http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/msu-hosts-electric-car-show-for-earth-week/32537164 MSU hosts electric car show for Earth Week By Shellye Leggett [20150423]
[image http://www.nbcmontana.com/image/view/-/32537120/medRes/1/-/maxh/360/maxw/640/-/j2seid/-/Still0423-00002-jpg.jpg (open hood shot) ] BOZEMAN, Mont. - On display Thursday at MSU, a group of unique vehicles for students to admire part of a special car show as the university celebrates Earth Week. Ron Gompertz has been driving an electric vehicle since 2006. "I've always enjoyed having unusual sports cars, vintage cars, restoring old cars," said Gompertz. He bought a regular Subaru in 2008 and spent two years turning it into an electric car. "This vehicle here is a do-it-yourself Subaru designed for Montana's all season weather and it retains the Subaru's 4-wheel drive system, but it drives 100 percent electric battery," said Gompertz. His car was one of a half dozen on display Thursday at the Centennial Mall on campus at MSU. "This is not a regular car show, this is a car show only for electric vehicles," said MSU NECO Vice President Katie Nolan. Event organizers said the car show was part of Earth Week at MSU. "Electric vehicles actually are more energy efficient than gasoline vehicles," said Nolan. Gompertz explained one thing that makes his vehicle stand out from regular cars. "I've never had an oil change, never had a tune up," said Gompertz. And he said re-charging is easy. "You can charge like you would any other chargeable device," said Gompertz. But, he said, electric cars are not for everyone. They can cost more up front and while some cars can go just as fast as any vehicle and the charge lasts a couple of days, others only reach speeds of 35 mph and hold a charge for one day. "Electric cars are primarily used for local driving," said Gompertz. But as students stopped by to admire the cars, Gompertz said he hopes to spread awareness and help celebrate Earth Week. This was the electric car show's fourth year, hosted by the Network of Environmentally Conscious Organizations. [© 2015 by KECI, KCFW, KTVM] ... http://www.evalbum.com/3766 Gompertz's 2008 Subaru Forester Sport AWD EV ... http://lauratoyota.com/an-all-electric-subaru-forester/ An All-Electric Subaru Forester - Meet Ron Gompertz, owner of Wild Joe's Coffee downtown. He converted this Subaru Forester to all-electric over a bozeman subaru forester period of 4 years. ... https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-gompertz/10/394/665 2011 - Present - President / CEO of Eco Auto Inc dba Wild Joe's Coffee Spot, voted Bozeman's favorite coffee house in the Best of Bozeman survey and recipient of Montana's Eco Star award. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/wild-joes-coffee-spot-bozeman] 2006- 2011 - President / CEO of Eco Auto, representing all-electric vehicle manufacturers and specializing in all-electric fleet vehicle alternatives. ... http://www.biznet-mt.com/firms/5262250/ Ron Gompertz, founder of Eco Auto Inc in Bozeman, Montana sells ... electric vehicles for fleet and personal use in the states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and the Dakotas ... [dated] http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g45095-d2458408-i127635753-Wild_Joes_Coffee_Spot-Bozeman_Montana.html Mar 2015 - Wild Joe*s all-electric Subaru is a one-of-a-kind, built to be a zero-emissions errand runner ... https://www.fac ebook.com/video.php?v=10151328019620314&theater [March 1, 2012] - Ron Gompertz Talks About The Rise of the Electric Car (v) ... http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/electric-subaru/image_fb810df2-4235-11e1-8c85-001871e3ce6c.html Electric Subaru - Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News Jan 18, 2012 ... Ron Gompertz stands next to the Subaru Forester that he converted to run on electricity outside his coffee shop, Wild Joe's, on Wednesday. ... http://www.i-club.com/forums/ongoing-projects-31/my-diy-subaru-electric-forester-sport-232987/ My DIY Subaru Electric Forester Sport - i-Club 07-15-2011 - Folks in the electric vehicle community were telling me a Subaru was a ... Each morning, I drive off with a full tank of electricity. ... Ron Gompertz ... http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f62/magazine-cover-story-my-subaru-ev-conversion-97420/ Magazine cover story on my Subaru EV conversion - Subaru Forester ... Jul 13, 2011 ... My Forester All-Electric car featured in magazine cover story ... Ron Gompertz Bozeman ... When is Subaru going to come out real EV? 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