For new folks to the FLEAA mailing list, The EVI is the Elecrtric Vehicle
Initiative.
This is a project that has been constructed to help bring to the people of
Florida an awareness about the existance of cool, fun & practical electric
vehicles that exist right now. The members of the FLEAA have taken this project
as their own and have arranged some wonderful venues for getting this message
out.
Fran Sullivan-Fahs, Ron Fahs, and Joy Fahs, a family who live in N. Florida,
will be driving their plug-in hybrid Prius to meet these other members in their
home areas to showcase the variety of PHEVs and EVs that are available and to
help individuals, families and fleet owners choose the type of vehicle that
fits their needs.
Update re: the Initiative...
There has been a delay in the conversion of our family's Prius. It will not
affect the wonderful presentations which some of you have set up for the
Initiative in your regions. It will require pruning the first part of the trip
-i.e., initial Tallahassee photo ops and the FSEC at Cocoa plans.
I have a lot of respect for A 123, the battery makers and makers of the lithium
ion nanophosphate kit that is EPA crash tested. They are very careful with
their testing. Their kit will help our electrification of vehicles in a big
way. Just yesterday I got to talk with a young woman, Erin Scott, who is their
Inside Sale Representatiave. She is really dedicated to A 123's commitment to
produce an impeccable battery kit.
I am also very fortunate to have had Charles Whalen help me connect with The
Advanced Vehicle Research Center. They are our installers and Negotiators
Supreme. Dick Dell, The Executive Director of AVRC and Glenn Edmonds, the
Program Manager have a lot of big projects that they are working on, but they
have kept the communication going through this whole process in a great way
between A 123 and myself.
So far, the July 11 onward portion of The Electric Vehicle Initiative remains
on schedule and intact. If some of that next week needs to be readjusted I will
let you know as soon as A 123 or AVRC lets me know.
This situation reflects what I call the challenge of being an early adopter.
The sooner one can release one's specific expectations and go with whatever is,
the better everything will be. I trust that all players are doing their best
and that will be quite wonderful enoughThis will be a grand adventure. Thanks,
everyone, for your important parts that you are playing! Fran
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