EV Meetup @ Bucks

Wow, if I just happened to walk in there and saw all those cars I would've been flabbergasted!

By the way...does anyone know how many Tangos have been made? Or why the Wrightspeed X1 is now blue all of the sudden? It's always been red.

This could be awsome kit car:
- ariel atom chassis
- AC 150 PEM
- some preassembled battery pack
- good manual on how to put it together

Is something like that outhere yet?

TEG said:

By the way, I got a go in the Wrightspeed X1 after taking the picture... Wow!... Wow!!... Wow!!! Thanks, Ian! :biggrin:

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Damn, TEG! You've driven a Tesla and an X1? You are now a member of a very exclusive club.

So the owners of three of the quickest (electric) cars on the planet meet up for breakfast. What scheme are they hatching? :wink:


So TEG you've driven the X1 too? That's got to be a 2.0 grin! :biggrin:

We seem to be THE source for information lately:
AutoblogGreen

Opps, I posted the wrong link. The one below is the one I meant to post.
Three of the fastest EVs meet for lunch - AutoblogGreen

These pictures and stories on ABG make me wish there is a similar gathering at a similar type place in LA.

The first place to come to mind is the Rock Store on Mullholland.
The Rock Store - Ed & Vern's motorcycle pit stop
It's 90 percent motorcycles but a lot of supercars and customs stop from driving the hills for metal gawking as well. Wonder if they would "not take kindly" to EV's.

The particular layout of spacious places like Alice's up north are hard to find unless you are on the outskirts like Gorman, Lancaster or San Dimas. Even Irvine the planned community has some. Old Newport has some winding roads in the hills there and I suppose that should be the 2nd requirement of the hangout (don't know anything about Bucks'). A place to give and get rides in the cars and the funner the better.

The SG hills have the Pasadena area, Monrovia, even La Cresenta was formed in LA's early days and old places are more spread out. (Martin would be nearby here). The Tahoe area is really pushing it on didtance.

Anyone aware of EV gatherings in LA?

TEG doesn't mention that the white truck on the left is TEG's Ford Ranger EV with NiMH batteries. The people in the picture are me (Jorg Brown, the Tango owner), and Ian Wright, and behind Ian and barely visible, Martin Eberhard.

The meetup was in part for Jamis McNiven, owner of the restaurant, who is looking to feature some electric cars in a future menu and wanted a pic of all 3 electric supercars. (Buck's menus come with a story, and many patrons are collectors of the menus) The joke that day was that we came as part of a mass protest to force Jamis to install EV chargers at his restaurant.

For those of you who don't know Buck's, it's located in Woodside, where many absurdly rich people live (Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Martin Eberhard, etc), and there are quite a few famous VC deals that have happened there. Martin used to go there with the first Tesla mule, when he was still seeking investors. It is, however, not an expensive restaurant; it's a charming little place with all kinds of cool stuff on the walls and the ceiling. I had the Cheese Blintz special with assorted fruits, which is just amazing.

TEG said:

Willing to go to San Diego?
Kick Gas! Sunday October 12, 2008 - An "electrifying" high speed event

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That looked interesting until I realized it was only a 1/8th mile track. There's no way it's worth the trip to San Diego if their track is only half as long as it's supposed to be.

TEG, you forgot the mention that your Ranger EV was there too! If you look at the photo, TEGs Ranger is just to the left of the Tango. It was really cool seeing all FOUR EVs in one spot.

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ROOT BEER FLOATS!!