EVS-20 in Long Beach, California More than 50 Exhibitors!!!!!! "It's Alive!!!!!" December 12, 2003 LONG BEACH, CA When I dragged my Wife to the first "Publicly Advertised Electric Symposium" way way back in 1999 at the Peterson Museum, in the ugly part of Los Angeles we were directed away from the prime exhibits, on up to the top floor of the building, where the pigeons roost... Up there we saw 5 or 10 booths, a couple of "someday cars" and a whole bunch of broke inventors... Last month The 20th International EV Exposition "EVS" was held in Long Beach, California - the up scale beach town at the world famous Convention Center, one of the nicest in the world... Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) hosted the event and did a great job of attracting from many countries that produce Electric Cars, Trucks, Bikes, Vans, Scooter, battery, hybrid and fuel cell products. There was even a company with a working ELECTRIC SKI MOBILE. There were more than 150 booths and exhibitors at this epic event. I couldn't help but wonder how all these companies were surviving in the worst recession in 30 years! But then it came to me... These companies are motivated by the recession. People are struggling to keep their rents paid and when they drive into their local gas station to fill up their SUV's and the total they pay is $5 to $10 higher than last year, I think they FINALLY think about alternative means of transportation. The goal of this year's EVS was current developments with Hybrid-Electric and Hydrogen fuel cell technology. I know, fuel cells are lame... But, after all they are electric. (We're not big fans of spending 6 Billion US Dollars to convert gas stations to electric - You may have seen this stated elsewhere on our website?) Participating companies included major car manufacturers, including Toyota, Honda, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler-Daimler, and Hyundai. But the most impressive thing about this event was the number of new startups who had brite ideas and WORKING PROTOTYPES!!! THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS SHOW was outside in the parking lot. From the minute we got there to the end of the show Electric Cars were moving around, giving people test drives - There were electric scooters, motorcycles, fuel-cell prototype automobiles. (SEE OUR VIDEO SECTION FOR SOME MOVING PICTURES! It was great to see these clean machines Whizzing almost silently around a test track - I overheard many comments about how impressive it was to see them in action. "One guys turned to me and said "Wow, I guess these things are real now!" The Honda FCX and the General Motor's GM Truck blew every onlooker away!!! It was almost as if they were expecting golf carts to be lagging around sounding like something you'd buy for your kid at Walmart! People walked up to the GM TRUCK and asked "Why is this here?, that's not electric?". It is. A real working hybrid pickup truck that can pull things, move things, and runs as good or better than the gas model. Yea we know there's a gas motor in it, who cares... once you put the electric under the hood a bigger more powerful electric will be coming! Right now the electric motor aids the truck in all low speed, stop and go driving, and even kicks in on the fly to make gear changes in the automatic transmission smoother... Tell me that isn't a foot in the door into our garages! (See the GM Truck video in our video section) For the die hard hot rod lovers GM al had on display it's prototype "AUTOnomy" (Watch for a video soon in our video section), This car looked like it could fly... Rumors are that it will be out in 2008, just in time for an electric motor that will do 150 Miles per hour - Yea, this is where electrics are going! WaveCrest's is a new company that is focusing on creating the power plants for electric cars. It's executive team includes former Daimler Chrysler Executive, Richard Schaum. The FCV Roadster (See our new cars section), www.wavecrestlabs.com WaveCrest's propulsion system, which consists of an electric Adaptive Motor® system with an advanced battery technology that the reps claim will last twice as long as today's batteries, and take half the time to recharge! World's Fastest Electric Car Megawatt Motorworks News & Reviews Source: Ohio State University   At 257 mph, the Ohio State University Buckeye Bullet now holds the official record as the world's fastest electric car. This machine performed very well at the Bonneville Salt Flats this week, traveling as fast as 271 mph! (See more info about this car in our SHOWROOM "Race Cars" section) ElectricCars.com Wants to Grow!!! ElectricCars.com Contact ElectricCars.com to get involved. Ventura, CA This is an exciting time for hybrid-electrics and we've come a long long way in just 5 years... The next decade will begin the final phase out of combustible motors... We are currently looking for people interested in investing in our company. Our long term goals are to design, build and market our own Electric Car. However, this looks like a million dollar operation... and in this economic climate it is not likely to happen... In the short run we are developing channels of distribution for any EV brands, we would like to open a few car lots in southern california. The money involved here is looking like several hundred thousand dollars. We are also interested in finding people who own car dealerships to forward sales inquiries for our customers. If you know any deal owners who want a new stream of customers let us know.