Have you reserved a url for the new club name? Something like suncoasteva.com or even suncoasteva.org (probably both would be good.) When I make websites I usually go through http://hostfor2bucks.com/ , there is a $5 setup fee so the first year is $29, but every year after that it is only $24. I'm not affiliated with them, just trying to help save the club money. You can buy extra bandwidth for a one time fee. As for the vans. Who owns them? Is it possible to purchase them? I mean, it sounds like the batteries, controller, and charger needs replacing, but that would be easier then a full from scratch conversion for someone. I would be interested in getting one and purchasing the components needed to get it running again.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Michael Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Happy to see a few new faces at the meeting Saturday. For those that missed > it heres a few things that went on. > > The USF Van was dead, sorry to say. Jim Parish noticed the charger was > missing parts, the motor controller was a mess, and the battery pack was dry > and most likely dead. The batteries could take a charge but wouldnt hold > much capacity. > > This is a crying shame that so much money and time went into the van and it > had to end up this way. We have heard of more EVs at other universities > that are going to go the same way. They are all sitting out in the elements > destined to become scrap. Ill try to get some names and addresses of those > in charge of the EVs and ask if we can help in keeping these EVs alive. > > Jim's Prius was there and he had some great ideas of turning battery > chargers into a type of BMS and or range extender for the Prius. > > We decided that we will be an official sub chapter of FLEAA for the west > coast. But instead of being the West Coast Chapter, we decided to be named > the Suncoast EVA. > > I would like to thank all of you for allowing me, Michael Clark, to be the > regional director. As time goes on I hope to be able to do what we did in > Sarasota and meet with more city and county commissioners and get them to at > least join the plug in partners, http://www.pluginpartners.org/. > > This is an exciting time for EVs. As we hold more meetings and get more > members the word will spread that electric cars are not a dream, but a > reality. > > The South West Coast Chapter of FLEAA will be meeting August 16th at the > Fruitville Road Library in Sarasota. > John Batchelder PE is putting together an agenda for the August 16th > meeting at the Fruitville Road Public Library (10:00 am). John has > reserved a meeting room that can seat 80 people in air conditioned comfort. > This room also has a full kitchen. For those of you arriving via I-75, The > Library is about 3/4ths of a mile east of the Fruitville Road Exit (# 210) > on the South side of Fruitville. The entrance to the parking lot is from > Cobern Road. > > John would like to hear from Anyone that has some EV ideas and interest for > this meeting. John will contact Steve Walters (owner) of Alternative Auto of > Sarasota to see about recharging any EVs at Steve's shop (which is about a > mile away from the library). There is space at the East end of the parking > lot to showcase our EVs. > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > >
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