Sunday, April 25, 2010

DINOSAUR

AND MY BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) IS EVEN MORE FUN TO DRIVE - WITHOUT ALL THAT COMPLEXITY AND POLLUTION!

Moving Parts.

At one time or another
in my 67 years of life
I have experienced the
FAILURE OR necessary REPLACEMENT
of at least one (and more) of these
CRITICAL parts of automobiles I have driven:

Spark Plugs
Coil
Starter Motor
Solenoid
Thermostat
Radiator
Coolant, Anti Freeze
Hoses
Fan
Fan Belt
Oil

Carburetor(s)
Manifold Gasket(s)
Lifters
Valves
Pistons
Piston Rings
Freeze out Plugs
Crank
Cam(s)
Rod(s)
Fuel Pump
Fuel
and More!

NONE 
of these parts
EXIST
in my 13,000 miles
of travel spanning these 11 months.

BATTERY
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Another year, still working on that Carbon Footprint!

Yes, I'm in the process of signing up for another year of test driving the MINI E!

It's just too much fun to drive and the clean, guilt free, feeling I get when running my little errands, 40, 80 and 100 miles a day, is just too good to give up and return to driving a fossil fuel powered vehicle!

My Diesel truck is wonderful for those long runs, hauling things and it will last twice as long now that I am putting upwards of 15,000 miles a year on the Electric MINI E and NOT on the truck!

I REALLY HOPE manufacturers will recognize the need for and find ways to economically build Battery Electric Powered Vehicles for the mainstream buyer!