On 03/21/2018 10:10 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
I'm pretty sure that another EVDL member of that era, Mary Ann Chapman, was also a WE'RE-IT member. Mary Ann designed the outstanding Desert Lightning S10 conversion, and IIRC had a hand in helping to formulate the NEC's first EV charging regulations. They messed it up anyway. :-(
I was looking for Mary Ann stuff when I came across the Clare links; I posted only one of the more interesting. It seems Mary Ann and Clare had a close association. I know that Mary Ann and Gail crossed paths in their EV promotion efforts.
I knew Mary Ann LONG before her EV interest developed. After she moved from Austin, she fell off my radar. For a long while, I was unaware of her EV activities and I had no EV interest myself.
After my epiphany connected to viewing WKTEC, I finally became aware of all the people that had poured their souls into the EV effort. And were then smacked down by GM and California government. I believe Mary Ann has bitterness over her EV business failure; she doesn't have much interest in EVs these days. I've fairly recently encouraged Mary Ann to check back in on EVDL. Perhaps Clare is the same. Gail has the attitude that it is good that EVs have FINALLY taken off. I harbor FAR more resentment against GM than Gail does. I view GM as even more evil than microsoft.
Good stuff on SCCA below. I did not know that EVs had any SCCA presence. As an old SCCA road racer, I've had little interest in the principle EV racing, drag racing. Even though they seem to have been emotionally high strung, I regret the absence of drag racers on EVDL.
I do have a little personal history on Mary Ann which I can post if I get permission.
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