[Ausev] Plug In Partners Press Conference

[Aaron Choate]

Hey Daniel,

Can you tell us more about the Hymotion kit?  Everything we have heard from
the Cal Cars folk and the California EAA people seems to be implying that
that they are the only guys working on extending the EV only range of
vehicles and producing a kit.  Yet, here is a Canadian company showing a
finished product...  Is it that the Hymotion kit doesn't allow the vehicle
to be plugged in?  Is it a shipping product?  When we went to their site the
other day, they mentioned that we could contact our local reseller????  Who
would that be?

Did you get any more informatinon about that?

Cya,

Aaron

On 3/1/06, Daniel J. Stewart <dstewart at cortechs.com> wrote:
>
> Howdy y'all,
>
> I am testing the new mailing list (thanks, Aaron!) with a reminder for
> anyone who hasn't seen the Plug In Partners campaign kickoff (sponsored by
> Ausin Energy back on 24 Jan) to check out the webcast available from their
> home page http://www.pluginpartners.org
>
> The press conference was certainly effective at creating a "buzz".  I
> don't know how well it communicated the goal "to demonstrate to automakers
> that a market for flexible-fuel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles exists
> today" - it came off more like "what is a PHEV, and why is it so great?" but
> maybe that is the essential first message before trying to establish the
> number of potential buyers.
>
> I believe the Plug In Partners will end up UNDERestimating the market,
> since they are asking for people to "pledge to strongly consider purchasing"
> a vehicle they haven't even seen.  I wonder how many people in 1971 would
> have still said they wanted an "American made small car" if they had known
> it would be a Pinto, Chevette, or Pacer.
>
> Interestingly, two days after the press conference I stumbled apon the
> Ford Escape Flex-Fuel Hybrid at the D.C. Auto Show.  It was listed as a
> concept, but it certainly seemed produceable since Ford already offers an
> E85 compatible engine option on the Taurus, Ranger, and Explorer.  More
> recently, Hymotion showed their plug-in upgrade kit for the Escape Hybrid at
> the Canadian International Auto Show (in Toronto, eh).  Interesting!
>
> Danny
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