Hi Bruce! Thank you for this post! Several years ago, I was going through a box of old Popular Mechanics magazines that a friend gave me, when I came across the Electrovair article. It brought back the memory of looking through the same article with my Dad (Father Time), while I was a child! I quickly put the magazine aside to copy and post to others (sadly, I have lost track of it in the 10+ years since!). I plan to use the post here to share it with others. THank you again for your great efforts to share the EV info! Have a wonderful and prosperous new year!
-Tom True On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 2:24 AM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The number of useable newswires has been pretty light during this Holiday. > This is the time of year when several media outlet usually put out a list > of > this or that covering the highlights of the year 2013. > > With time left over because there are so few newswires to process, I > thought > I would put together a few things in retrospect that you might find > interesting. > > > Change is not linear (a straight line), it is accelerating (a curved > upward, > logarithmic/exponential). With change happening so fast all around us, it > way too easy to fall into juvenile thinking mode (like when you were a > short > term thinking teenager who thought they already knew everything). > > Let's force ourselves to look at the past to compare what we know and have > today, to the way it was and hopefully how much has it improved(?). > > There are archives that the evdl posts go to, so that there is a record of > all of this. In addition to what is posted via an evdl.org subscription, I > also post directly to one of these archives (nabble). I do this to reduce > any possible complaints (of too much brucedp posts) and keep the available > for the public and plugin media outlets to draw from for historical > purposes. > > Several of the evdl nabble hits come in from searches from the search > engines, which why I chose the nabble archive to place my posts. I hope > that > the nabble archive can be kept for a long time, so as to show this history. > In any event, I hope that the nabble archive is being backed up in a > secondary location, so we, the plugin community do not lose the > documentation of all our efforts. > > With that in mind, I spent time manually walking through each and every > page > on the nabble archive going backward. There are topics that had several > hits > some up into the 1000+ count. But to reduce bring up redundant re-hashing > of > the same topics, I will only list what I have posted. > > > Here is a list sorted by read hit count of my 2013 newswire posts: > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Indoor-e-kart-racing-Fastrax-Raceway-Albany-NY-ts-50mph-tp4662773.html > 715 EVLN: Indoor e-kart racing @Fastrax Raceway, Albany, NY ts:50mph > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Are-you-serious-Dad-82yr-old-Tesla-s-across-Canada-tp4666295.html > 489 EVLN: “Are you serious, Dad?”, 82yr-old Tesla's across Canada > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Invest-in-a-Leaf-GID-meter-to-monitor-the-capacity-of-your-pack-tp4662724.html > 425 EVLN: Invest in a Leaf GID meter to monitor the capacity of your pack > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Doorless-Pratt-Leaf-EV-abandoned-on-city-street-for-months-tp4665972.html > 401 EVLN: Doorless 'Pratt-Leaf' EV abandoned on city street for months > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Pangea-Motors-Comet-16-seat-eJeepneys-have-international-orders-tp4664665.html > 276 EVLN: Pangea Motors' Comet 16-seat eJeepneys have international orders > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Axiflux-150kW-2-8kNm-EV-motors-95-efficiency-tp4662455.html > 205 EVLN: Axiflux 150kW 2.8kNm EV motors, 95% efficiency > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-developing-200mi-30k-EV-to-challenge-compete-with-Tesla-tp4665219.html > 188 EVLN: GM developing 200mi $30k EV to challenge/compete-with Tesla > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-2013-TN-made-Leaf-6kW-charger-new-regen-mode-efficient-heater-tp4660498.html > 161 EVLN: 2013 TN-made Leaf, 6kW charger, new regen mode, efficient heater > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EV-owner-charged-w-stealing-0-05-worth-of-juice-video-tp4666537.html > 167 EVLN: EV owner charged w/ stealing $0.05 worth of juice (video) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EUR1-7k-SSike-another-rival-to-Segway-YikeBike-Solowheel-tp4661347.html > 153 EVLN: EUR1.7k SSike, another rival to Segway, YikeBike, Solowheel > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Bosch-Power-Max-1st-EVSE-under-450-tp4662908.html > 142 EVLN: Bosch Power Max, 1st EVSE under $450 > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Belgian-Granny-Sex-Rap-The-Key-To-Selling-Electric-Cars-video-tp4663452.html > 131 EVLN: Belgian Granny Sex Rap The Key To Selling Electric Cars? (video) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-VW-Eaton-pushing-ccs-combo-L3-wants-CHAdeMO-2go-bye-bye-tp4660514.html > 123 EVLN: VW/Eaton pushing ccs/combo-L3, wants CHAdeMO 2go-bye-bye > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-TechTalk-Will-e-scooters-be-a-boon-in-India-tp4662008.html > 122 EVLN: TechTalk, Will e-scooters be a boon in India? > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Stretchla-The-world-s-most-bad-ass-electric-camper-tp4666610.html > 117 EVLN: Stretchla, The world’s most bad-ass electric camper > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-99-EMW-Juicebox-7-2kW-EVSE-kit-time-limited-pricing-tp4663850.html > 117 EVLN: $99 EMW Juicebox 7.2kW EVSE kit (time-limited pricing) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-PA-HS-student-built-a-ripping-Honda-S2000-EV-conversion-tp4663214.html > 115 EVLN: PA HS-student built a ripping Honda S2000 EV-conversion > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Comparing-JuiceBox-OpenEVSE-and-EVSEUpgrade-tp4664666.html > 114 EVLN: Comparing JuiceBox, OpenEVSE and EVSEUpgrade > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EVSE-Tax-Credit-Is-Back-tp4660859.html > 109 EVLN: EVSE Tax Credit Is Back > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-L3-CHADEMO-quick-charging-network-Nissan-dealerships-tp4660781.html > 101 EVLN: L3 CHADEMO quick charging network @Nissan dealerships > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-400Wh-kg-li-ion-Envia-prototype-packs-are-out-there-today-tp4663572.html > 89 EVLN: 400Wh/kg li-ion Envia prototype packs are out there, today > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-1-000-HP-Volar-e-Spanish-Electric-Supercar-video-0-62mph-3-4s-tp4661675.html > 87 EVLN: 1,000-HP Volar-e Spanish Electric Supercar (video) 0-62mph:3.4s > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Enorm-V3-Bullet-Electric-custom-cruiser-crotch-rocket-video-tp4662484.html > 86 EVLN: Enorm V3 Bullet Electric custom cruiser & crotch rocket (video) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GEM-nEV-accident-had-passenger-fatality-tp4664809.html > 84 EVLN: GEM nEV accident had passenger fatality > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Vanguard-CitiCar-oil-crisis-anxiety-car-tp4661148.html > 84 EVLN: Vanguard CitiCar, oil-crisis-anxiety-car > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EP-Tender-22kW-trailered-genset-tp4664602.html > 81 EVLN: EP Tender 22kW trailered genset > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-tears-down-NYT-Model-S-review-with-EV-s-own-logs-tp4661264.html > 70 EVLN: Tesla tears down NYT Model S review with EV’s own logs > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-1973-Enfield-8000-Memories-are-electric-tp4661686.html > 63 EVLN: 1973 Enfield 8000 Memories are electric > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Okies-can-buy-a-new-10-6k-nEV-for-865-again-tp4664340.html > 62 EVLN: Okies can buy a new $10.6k nEV for $865 (again) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-S-lets-Budzen-relive-his-1970-CDA-Copper-EV-experiences-tp4664587.html > 53 EVLN: Tesla-S lets Budzen relive his 1970 CDA Copper EV experiences > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-SMUD-installing-Efacec-s-Dual-Standard-CHAdeMO-Combo-L3-EVSE-tp4664949.html > 52 EVLN: SMUD installing Efacec's Dual-Standard CHAdeMO+Combo L3 EVSE > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EV2-a-Plasmaboy-Wayland-GM-EV1-esk-conversion-videos-tp4664028.html > 51 EVLN: EV2, a Plasmaboy-Wayland GM-EV1-esk conversion (videos) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-Heritage-1966-Electrovair-II-EV-w-a-silver-zinc-pack-videos-tp4663184.html > 51 EVLN: GM Heritage, 1966 Electrovair II EV w/ a silver-zinc pack (videos) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-The-drifting-Nissan-Leaf-EV-Wow-factor-videos-tp4663351.html > 47 EVLN: The drifting Nissan Leaf EV "Wow" factor (videos) > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-New-Electric-Fat-Bike-with-the-Easy-Reaching-Rifle-Rack-tp4664089.html > 45 EVLN: New Electric Fat-Bike with the Easy-Reaching-Rifle-Rack > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Crashed-her-Tesla-S-takes-out-pole-closes-down-road-tp4664767.html > 43 EVLN: Crashed her Tesla-S, takes-out pole, closes-down road ... > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-gets-NYT-apology-for-Model-S-review-Musk-approves-tp4661402.html > 41 EVLN: Tesla gets NYT apology for Model S review: Musk approves > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-5M-EV1-a-collector-s-item-just-waiting-to-be-stolen-tp4664648.html > 40 EVLN: $.5M EV1, a collector's item just waiting to be stolen ... > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-My-Date-With-a-Tesla-Supermodel-tp4664890.html > 39 EVLN: My Date With a Tesla-Supermodel > > > > Also, I thought I would take a look backward in time (like a WABAC machine) > to see the differences. > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Electric-Vehicle-Discussion-List-f413529i3150.html > This page shows this time last year. The newswires were still quite active > even on a holiday. So, why are the media outlets fairly quiet on plugins > this year? Could it be that the automakers and oil companies are not paying > media outlets to pump anti-plugin pieces right now. If true, at first you > might think that is a good thing. But with each filing of a gas tank, oil > companies get more profit, so I am thinking they are just planning a > different attack strategy. > > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Electric-Vehicle-Discussion-List-f413529i6370.html > About half way down the page is this time two years ago. The newswires seem > as quiet as it is now and they did have a new strategy later in the new > year. > > > We really can't do a similar comparison going back another years, as I had > not returned to the evdl until Sep 2010 > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/re-introduction-tp2541925.html > So, thanks for putting up with me for the last two+ years. > > > Prior to 2010 ... > As I have said in the past, a large portion of my free work is no longer > available on the Internet. But there are still bits and pieces tucked here > and there to give you an idea: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ev/conversations/messages/32990 > Jul 6, 2005 EVLN(Mitsubishi will mass-produce electric car in 2010) > > http://osdir.com/ml/recreation.cars.sparrow/2000-07/msg00125.html > Jul 8, 2000 - EVLN(Flying by in his brand new Sparrow EV) > > http://sloan.stanford.edu/EVonline/speed.htm > 18 Mar 1999 EVLN ("My Mazda is insane on the street") > [Note: *use Control-Alt to highlight the text so it is readable] > > http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/begleyev1.html > 3 Dec 1999 Begley Bags GM's 2nd-Gen EV1 Efficiency Award > > http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=37063265 > 12 Mar 1998 EVLN(ADVISORY/B.A.T. open house 3/18 @ Burbank, Ca CALSTART > Building) > > > > Happy Holidays :-) > > > > > 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 > > {brucedp.150m.com} > ... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABAC_machine > WABAC machine > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Years-in-review-a-retrospective-look-tp4666969.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) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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