Hi all, Don't make a decision on my input, but the 30 miles last year was the limit for my pick up. This year I plan on having a better car with Lithium batteries, so I think 35 and maybe even 47 would be doable.
Jerry Wagner- -----Original Message----- >From: Charles Whalen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Feb 7, 2008 12:49 PM >To: FLEAA Mailing List <[email protected]> >Cc: Bill Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [FLEAA] Great time at BBB! > >Hi Bill and all, > >Cliff Rassweiler, Andrew Roddy, and myself all have over 100 mile range on >our EVs, so no problem there for us on the range issue for the SunDay >Challenge road rally. > >Could those of you with lead-acid conversions please answer Bill's question >below about whether your cars can manage 35 miles? How about 47 miles? > >I guess to some extent it depends on the speed driven. ... Which is a >question back to you, Bill: What roads and speeds are you anticipating for >this year's SunDay Challenge road rally? If you're talking about 45 mph or >less, I'd guess many could go 35 miles. At 35 mph or less, I'd think a fair >number could go 47 miles. But if there are substantial portions of the >course at 50 mph and above, that might be a problem for many of our >lead-acid conversions to make those kind of range numbers. I don't know; >you guys with lead-acid conversions who would like to participate in this >event again this year please chime in on this. > >Charles Whalen > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Charles Whalen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FLEAA Mailing List" ><[email protected]> >Cc: "EVs for Sale DL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:45 AM >Subject: Re: [FLEAA] Great time at BBB! > >HI >I am glade the BBB went well, sorry, I was at another event that day. > >We are planning the next SunDay Challenge. Question > >Is 35 miles to far for your cars to drive.? >What about 47 miles.? > >Bill > >====================================================================== > >William Young Florida Solar Energy Center >Senior Research Engineer University of Central Florida >Clean Cities Coordinator Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition >(321) 638 - 1443 1679 Clearlake Road >(321) 638 - 1010 fax Cocoa, Florida 32922 >www.fsec.ucf.edu (321) 638 - 1000 >www.clean-cities.org >www.energyfordisasters.org >www.redrf.org > >====================================================================== >********************************************************************** >This email and any files transmitted with it are Intended Solely >for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error, please >delete the email and notify me or the system manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >If this email was sent to you by a mailing-list, and if you want to be >removed from the list, notify William Young to remove you from the list. > >********************************************************************** > > > >Charles Whalen wrote: >> Ditto and second that on what a great event it was and many thanks to >> Shawn, >> Matt, Lowell, Bob, their respective wives, and everyone who helped to make >> it such an excellent event! >> >> As long as we're on the subject of politics (from the previous post >> below), >> in addition to also seconding the point that I myself too had some good >> discussions about Ron Paul at the event, I would also like to mention that >> we had a Congressional candidate at the event, Paul Renneisen, who >> actually >> formally announced his candidacy and kicked off his campaign at the event. >> Paul is an American Airlines captain who lives in Ft. Lauderdale, flies >> out >> of Miami Airport, and drives a Toyota RAV4-EV as his primary >> transportation >> and daily commuter. Captain Renneisen has managed to get his RAV4-EV >> designated as the official electric car of Miami International Airport and >> is working on getting us a charging station there. He is running in the >> August 2008 Democratic primary race for Florida's 22nd Congressional >> District, encompassing most of Broward and Palm Beach Counties, against >> incumbent Democratic Congressman Ron Klein. If elected, Paul would be the >> first ever US Congressman who drives an electric vehicle. >> >> I am not going to violate the long-respected apolitical/non-political >> tradition of civil EV discussion nor offend anyone's intelligence or >> sensibilities here by urging anyone to vote one way or another for any >> particular candidate, but as Glenn did in his post below regarding Ron >> Paul's presidential candidacy, I would just like to call your attention to >> EV driver Paul Renneisen's Congressional candidacy and, if you live in >> either Broward or Palm Beach County, ask that you give him a look and >> check >> out his campaign website at: >> >> http://www.renneisen2008.com/ >> >> If you have any interest in discussing Paul Renneisen's candidacy or >> political issues thereabouts, you can communicate with Paul directly >> (privately, off-list please) at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Thanks & best regards, >> >> Charles Whalen >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Glenn Kellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:49 PM >> Subject: [FLEAA] Great time at BBB! >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> Just wanted to say what a great time I had at the BBB, Thanks to Shawn, >> his wife and everyone who made it possible and the great success it was! >> Thanks for the great effort! >> >> Hope to see you all at the club meeting in Feb. >> >> Besides talking about electric vehicles and clean energy at the meet I >> had some good conversations with a lot of folks about Ron Paul. I won't >> flood the list with political posts, but if you are interested in Dr. >> Paul's position on energy please check out his energy policy statement at: >> >> <http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/energy/> >> >> The primary is Tuesday, cast your vote! >> >> Best regards, Glenn Kellis >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Florida EAA mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.floridaeaa.org >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Florida EAA mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.floridaeaa.org _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
