Should the EV drag racing restriction be specifically mentioned in the charter? It seems like something that goes out in the footer of every message might warrant inclusion in the charter.
Mike On November 21, 2014 1:11:05 AM MST, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >I suppose I'm opening one of those proverbial cans of worms, but I'd >like to >(sort of gingerly) see if y'all think a charter change might be in >order. > >We're still using the one we started with in 1991. We're talking 23 >years! >In that time, the EVDL has changed focus a bit. > >For one thing, we've become more of an EV hobbyist resource. I think >we >need to acknowlege that. > >We've had some lengthy online debates and discussions about what we >should >be. We've even taken votes on it - for example, the one to limit >discussion >of hydrogen and FCVs something close to 20 years ago. I think we also >voted >to not discuss over-unity machines and other stuff that seems to >violate the >laws of physics. > >But we still have the same charter. > >So I put on my thinking cap, and came up with some ideas. > >As I see it, our charter shouldn't be a kitchen-sink document. That >is, it >shouldn't try to be an exhaustive list of absolutely everything we do >and >don't want to be. It shouldn't specify every little thing that we want >to >discuss and all those that we don't. It should be general enough to >keep >the list open, but specific enough to keep it focused some. (How's >that for >a chore?) > >It should be nice and short and simple and clear. > >Here is our current charter: > >===== > >The EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion Mailing List is intended to >provide a >forum to discuss the current state of the art and future direction of >electric vehicles. It is not intended to discuss either EV >appropriateness >or comparisons with other transportation primary drive modes such as >the >venerable internal combustion engine. Those discussions are best >relegated >to the appropriate usenet newsgroup. > >An electric vehicle is any vehicle which uses an electric motor as the >primary or sole motive force. The energy storage device used to drive >said >motor can use any technology including, but not limited to, solar >electric, >electric battery, fuel cell, internal combustion engine coupled with a >electric generator (hybrids), or any combination of these. > >Production electric vehicles are currently available. Internal >combustion >engine vehicles can be converted to electric power. A number of >companies >perform this conversion. A number of manufacturers provide equipment >and >components allowing you to "do it yourself." > >===== > >And here is my first try at a new one. I'm not wedded to this by any >means, >it's just an attempt to describe what we are at the core. > >===== > >The EVDL (Electric Vehicle Email Discussion List) exists for two main >purposes: > >1, To provide a forum for discussing the current state of the art and >future >direction of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). > >2. To support and assist those who have BEVs; or are considering >buying, >leasing, or building them. > >The EVDL is not intended to discuss either BEV general appropriateness, >or >comparisons with other vehicles using combustion engines. > >A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is any vehicle which uses an electric >motor >as its primary or sole motive force, and a rechargeable battery to >store >externally-supplied electrical energy. > >===== > >What do y'all think? You're welcome to reply either on list or off. > >David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA >EVDL Administrator > >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not >reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my >email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > >_______________________________________________ >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) _______________________________________________ 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)
