6-26-08 I made the local ABC News.

I made the local ABC News.

4-20-08 Sunday @ Long Beach Grand Prix

Day 3:
Tesla uses a cool light up fill inlet that I will need to copy:
Somehow more pictures of Patron Girls ended up being taken:(I blame blurriness on the tequila)

Oh yeah, I was getting a lot of flak for not sharing the wealth.
So, I introduced my new friends to Mike of SSI-Racing

Mike used his own magic by having the Drift Queen show her skills in 2SSIC:

4-19-08 Saturday @ Long Beach Grand Prix

Here's a cell phone vid of the races.

Unlike Electrics the race cars were very NOISY. Glad they were handing out ear plugs.


Make Mine Electric was there with a plug in Speedster replicar.


I got autographs from Linda Nichols and Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car fame.


Bubba Gump Shrimp sporting an EV Grin.

4-18-08 Friday @ Long Beach Grand Prix

Finally got to see and touch a Tesla:
... and of course the electric vehicle everyone Really came to look at:

Yep, the Electric Glitter Poop on the same expo floor as the Tesla. Who knows, maybe after looking at mine they'll consider using a transaxle from a 70's era bug.
;)
And finally another reason to go to these EVents:

EZ Lube Ladies Love Electric Vehicles

2008 Toyota Grand Prix Long Beach

Having a great time at the 34th annual...

2008 Lifestyle and Alternative Energy Expo

April 18-20, 2008 - The Most Unique Expo of its Kind!

Again in 2008, the Lifestyle and Alternative Energy Expo will be FREE to more than 175,000 active lifestyle Grand Prix ticket holders who don't hesitate to visit the Expo more than once during race weekend. They'll enjoy:

• Over 150 displays featuring the latest in automotive, home, recreation, travel and entertainment products and services. And, new for 2008, it'll be a showcase for GREEN TECHNOLOGY, including hybrid, electric, Hydrogen and bio-diesel cars, energy-saving products for the home and healthy lifestyle products.
• Over 270,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space in the beautiful Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. Display opportunities range from 100 to 10,000 sq. ft.
• Interactive games, simulators, race cars, video arcade, Family Fun Zone, X-treme sports demonstrations and other attractions create an exciting draw to encourage Lifestyle and Alternative Energy Expo attendance over and over again.
• Meeting rooms and special bulk space rates are available to exhibitors seeking to conduct a "show within the show," at the same time providing exposure for their product or service to the Grand Prix audience.
• Hospitality services are available to produce a unique trade show experience for your customers.

Race weekend hours of operation:

8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

3-28-08 PakTrakr in Dash

Unfortunately I need to talk to the manufacturer as not all batteries are being read accurately.

March 2008

It is sweet driving an EV to and from work.

Lots going on:
Joseph's childhood friend is a programmer and was able to make the PakTrakr module for my Digital Dash into a reality.
Joseph named it the Electric Vehicle Intregration System (engineers...)
I nick-named it ELVIS.
Here's the 1st Draft at a logo:

Here's my cell phone video of the beta:


Plus the reason behind high gas prices:

Electric Dragin' Top Pix

70's Paint job? Check.
Disco Ball? Check


Here are some pictures of my car from attendees at the EVent.

Forgot to mention the chrome magnetic pop-up fuel door. Inside is a spooled retractable electric cord and plug.

Notice the lightning bolts on the headlight covers, a gift from Mr. Q.

Electric Cars kick Gas! sticker courtesy of www.DriveGasFree.com

My favorite video so far (maybe because of all the footage of my car).

Electric Dragin' Live

Watch as Pictures and Videos are sent Live to this Channel.

Attendees can chat and submit pictures and video from their mobile phones.
Viewers can use the Chat tab to either send text, voice, or video messages.
Scroll to see more Shows (video or slide shows) by mousing over the Channel window and clicking the pop-up arrows or the Shows tab.

Black Lightning

I was there for Lloyd's EV Grin.
Lloyd and Joseph restored a 2000 Hyundai Accent Conversion. They bought new Batteries, took out the rust, and repainted the old battery boxes. They added a battery watering kit for the 24 6V 200 amp/hr Crown CR225's; and are waiting for a PakTrakr kit.

Here's the video:

San Diego Auto Show EcoCenter

Dec 26 - 30, 2007 | San Diego Convention Center
Met up with Mike Kadie, Bob VanGorder, Joseph GottLieb at the

Here's a slide show :