"Spirit of DC" Caretaker, Charlie Garlow Reports on the All American "Spirit" Being Shown Around Washington, DC,

EVADC Veep, Charlie Garlow and the All American "Spirit of DC" Caretaker reported today, Thursday, 18 June 2009 (with slight edits):

The All American "Spirit of DC" is being shown around Washington, DC as much as we in EVADC (Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC) can do.

Today, it is at HQ EPA, 12th and Penn, close to the White House.

Summer law clerks are getting a lecture from me about the Spirit, PHEVs and EVs and solar.

Then, the Spirit goes to the Air Enforcement Division's annual picnic for more EVducation !

We look forward to seeing EVJerry back on the East Coast, soon. Pollen is gone.

Charlie Garlow, EPA kind of guy plus "www.FunRunintheSun.org" kind of guy, too!

Spirit of DC Visits Citicar Gathering!

May 15th to 17th, 2009 was a unique experience in Columbia, Maryland.

Gathered there were Citicars, the most-produced electric car in American history.

Citicar owners from all over the country got together to celebrate these cute little electric vehicles, and meet with the man behind the car, Bob Beaumont.

Other electric vehicles were invited to the EVent as well. We had a Kewet, electric scooter, electric motorcycle, EV Jetta, and of course, the Spirit of DC.

I met Jerry Asher last summer on his trip across America in Madison, Wisconsin.

It was great to see the car again, this time driven by Dave Goldstein. The solar panels were new since I last saw the car, so I made sure to take lots of photos.

The Citicars are so small, you can actually park three of them in one parking space! Any of the full-size EVs felt like the "mothership"!

Besides presentations by the original folks involved with the Citicars, there was also a plastics repair demonstration (Citicars have Plastic bodies, like a Saturn) and "unofficial" events of driving laps and drag-racing.

You know it's a successful event when people start talking about what we're doing next year!

In that case, we'll see you next year, but for now, see more pictures of the Spirit at:

http://gallery.me.com/benhdvideoguy#101439

and photos of Citicars and more at:

http://gallery.me.com/benhdvideoguy#101435

-Ben Nelson

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

1977 Citicar

Electric Kawasaki

EV Geo Metro "Electro-Metro"

Epilogue - Sunday, 26 April 2009 ... from Phoenix, Arizona .. en route to Home Sweet Bisbee

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All -

EPILOGUE: What's next? What's next beside going back and doing LOTS of webblogging ... in order to make a baseline of sorts for the bestseller Classic-in-the-Making, entitled: Plug'in Around America: With the "Spirit" ... and on the Cheap!

The "Spirit of DC" is enjoying her All American status, being shown around the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitean Area with EVADC'rs -- Chip Gribbens, Charlie Garlow, Dave "Goldie" Goldstein, and Joe Lado ... for starters. Charlie is endowing the "Spirit" with a crown of solar panels with Proferssor Bob Bruninga understaking the solar tasking over there in nearby Annapolis, MD. Bob will also check out the APRS - the Automatic Position Recording System, which gave the geographical position of the "Spirit" through out the US of A and Canada ... until just outside of Little Rock, AK, when Alas! a fuse was blown.

Perhaps, this solar crown on the "Spirit" will all be in place at the next EVADC meeting, scheduled for 3rd Tuesday, the 19th of May. EVADC'rs can see decal array of 54 EAA Sister Chapters. See http://www.evadc.org/ for location. At said meeting, EVADC'rs can align behind the X-treme BugEV just like the "Spirit of DC" which is taking on the role of lead vehicle for the "Fun Run in the Sun." See updates: http://www.funruninthesun.org/. Especially for the exact launch date, yet being projected for a Memorial Day launch from DC and bounded for points West until LA, or the Pacific Ocean -- whichever comes first!

Sonn en route from Phoenix to Home, Sweet Bisbe, Arizona ... just to hang out and handle the piles of mail (probably mostly all bills, junk mails, magazines, ... and maybe a scant note or two of acknowledging Congrats!

EVer, ... with more to follow ... with additional Epilogue Days,

Bisbee EVJerry

PS And of course, looking forward to the Borderland EVA Meeting!

PHEV Days 183,184, 185 - Saturday, Sunday, Monday - 18-20 April 2009. "All American Spirit of DC" On the National Mall ... Wrapping Up PHEV3A

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All -

The "All American Spirit of DC" spent the last three days on the National Mall - showing & shining ... even on rainy Monday, at the EVADC Exhibit with the EPA 5th National Sustainable Design EXPO ... with the Capitol as a backdrop. The was the EVfort for wrapping up the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around America EVducational Tour at the spot where the "Spirit" was christened with "Graphics by Chip" signage ... almost one year ago on Earth Day.

On Saturday morning, Joe Lado, EVADC Exhibit Chair for the EPA 5th EXPO and C0-Chair for "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America (PHEV3A) along with his son, Eric, had things organized for the "Spirit" as wel for his own Solar EV - a pure electric Fiero in a delightful yellow with an array of solar panels. Soon, Donor with his Vectrix and Sylvia with her e-scooters were also on display ... on what was a most perfect 76-degree sunny day with thed steps of the Capitol itself as a backdrop some several hundred yards away.



On Monday, ever so rainy had two PBS folks came a'interviewing, first EVJerry regarding the "All American Spirit" and then, Charlie Garlow about the upcoming EVent with a 3-wheeled X-treme BugEV, called "Fun Run in the Sun." See ... maybe just doing a search on ... www.PBS.org/NewsHour for interview by Leigh and photos by Travis. Fingers crossed, of course!

More detailed information to follow. Probably also from San Diego, CA ... and Bisbee, AZ!

And of course, an Epilogue as well, in addition a segway to the upcoming EVducational Tour about Charlie Garlow's X-treme BugEV "Fun Run in the Sun" http://www.funruninthesun.org/. The "Spirit" will be in the role of lead vehicle.

EVer for a momentito o dos,

"All American Spirit" & EVJerry

PHEV Day 182 - Friday, 17 April 2009. Home Sweet DC ... So To Speak!

Dear PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVthusiasts, One & All,

More to call ... 'cause it's "last call" so to speak at Charlie Garlow's "Welcome Back HOME 'Spirit of DC' ...

EVer,

"Spirit" & EVJerry

PHEV Day 181 - Thursday, 16 April 2009. the "Spirit of DC" Gets On-Board with Amtrak -- that is the Auto Train

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, & EVnthusiasts, One & All -

Thursday was the day for the "Spirit of DC" to get on-board with Amtrak -- that is the Auto Train for a courtesy lift back to Lorton, VA, from Sanford, VA.

More details to follow ... tho the Sun Belt Grand Finale is slowly but finally wrapping down -- five more days for the "All American" to show & shine. And three of which will be on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

EVer,

"Spirit" & EVJerry

PHEV Day 180, Wednesday, 15 April 2009. En Route to Seminole Community College with Drop-By Visit to Amtrak Auto Train Station in Sanford, FL

More to follow.