July 17, 2007 by Rob.

I pushed the RAVolt’s envelope farther than ever today: over 25 miles including my commute, a short lunch trip, and running all over Westlake looking for a first-aid class.  There was plenty of juice for low speed cruising, but I would not want to try more 360 rush-hour driving at that level of charge.
On the ride home I saw a Zap 3-wheel electric. I wanted to wave, but they would not have know I was an electric too. It’s getting time to get some stickers and take the RAVolt out of “stealth EV” mode.

Over at Westlake High School the RAVolt was parked next too a herd of Hummers. Gasp.

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July 17, 2007 by Rob.

This national junior solar car competition is sponsored by Dell and gives high school students a chance to build and race their own solar EVs.  These are not conversions - they build the whole car.  Unlike the college level competition, it does not appear that the cars need to be street legal.

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