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 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.