Wow, Charles. I didn't know that there was that $4,000 rebate pending for conversion of Prii with the A 123. Will it be retroactive for those already converted, do you think? Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Whalen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Florida EAA" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [FLEAA] BROWARD COUNTY NEW CHAMBER MEMBER DISCOUNT LIPTON
> Hi Joseph and all, > > There is nothing new about this. I have posted to the FLEAA on this > subject > previously about these services and parts supplies & inventory. One > important thing I have mentioned in my previous posts on this subject but > did not mention in yesterday's post, which is worth pointing out, is that > I > offer these parts and services as a FLEAA member, and in keeping with the > FLEAA's non-profit status, I do so without making any profit, without > charging any markup on the parts supplies and inventory, and without > charging anything for my time, services, and labor -- absolutely nothing! > (This is no different than, for instance, the National EAA, which offers, > through its Chairman Ron Freund's services, Avcon to 14-50 adaptor boxes, > to > EAA members at the cost of materials, with no markup added and no > compensation to Ron for his time and labor in making up these boxes.) I > spent a good deal of my time servicing and troubleshooting a problem with > one South Florida-based RAV4-EV for a FLEAA member a few weeks ago, all on > my own time and without charge. It turned out that the problem was not > with > the car but with the charger. The only immediate fix to get the car back > on > the road again for its driver was for me to sell the owner a new inductive > charger from my inventory. The owner wanted to pay me more than I had > paid > for the charger so that I could make something on it. I politely declined > his kind offer and insisted that I would only sell the charger at my cost > that I had paid for it, pointing out that I do this as a non-profit > service > for FLEAA members, and that it is not my intention to make money off of > EVers. > > Another point I would like to make is that in facilitating Prius plug-in > hybrid conversions with the government-certified A123/Hymotion kit, I > personally, the FLEAA as an organization, do not have any business or > financial relationship, investment, or interest in the companies involved > in > that business. I/we simply provide information and referral services to > people in Florida who are interested in converting their Priuses to > plug-in > hybrid. The A123/Hymotion kit is the only DOT/EPA/NHTSA certified kit > that > is eligible for federal government rebates of up to $4,000, principally in > the form of federal tax credits, for individuals who convert their Priuses > to plug-in hybrids, under legislation that is currently pending in > Congress. > My understanding is that the legislation, as it has been drafted, only > provides federal tax credits to plug-in hybrid conversion kits that have > been certified by the DOT, EPA, and NHTSA, and must be installed by > certified installers. > > Charles Whalen > Florida EAA > > > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:25:11 -0400 > From: "Joseph T. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [FLEAA] BROWARD COUNTY NEW CHAMBER MEMBER DISCOUNT LIPTON > TOYOTA] > To: "david starky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "FLEAA Mailing List" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >> I never knew the FLEAA (specifically Charles Whalen) had such supplies >> or sources for the Rav4 EV. >> >> "We have facilitated the conversion of a number of Priuses to plug-in >> hybrids using the DOT/EPA/NHTSA-certified A123/Hymotion PHEV >> kit both by individuals, including some of our Florida EAA members, >> and commercial and government fleet operators in Florida, and are >> continuing to do so." >> >> Charles, have the A123 kits been government certified yet? > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
