https://www.mynbc5.com/article/the-official-trailer-for-lin-manuel-mirandas-in-the-heights-movie-is-here/30209287 Man's passion for climate solutions drives toward electric vehicles Dec 12, 2019 Jackie Pascale
[image https://kubrick.htvapps.com/vidthumb/7d10fdc9-8a45-4459-a510-54a345e7f703/7d10fdc9-8a45-4459-a510-54a345e7f703_image.jpg video flash TRANSCRIPT MANCHESTER THIS MORNING. HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YOU THIS MORNING. WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER MAKING THE SWITCH TO AN ELECTRIC- POWERED CAR?? ONE BURLINGTON MAN SAYS IT'S A NO- BRAINER! NBC FIVE'S JACKIE PASCALE JOINS US LIVE IN BURLINGTON. JACKIE - WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE ááTEST DRIVES HE'S OFFERING UP TODAY? I WOULD SAY IT'S THE PASSION OF THE MAN PUTTING THIS EVENT ON. BILL CALFEE IS TAKING IT UPON HIMSELF TO GET PEOPLE TO MAKE THE SWITCH TO DRIVING ELECTRIC. HE SAYS WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLIMATE CRISIS - AND THIS IS ONE WAY A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAN HELP REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. TODAY AND TOMORROW'S TEST DRIVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC... BUT CALFEE HAS BEEN DOING THIS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL FOR YEARS. WHEN HE GOT HIS FIRST ELECTRIC CAR IN 20-15... HE SET A DAILY GOAL OF HAVING SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER DRIVEN AN E-V... TAKE áHIS FOR A SPIN. WHILE HE HASN'T LOGGED EVERY SINGLE NEW DRIVER... THIS EVENT WILL SURELY GET HIS NUMBERS UP. <BILL CALFEE, EVENT ORGANIZER 14:43:55 THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THEY COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE, A BETTER EXPERIENCE IN A CAR THAT'S ACTUALLY POWERED BY ELECTRICITY. AND IN BURLINGTON, OUR ELECTRICITY COMES FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES. SO IT'S A NO BRAINER (15)> CALFEE ALSO SAYS HE HOPES TO CONTRIBUTE TO BURLINGTON'S EFFORTS - IN BECOMING A NET ZERO CITY BY 20- 30. HE SAYS IT'S THE CITY'S LEADERS THAT CAN SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY... SO HE'S TRYING TO GET THOSE INFLUENTIAL FOLKS HERE SOMETIME BETWEEN 8 A-M AND 7 P-M. .. BUT IT'S ALSO FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CALFEE ASKS THAT FOLKS TO SIGN UP FOR A TIME SLOT ONLINE ... ] Two-day EV test drive event is one way a Burlington man is leading the charge for change BURLINGTON, Vt. — If you've ever been curious about making the switch to an electric-powered car, one Burlington man is making it easier for you to get behind the wheel. Bill Calfee is passionate about how people can reduce their carbon footprint. He said he was encouraged when he saw Burlington chart a plan to become a net zero city by 2030 [ https://www.mynbc5.com/article/new-plan-charts-burlingtons-course-toward-becoming-net-zero-city/28972114 ]. "It's about eliminating the use of fossil fuels," Calfee explains. "It's important for Burlington but it's also important for all of us as Americans. It's important for all of us who live on this planet." Calfee says we're in a climate crisis right now, and one way a large number of people can make an impact is by driving cleaner. "They don't realize that they could have a different experience, a better experience, in a car that's actually powered by electricity," he says. "In Burlington, our electricity comes from renewable resources. So it's a no-brainer." Calfee first got an electric car in 2015, making it a daily goal to have someone who's never driven an EV to take his for a spin. He's expanding his personal test drives Thursday and Friday, organizing an event with four car dealers so they can reach a bigger audience. He has a specific group in mind that he wants getting behind the wheel -- community leaders. "My intention is to get the people that others turn to for advice to have the experience of driving an electric car," Calfee says. He says he hopes influential figures can set an example for the rest of the community to follow. The EV test drive event is free and open to the public, but Calfee requests people sign up for a time slot ahead of time online [ https://btvec.com/ ]. It runs 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Another option Calfee suggests is asking a friend with an electric car to go on a ride in theirs or going to a dealership for an official test drive. [© mynbc5.com] + https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/12/tesla-maryland-lawsuit-autopilot/ Maryland Attorney Sues Tesla As The Electric Vehicle Maker’s Technology Comes Under Fire December 12, 2019 A Maryland attorney is suing Tesla for over $1 million, saying the car he bought from the electric vehicle company in 2017 went haywire and began swerving at ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
