http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/ EAA Silicon Valley Chapter (EAASV) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:57:37 GMT db_lo http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1149 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1149 Whether or not you are ready to invest in an Electric Vehicle right now, you can make a difference by helping us inform the public about the environmental, Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:44:30 GMT David Herron http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1148 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1148 FYI - the article is published now, thank you all for the help Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:18:19 GMT jerryp819 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1147 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1147 Howdy, Happy 4th of July. Our annual Electric Vehicle Rally and Show is less than 2 months away. We will have electric vehicles on display to the public and Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:32:11 GMT David Herron http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1146 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1146 Hi, y'all may not remember my name but I do come to most of the meetings. Anyway I just saw this article on the Scientific American website saying something Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:04:07 GMT Jerry Pohorsky http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1145 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1145 Howdy, If anyone wants to display their EV at Lake Tahoe on July 11 & 12, please sign-up using the link below. Charging is available along I-80 from San Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:07:24 GMT Stu Davis http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1144 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1144 EV'ers I have an adaptor from Bruce's S-10 Blazer, if anyone is interested. I have a used all the other components from it, after his traffic accident, but Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:44:49 GMT jerryp819 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1143 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1143 Howdy, Want to build your own EV on a budget? Mike Lau is offering his 1981 Toyota Corolla SR5 Hatchback for free to anyone who wants to convert it into an Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:29:21 GMT db_lo http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1142 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1142 Whether or not you are ready to invest in an Electric Vehicle right now, you can make a difference by helping us inform the public about the environmental, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:13:15 GMT Michael E. Duffy http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1141 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1141 It was just a Yakama wire cargo tray - nothing on it, but boy did it kill the mileage. Photo: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:57:00 GMT Steve Greenberg http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1140 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1140 Michael, Wow. What was on the rack?! Best Steve G. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:17:56 GMT Michael E. Duffy http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1139 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1139 When I removed the roof rack on my subaru forrester, I noted a better then 20% (Wow!) increase in MPG. I went from 18MPG to better than 24MPG. 24MPG may not Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:14:14 GMT M Perry http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1138 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1138 I have seen that in my own car. With a foot locker on a roof rack, the mileage was dropped 20%... in a full sized car with a V8. I'm not sure how much it helps Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:48:53 GMT Richard Esposito http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1137 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1137 Chuck, One area not mentioned is theaerodynamics under the vehicle which has a significant affect on aerodynamics . A pan covering the bottom improves Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:24:39 GMT Chuck Hambelton http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1136 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1136 The concept sounds interesting, and I would not necessarily be quick to write it off, but looking at the review done by Popular Science shows that there was an Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:15:16 GMT crusher300 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1135 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/eaasv/message/1135 Saw a blurb about this in Popular Science the same day I got Current EVents with the excellent article on vehicle aerodynamics. http://fastskinz.blogspot.com/