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01-06-2009, 02:10 PM
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#1 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,961 | Plug In America will host West Coast Inauguration parade with 30+ EVs Plug In America will host West Coast Inauguration parade with 30+ EVs - AutoblogGreen Quote: |
PIA has announced their own "Inaugural Parade West: Plug In, America!" which will cruise through Santa Monica, CA on January 17. So far, PIA expects over thirty "EVs and PHEVs, including Teslas, numerous RAV4s (with tens of thousands of miles on each), Vectrix bikes, Chevy S10s and conversions.
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01-06-2009, 04:36 PM
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#2 | | ERIC VFX
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,631 | Quote:
Originally Posted by dpeilow | I'm going. Will you be there Dave?
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01-06-2009, 04:37 PM
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#3 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,604 | Quote:
Originally Posted by vfx I'm going. | Take some good photos for us.  |
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01-06-2009, 06:13 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL, USA Posts: 113 | Quote:
Originally Posted by doug Quote:
Originally Posted by vfx I'm going. Will you be there Dave? | Take some good photos for us.  | Video!!!  |
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01-06-2009, 06:37 PM
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#5 | | Tesla Fan
Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,950 | Tempting to fly down to LA just for this. But then my carbon emissions (from flying) would ruin their low carbon statement! |
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01-06-2009, 08:19 PM
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#6 | | ERIC VFX
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,631 | Whoops,
Just got a work-related conflict. Will have to miss the festivities this time. 
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01-06-2009, 10:56 PM
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#7 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,961 | Quote:
Originally Posted by TEG Tempting to fly down to LA just for this. But then my carbon emissions (from flying) would ruin their low carbon statement! | Quote:
Originally Posted by vfx I'm going. Will you be there Dave? |
Unfortunately not - I'll be relying on some of you guys to report back. If I went, I think my carbon emissions would make TEG's look like a drop in the ocean!  |
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01-16-2009, 10:49 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,239 | PIA Parade @ Santa Monica
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01-18-2009, 09:59 AM
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#9 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,604 | "A Modest Parade With A Major Message: Plug In, America " Green Car Advisor Quote:
Parade Participants:
40 Toyota RAV4 EVs
4 Tesla roadsters
1 Solectria EV
1 Balqon 50-ton truck
1 eBox by AC Propulsion
1 PHEV school bus by IC Enova
1 PHEV Dodge Sprinter Van
3 Zero Motorcycles
1 Brammo
1 prototype plug-in Ford Escape hybrid
1 prototype Mitsubishi iMiEV electric city car
2 Phoenix electric sport utility trucks.
1 SolarCity SolarTaco (only gas car, affixed with solar panels)
2 Vectrix electric scooters
2 Chevy S-10 EVs
3 plug-in Prius conversions
1 Jeep EV conversion
2 Porsche EV conversions
1 VW Jetta EV conversionby
1 Ford Escort EV conversion
1 Hummer H2 electric conversion
1 Miata EV conversion
1 Geo Metro EV conversion
1 Suzuki EV conversion
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01-18-2009, 10:02 AM
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#10 | | Head Moderator
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