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Read more about the Chevy Volt and other things that Charles observed in his first ever contribution to the Be A Green Commuter Blog
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After a couple of hours, the exhibit hall closed and a crowd of several hundred moved to a huge room to hear a panel discussion on what fans and drivers of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles can do to help get the message out on the coming wave of plug-in technology within the next 2-5 years. I was glad I came and got to hear three great speakers, buy cheap yagara internet, starting with Bill Nye “The Science Guy, Yagara no rx, ”. Nye, who currently drives a Mini electric car but arrived by Metro Blue Line and proudly held up his all-day ticket, was very insightful and very funny.
Also on the panel was Chelsea Sexton, Founder, The Lightning Rod Foundation & former General Motors EV1 Specialist, where she worked leasing the EV1 to customers and working on marketing strategies, until late 2001, when she was laid off and GM stopped the EV1 program. She is one of the most prominent plug-in vehicle supporters around, and was one of the key people interviewed in the 2006 documentary film Who Killed the Electric Car? One of the things she discussed was the importance of managing expectations because in the initial years electric vehicle availability will be limited, with demand almost certainly likely to outpace production capacity.
Last but not least, Who Killed the Electric Car director Chris Paine teased the crowd with tidbits from the film he’s currently working on: Revenge of the Electric Car.
I learned a little, saw a lot experienced the plug-in electricity in the air.
-- Charles Carter, UCLA Transportation
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Cool! Charles. I also attended the event. Take a look at my article in the FTS Transmissions Newletter for September.