Sunday, June 21, 2015

In the age of Tesla - Retro Electro holds its own!

I am happy to see more EVs on the road - Leafs, Teslas, BMW i3s, etc.

Every day there seem to be more on the road - and that is great to see larger scale adoption of electric on the roads.  Even though Electro may not have the range of these modern EVs, I still am super-proud of my ride, and to this day still drive it with gusto!

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Wow - 10,000 electric miles

I have been driving Electro for around five years now, and while running some Saturday errands, I saw the odometer turn over to 139,400 miles.  Electro's maiden voyage way back waswith an odometer reading at 129,400 miles.  Wow!  By driving 10,000 miles, I have had fun while NOT burning over 300 gallons of gasoline.  Pretty cool.

Looking forward to showing Electro off at the Greenwood Car show next week!

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

New shoes!

I finally got Electro some new wheels today.  Check em out!



Sunday, March 24, 2013

Electro new look!




Only things missing are the emblems and side trim, which should go on this next week.  Looking really good.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Electro's new look - body work complete

Electro just finished up at our local Maaco body shop.  A variety of dent/ding removals, rust removal, hole welding/filling, new windshield, and of course a brand new paint job.  I still have to put the bumpers and other assorted hardware back on, but I am ecstatic about the new look.  Check it out.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Greenwood Car Show June 2012

Electro was part of Seattle EV Association (SEVA)'s "Gasless on Greenwood" contingent this weekend, showing off EVs of all types at the Greenwood Car Show in Seattle.  Here are some pictures:

The club first met at a staging area for donuts and coffee.  Here is a new CODA, commercial EV out of California:


A restored and converted Fiat 600.  This car was the coolest clown car I have ever seen.  It has suicide doors too!
 Lining up and getting ready to go.
 My inspiration - the White Zombie!  John Wayland drove up from Portland for the show.  For those of you who don't know, the White Zombie is the fastest street-legal EV out there.
 A converted Honda!
 At the show on Greenwood.
 We ended up having two Cabby-EVs!  The black one is an earlier conversion that has lead acid batts.  Runs a little slower and not as far as Electro, but it was still cool to see it!

 Older conversion meets the upgrade!
 General shot of the show.  Despite intermittent showers, the show got really crowded in the afternoon.  Big success.
 "Gasless on Greenwood" general shot.  We had a parking lot as well a street-side spots.

 A nice Karmann Ghia conversion.  Also has a Zilla Z1K like Electro.


 Several Tesla roadsters in attendance, as usual.
 Here's an old 60's dune buggy conversion.  Almost all fiberglass, no seatbelts (grandfathered in to current laws).  I asked the guy what his view on safety was.  His answer: "DON'T GET HIT."
 The Karmann Ghia conversion again, this time from the front.  He was using the same lithium batts as me as well - CALBs.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Come see me at the Greenwood Car Show!

This Saturday (6/30/2012) is the annual Greenwood Car Show!
I am showing Electro as part of Seattle EV Association's "Gasless on Greenwood".

Come on by - let's talk shop!

http://greenwoodcarshow.com/