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From: "Tom Parker" <
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Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: [EVDL] Solectria Sunrise Boston - NYC 10 year anniversary
> Ten years ago today, on the 23 Oct 1997, the Solectria Sunrise was driven
> 217 miles from Boston to New York city on a single charge.
>
> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EFDD113EF937A15753C1A961958260
> http://www.evdl.org/pages/boston_ny.html
>
> Its quite interesting to type Solectria into the New York Times' search
> engine. They have an archive available going back to 1851.
And I was THERE! They took a route through CT, I called Solectria and
found out their route. No escape ya HAVE to pass through Corrupticut. So
they were gunna do a "rest Stop" at Exit 63 on I-84, do show and tell. Gov.
was SUPPOSED to show up. Yeah! Right? I was IT. I went over to James and
said" welcome to CT" when they landed in the maul parking lot.They had a guy
from a electrical magazine to verify that they didn't cheat and charge.They
used the bathroon, and grabbed a cuppa coffee at a Dunkin' Donuts, I think?
Not loosing any time they were off, with a few ICE support vehicles. I
chased along awile in my Diseasel Jetta, vid taping as we went. Didn't go
with them long as I had to go fly my OTHER electric that day, train #55, so
I split early on, but saw them head for the Merritt Parkway, a roller
coaster road, rather than the flatter I-91/95 route favored by Fung Hwa
Express buses.WHY the Chinese are in the US Bus Biz, I'll never know? Only
20 bux NYC-Boston, HOW do they make any money?? I understand they corrected
their route and DID do 91/95.
God! Those were heady daze. Seeing the Sunrise slipping along in the
Real World was a almost religious experiance, on the Turnpike as we Yankees
call the Freeway, blending in with the gas rigs.I want one, someday. General
Murders was doing first gen EV-1's They hadn't locked down the NHM battery,
yet. "Honda had the EV with a cord"play on the "Accord" name. Toyota MUST
have had the RAV-4 in the works.We figured that in ten years you could make
a tough choice; Sunrise or EV-1.Or maybe the RAV? Oh we'll get one of each?
Solve that issue. Spineless govt, you all know the sad EVents of the
following years. SHAME USA!As Chevy used to say" The Heartbeat(break) of
America."We still drive our crappy conversions for now til???. Sigh!
I guess THIS is why we, Lee, Tim, Jerry etc are TRYING to keep this
unique working EV from dying, ten tough years later. Like 450 amp hills,
it's a struggle! Maybe a National Emergency? to get stuff like Sunrise
going? Send Lee yur Lunch/dinner money, skip eating at the Ritz tonight, go
Mc Darnolds or Burgler King,(Feh!) send him the difference. Mother Earth
will thank you as I will.
Dreaming along
Bob
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