[ausev] Opportunity charging...

[kenscircus at aol.com]

Whole Foods and REI are by far not the only stores. HEB, Walmart, Sams 
Club, Lowes, Starbucks are just a few of the others.

I would, personally, advise to not use the "green" thing. Try to stay 
away from any opinion based reasons for charging. Keep it just 
business, along the lines; "it will help me shop in your store if I can 
charge my car here."

Ken



-----Original Message-----
From: michael <mringer at austin.rr.com>
To: 'AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion' 
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Sent: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:50 am
Subject: Re: [ausev] Opportunity charging...



Very cool. Though it doesn't surprise me that either store said yes. 
They
are both fairly green places. I would be more interested in seeing how
places like, best buy, HEB, office max or even Wal-mart (since they are 
now
trying to go green, with the help of a former sierra club president) 
react
to your letter....

Michael

Still dreaming of an electric motorcycle....

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-----Original Message-----
From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
Behalf Of kenscircus at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:22 AM
To: ausev at austinev.org
Subject: [ausev] Opportunity charging...

One of the primary benifits to electric vehicles over gasoline is that
electricity is available everywhere you go. Since fueling up with
electricity is not yet mainstream it is not sold commercially. One way
to help change that is to start doing it.

Heidi and I have written a form letter that we present to businesses
requesting to charge while shopping. So far our success has been a very
enthusiastic 100%. Recently, one store manager (Whole Foods) indicated
that due to recent construction, their outside outlet was disabled. He
then went next door to an adjacent business (REI) and presented them
with the letter and request. The REI manager was very excited to let us
charge at their outlet even though we were shopping at Whole Foods.

The letter is a request to pay for the electricity, however, no one has
ever accepted payment. This indicates a very encouraging acceptance, or
even eagerness, for an electric automotive world.

The following is the letter we present along with a Tweety flyer. I
don't think the list will accept attachments, so if you would like a
Tweety flyer send me an email and I will send you a PDF of it. This is
not a commercial advertisement flyer. It is one that Heidi and I made
in response to frequently asked questions at car shows.


The letter:

I purchased an NmG electric vehicle, November 27 2006, for its
efficiency and convenience
(http://www.myersmotors.com/story_funpracticality.html).

The NmG is a personal commuter car that is designed for shopping, work
and general daily driving. From our residential electric rate, the NmG
uses $0.0055 (1/2 cent) of electricity per mile or 180 miles on $1.00.
It charges from any ordinary wall outlet.

This letter is a request to charge my car at your facility while
shopping. The electricity cost is $0.055 (5 and ½ cents) for the
10-mile commute to your store. The car will automatically stop charging
when the batteries reach 100% charge, which will take about ½ hour. If
I complete my shopping in less than ½ hour, the cost is accordingly
less, however, the maximum possible cost is $0.055 regardless how long
I spend shopping.

Even though this is extremely cheap transportation, I am not seeking a
“free ride”. I will be happy to offer $1.00, or any reasonable amount
you would request, for the convenience of keeping my car “topped off”
while shopping at your store.

Best regards,

Heidi C Thomas
512-577-1260 Cell
512-834-8053 Home


You are welcome to edit this letter to fit your car.

Ken & Heidi


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