Sharon Sarris's blog

On Friday, Jan. 13th at 8 p.m. -- thanks to a number of EV-related organizations and the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz -- we will be able to view director Chris Paine's new film. ( The follow up to "Who Killed the Electric Car". ) A number of EV owners will display their Leafs, Volts, and Teslas across the street from the Rio before the movie.  We are particularly fortunate to have Chris Paine and Greg "Gadget" Abbot speak after the film in a panel discussion with Jay Friedland, Plug In America and representatives from Nissan and Tesla corporate.

The Monterey College of Law in Seaside, Calif. earned LEED Platinum certification recently which makes it the second LEED Platinum building in the City -- the first was Chartwell School.  It is one of only 5 LEED Platinum in Northern California.  Green Fuse contributed to the LEED process for both projects, so we are very proud of  each of the schools' leadership and commitment to achieving high performance buildings that benefit both the occupants and the community.  Both schools are located on the former Fort Ord Army base.

The Plug-In 2010 conference kicked off today with General Motors announcing the cost of the Chevrolet Volt coming to selected regions in the U.S. later this year.  A very well equipped Volt will be $33,500, after applying a $7,500 federal tax credit.  A lease price of $350 for 36 months was also announced. Extras are leather seats, special wheels, special paint and camera for backing up.  The battery pack will  have an 8 year, 100,000 mile warranty.
 

Test drives of the Think City electric car were offered at the Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance (MBEVA) meeting this past week at the IBEW Local 234 in Castroville.

Recently, the Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance held a workshop for building and planning officials, local auto dealers, IBEW Local 234 and others interested in streamlining the permit process for residential EV charging stations.  The workshop was funded by a grant that the Greater Bay Area EV Corridor received and generously offered our region.  MBEVA is working together with others in the state to create an easy and speedy process so that EV owners can charge their vehicles at home as easily as we now fuel up at gas stations.

Our Monterey Bay Plug-In Electric Vehicle Alliance is making great progress. As part of our initiative to be recognized as an electric vehicle friendly region, we visited the Green Vehicles facility in San Jose recently to see their three electric vehicles offerings. Our photo shows the Triac (www.greenvehicles.com) which has a top speed of 80 mph and 100 mile range for about $25,000. They also produce the Moose, a NEV classified van and the Buckshot, a ½ ton pickup with 55 mph top speed and a 85-mile range. It has a options such as lockable surfboard hard case and bike rack.

Our Monterey Bay Plug-In Electric Vehicle Alliance is making great progress. As part of our initiative to be recognized as an electric vehicle friendly region, we visited the Green Vehicles facility in San Jose recently to see their three electric vehicles offerings. Our photo shows the Triac (www.greenvehicles.com) which has a top speed of 80 mph and 100 mile range for about $25,000. They also produce the Moose, a NEV classified van and the Buckshot, a ½ ton pickup with 55 mph top speed and a 85-mile range. It has a options such as lockable surfboard hard case and bike rack.