http://www.havasunews.com/news/tucson-man-returns-to-havasu-on-electric-car-trip/article_56395eba-c454-11e7-aedb-438ce77edc64.html Tucson man returns to Havasu on electric car trip Nov 8, 2017 BRANDON MESSICK
[image / Brandon Messick/ Today’s News-Herald https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/havasunews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/28/72896402-c454-11e7-a523-0370b6248141/5a02af42b2e02.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 Tucson Electric Vehicle Association members (from left) Jerry Asher, David Gilbert and Steve Parkhurst arrive in Lake Havasu City Tuesday during a statewide trek across Arizona’s 15 county seats. On their stop in Kingman, the trio stopped at the city’s Powerhouse electric car museum. ] Two years ago, a Tucson man stopped in Lake Havasu City on a trek across the state to promote the growth of Arizona’s green energy infrastructure. He returned to Lake Havasu Tuesday morning on a new journey, with a new set of wheels. For the past six years, Jerry Asher has traveled Arizona’s highways and byways in his electric car, a 2011 Nissan LEAF nicknamed “The Spirit of Arizona.” Last year, he visited each of Arizona’s 15 county seats, becoming the first electric car driver to do so. He’s charged his car in the same way Arizonans would charge a mobile phone, plugging its battery into electrical outlets wherever he stopped. On Tuesday, he was joined by friends as he towed “The Spirit of Arizona” behind a new Tesla Model X – which according to Asher may be the first of its kind to include a towing rig. (subscription required) Asher’s electric car is able to travel more than 100 miles with a full charge, while using what he estimates as less than $5 in electricity to power his vehicle. For Asher, the journey is an adventure – but it also conveys the possibility of a greater need and attainability of an electric vehicle infrastructure in Arizona. While electric vehicles such as Asher’s can be plugged into most wall-sockets, dedicated “fast-charging” stations can replenish drivers’ batteries much more quickly. Of such stations, the region of Desert Hills and Lake Havasu City has only three.“I like the feeling of getting in touch with Arizona,” Asher said. “It’s the enjoyment of going further…like missionary work – To get people to be willing to share their plugs. I get to go around, interacting with people, and explaining the advent of electric-powered vehicles.”According to Asher, Havasu’s vast number of California visitors, many of whom could soon own electrically-powered vehicles, may be incentive for Havasu to increase its charging station infrastructure. With an abundance of charging stations, Asher says, more “green” drivers would find their respective interests drawn to the Havasu region. Asher was on Tuesday joined in Havasu by David Gilbert, President of the Tucson Electric Vehicle Association.“He’s letting people know these electric cars are out there, and they might stop in your town,” Gilbert said. “We’ve been making quick loops of all 15 counties, and talking with chambers of commerce. Less than two percent of cars on the road are electric – we’re in the pioneer stage of this technology. We’re inviting people to be pioneers with us.”The technology of electric car batteries has progressed since Asher first began traveling Arizona, Gilbert said, and newer models can travel 150-200 miles on a full charge. [© 2017 Havasu News] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=EV+Jerry+Asher+electric EVangel Jerry “EV Jerry” Asher, of the tucsonelectricvehicle.org https://www.facebook.com/tucsonelectricvehicleassociation/ For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
