[bennelson]

I am in charge of getting some alternative transportation out to our Earth Day event in April.

A ZENN car dealer is coming out to be part of the show.
He asked me for recommendations for a hotel that would be close to the show and that he could get there on slow speed streets with the NEV.

I recommended a bed & breakfast down the street from me, because it costs less than the resort hotel and is a whole lot more interesting as it is an old restored Victorian.

The dealer booked a room there and asked me to check that they have an outlet near a parking spot so he could charge the ZENN while staying there.

I stopped at the B&B. The guy who talked with me said it was no problem, they had outlets right out front.

Then he asked me if I lived nearby and had an electric motorcycle!

WHAt? HUH!?!?

He's an EV'er who read about my cycle on my .Mac page through the AustinEV album.

Turns out this guy at the B&B used to work for Ford when they had their EV projects going. Then he worked for Curtis electric motor controllers. He built a vehicle for the Tour del SOL a few years ago, and both he and a friend have built electric cars! His friend holds the 72V NEDRA record!

You bet I talked to him for a while!!!!!!

I left him my name and e-mail.

I am really hoping to hear from him and be able to use him as a resource for my project.

Guess there are all sorts of electric car people out there, you just need to know where to find them!!!!!!!!




Edit: This guy also worked for Raymond, which was the brand of forklift I bought!