(ET) EV promotional trip

[William Korthof <wkorthof earthlink net>]

This isn't quite about electric tractors, but it 
might be relevant to a few of you... 

I'm participating a promotional coast-to-coast 
trip--dubbed EV Odyssey2--which will include two 
GM EV1's driving from California, through Montreal, 
and ending at New York. You can check the website: 
www.evodyssey.com 
for a details from last year's trip--and some info 
for this year's trip is also being loaded. 

Both trips (last year and this year) were entirely 
driver-initiated, driver-supported, driver-organized, 
driver-funded efforts. 

While last year's trip was coordinated to generate 
substantial and positive prime-time media coverage 
the Dallas and Atlanta regions, this years trip will 
probably be more low key. Another difference is that 
this year, we're taking the new EV1's with Nickel 
Metal Hydride battery packs instead of the early PbA 
batteries in the original EV1s---more than doubling 
the range-per-charge, and increasing daily range by 
about 50%. The second car in the trip will cover the 
3000 mile California-to-Montreal drive in about 7 days! 

Check the web site as the trip progesses! 

We already lined up the [charging] stops from Calif 
through Nebraska, but are still working on the stops 
for Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, and 
New York. We need charging stops that are close to 
the primary highways and have convenient access to 
a 30 or 50 amp 240 volt receptacle (such as used by 
RVs, electric dryers, welders...). The basic route 
is Omaha-->Chicago-->Detroit-->Montreal-->New York city. 
If you would be interested in helping out with this 
exciting trip, let me know! 


William Korthof
wkorthof earthlink net
also: (714) 875-3576