[ausev] AustinEV meeting September 9, and more

[Carey King]

Also in the PHEV news in Austin in September is the Austin CleanTech 
Forum series:

9/19: Next Wave: Cleantech Forum:  The Grid Connected Vehicle
http://www.austincleantechforum.org/

These are $15 to go to and fairly decent usually for information. The 
link above has info at the bottom of the page regarding registering for 
the talk.

Carey

Christopher Robison wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> We've got some important events coming up as summer heads into autumn
> and our typically busiest season, including our annual trip to
> Fredericksburg for the Renewable Energy Roundup.
>
> Before that though, we've got a couple things on the radar. 
>
> First is the next AustinEV meeting.  On the agenda for the meeting, in
> addition to regular organizational business, is that relatively new
> entry into EV discussions these days, Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs). We'll
> have 2 on display, from Austin Energy and also one converted by James
> Philippi from Houston.  James' conversion of his car is documented
> pretty much entirely within a single 11-page forum thread, here:
>
> http://priuschat.com/My-official-Prius-Plus-mods-thread-t26951.html
>
>
> The next item, which James will also be present to discuss, is the Maker
> Faire on Oct 20-21, for which he is looking for our help. A Toyota Prius
> (belonging to one very brave Darren Overby, from California no less) has
> been provided for conversion to PHEV during the course of the 2-day
> event. Darren and James will be at the meeting to go over the details of
> the plan and request help from any AustinEV folks interested in donating
> some elbow grease.
>
>
> The meeting will be a month from now, Saturday Sept 9 at the Terrazas
> branch of the Austin Public Library:
>
> http://www.austinlibrary.com/apllocations.cfm?acronym=atb
> (click "Get directions" for a Google map)
>
> The meeting will start at 3:15 and we've been told we need to be out by
> 4:45. We'll most likely (perhaps already by that point) reconvene in the
> parking lot, around the cars. 
>
> In my opinion, PHEVs are one of the sources (along with gas prices, and
> NEDRA drag racing) of one of the biggest groundswells of popular support
> for electric grid-powered transportation in recent memory. I hope we can
> put together a big group for the meeting, to learn more about the PHEV
> concept for those who are new to it, and support what promises in
> October to be an important PR event that will be attended by thousands
> and will be seen, through subsequent articles and blogging, by people
> all over the world.
>
> Mark your calendars!
>
>