[ausev] Why are converted vehicles excluded from this list?

[Aaron Choate]

All,

I have sent a query to Mark Kapner who had been quite active in the group
for some time.

I will write something to Fred Blood as well.

Once we have an idea as to what the reasoning was, we can see what we can
do.

Thanks!

Aaron Choate

On 4/4/07, tunafish at io.com <tunafish at io.com> wrote:
>
> Happy Wednesday!
>    I highly recommend at least asking Fred Blood about this very soon
> because *he was at the last Bootstrap* meeting & he told me at that
> meeting "there would be a rebate for us"... or something like that.  At that
> meeting I said I was with the Austin EV group which is why he told me that!
>    If someone wants me to contact him, I can, but I'm not sure I'm the
> best one.  I also don't have his contact info.
>
> Pacem,
> Tanda Rasco
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Carey King wrote:
>
> Perhaps one of the AustinEV officers should pass any documents by Mark
> Kapner at Austin Energy first since he was at least tied to the group
> and may have some tactical advice or insight. He may just stay out of
> the discussion entirely out of necessity. I'll contact him if you'd
> like, but if one of the officers or older AustinEV members would like to
> contact him, that is fine with me. I can also talk to Fred Blood who is
> the City of Austin Sustainability Director/Coordinator as he might know
> how/why the rules are the way they are. This would give us a informed
> basis for writing any kind of formal letter.
>
> For organizational and unity purposes, I'll hold off on contacting them
> until someone suggests I do so.
>
> carey
>
> Brian Lasseter wrote:
> > I think this is an excellent step.  No highway capable vehicles are on
> > the list, but at least the door is open.  With the door open for
> > rebates, we now have an excellent focal point for lobbying.
> >
> > The most positive aspect of this whole thing is that the bottom of the
> > list says "All vehicle models are subject to change at any time,
> > without notice" -- We just have to figure out who can change the
> > vehicle model list, and have them do it.  I have just finished months
> > of wrangling with the Austin Energy legal department about some solar
> > panels.  They are good people, they want to help.  They are just
> > understaffed, and sometimes uninformed.
> >
> >
> > Beyond a petition... Maybe staging an event would help... A local
> > electric car rally of sorts?
> > 1.  Find out who is behind the rules, make the event happen near or at
> > their offices.  (Maybe over lunch?)
> > 2.  Timing of the event would be critical... we want press and policy
> > makers there, but getting EVs to show on a week day would be iffy.  On
> > a Saturday we could get EVs, but getting policy makers might be
> > difficult.
> > 3.  Bring out a large cross-section of Austin electric vehicles to
> > show policy makers.
> > 4.  Invite the press... The combination of freeway capable electric
> > cars, and a new city initiative to provide rebates for some electric
> > cars is sure to get some local press to appear.
> >
> >
> > I'll obviously be happy to sign any petition, and I'd be happy to help
> > organize a rally... but we would need Austin EV club support, and we
> > would need to figure out who the important people we want to influence
> > are.
> >
> >
> > On 4/3/07, Aaron Choate <achoate at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The details of a rebate program from Austin Energy have been released.
> Why
> >> aren't conversions listed?  Who put this list together?  What kind of
> active
> >> do we need to be so that the home builder/conversion buyer is no longer
>
> >> excluded from these opportunities?  If a conversion is professionally
> done
> >> or recently done, why shouldn't it too be included?
> >>
> >> While I appreciate that the rebates are being offered and it is a step
> >> forward...  this cuts out a significant group of EV drivers.  Do we
> need to
> >> be writing to council?  Are they informed?  Does it matter?  Obviously
> the
> >> exposure that we have had to Austin Energy staff/ Renewable Energy
> Roundup
> >> folk is of little to no value.  Where do we need to be focusing our
> efforts?
> >>
> >> <http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/cleancities/evrguidelines.htm>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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