Sept. 9 and offers supporters a chance to name the truck, a copy of the documentary film "Who Killed the Electric Car," their business or organization logo on the truck, and a chance to meet local electric car pioneer, John Wayland, among other perks. Those interested can learn more and donate online [ http://www.incited.org/projects/gladstone-electric-vehicle-organization-project-s10-e-it-s-electric ] [© 2013 Oregon Live] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: City CarShare brings EV rentals to Pleasanton, CA EVent: Cannonball Run Canadian Gone Electric ... EVLN: Charge an EV on student energy using PaveGen kinetic-tiles? EVLN: Tesla service center coming to Sunnyvale, CA + EVLN: Dorito shaped CitiCars were the most-produced U.S. EV before Tesla {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Gladstone-teacher-students-convert-pickup-to-electric-video-tp4665057.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
