OT, please forgive me. How many Martin Winlow's be there? I just saw a posting on spaceflightnow.com regarding helium and SpaceX rockets by Martin WInlow. It is bordering on a large coincidence to run across the same person out on the interweb.
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/03/21/spacex-swaps-order-of-next-two-falcon-9-launches/ Mike On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Martin WINLOW via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Here in the UK we have what are called 'life-style couriers' - people who > use their own cars to deliver (and collect) parcels on behalf of a courier > company (eg myHermes and CollectPlus). They do this part time, generally, > and therefore are able to fit their courier duties in around other jobs, > housewifery, kids etc. I would think their courier-ing needs would be > ideally met by even a small, modern EV - i-MiEV/LEAF - but better still a > Renault Kangoo EV which can be bought very cheaply these days (used) but > don't have the benefit of the CHAdeMO rapid charge (they have their own but > its not as rapid nor is the infrastructure as advanced as CHAdeMO). I > would have thought they could double their income. They all use family > cars anyway so space is not going to be a problem. I must pin down my > local reps and ask them how many miles they do a day... > > As for the USPS seems like the posties who use their own vehicle (if they > still do) could lead the pack but maybe the miles they do just doesn't work > for currently available EVs? > > Regards, Martin Winlow > Herts, UK > http://www.evalbum.com/2092 > www.winlow.co.uk > > > > > On 21 Mar 2015, at 19:11, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > K O via EV wrote: > >> My postal carrier would sure switch! He always delivers the mail to me > when I am working on my EV so he can see the progress..beats taking the > stairs too!Ian Wright may be better placed to offer a free truck as that is > what his new company is building.. He was an early Tesla designer, built > the Wrightspeed, with a T-zero motor if i recall correctly. > >> BTW I blew my DC-DC converter of 12 years+, a Zivan, Any endorsements > for current market products out there? Willing to test your product in > development = I will be showing at this year 10th anniversary Makers Faire > in San Mateo,CA seeya,KO > > > > Both my dad and a cousin worked at the Post Office. > > > > My dad was a "gear-head"... ICEs forever, EVs will never fly, etc. He > saw the EV trials as a waste of time and money. He was even a union steward > for a time in the NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers) union. > They had an adversarial relationship with management; so anything > management likes, the union automatically hates. It was (and maybe still > is) just about impossible to fire anyone. That makes it a tough environment > for change. > > > > Now my cousin was much younger. He worked a rural route where he used > his own car, instead of a free postal vehicle. The way the reimbursement > schedule was set up, the cheaper he could drive, the more money he made. He > *did* see the merits of an EV, and even considered using my surplus > ComutaVan for his route. But he was discouraged from this by the other > gear-heads in the service (if I don't drive a manly vehicle, I'll be > ridiculed). > > > > Like I said; a tough environment for change. :-( > > > >> Excellent idea Lee - I can see it now. Postperson enters Tesla Showroom > and says > >> 'I drive a Tesla Mail Carrier for work, now I want the Model S for > play.' > > > > Maybe if the postperson's spouse is an investment banker. > > > > But seriously... someone like Tesla *could* build a delivery vehicle > that was fun and exciting to drive. THAT would get the gear-heads to pay > attention. "Wow, Bubba! You got one them 'lectrical thangs! How fast does > it go? C'mon, make it burn rubber agin!" > > > > -- > > We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves. > > -- George Matthew Adams > > -- > > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, [email protected] > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150322/7f624cf4/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150322/1045bae5/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
