Had a really good Expo today!
Steady stream of visitors AND a lot more vehicles than last year. Something like 39 - many being e-bikes, but about 10 were not.
The ForkenSwift won a prize (4th place in voting - viewer's choice... we're slipping!!!) 1st place was a hydrogen fuel cell / electric train set.
Lots of positive comments about the shiny 18 year-old paint. Hey, it's why I put in the elbow grease this week.
The ForkenSwift's "twin" showed up - ElectricFly - having been towed from Toronto (~450 km) behind an aerocap equipped pickup! That's Robert' Weekley's rig - Robert is an EM member. I think the aero cap may have garnered more attention - at least initially.
Transport Canada showed off a Hymotion PHEV evaluation Prius. T.C. has amassed a small evaluation fleet of EV's -
including a Tesla Roadster - and we hope to see more of them in the future at EVCO meets.
ZERO Motorcycles had a steady stream of visitors at their "pro" display. If I had the coin, I'd get one. (Don't need one!)
Another company -
http://eMileage.ca - attended with an Enginer PHEV Prius.
This is the first of these I've seen in person: a vintage Jet Industries ElectraVan (OEM commercial conversion).
What's up with the headlights in this high quality Jetta conversion??? They look like tail lights!
It's half a Jetta! Converted to electric, then converted into a trailer for ease of towing (backwards) this demonstration EV project to classrooms.
Ottawa's active e-bike community was well represented too, as usual.
My highlight of the day actually had nothing to do with EV's at all: I got to test ride a 100% human powered, fully recumbent, short wheelbase bike with underseat steering. And an aerodynamic tail box. Very odd, initially, but fun and very cool.
My favourite EV of the day may have been a really nicely detailed chromed mild custom chopper/cruiser with a FWD hub motor conversion. I didn't get a pic of it (he left early). If someone else posts one, I'll link it here.
