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Aug 9, 2012
Neil Blanchard left a comment for Dave Poole
"Hi Dave!  I just noticed you're a member here.  See you Friday? Neil"
Aug 1, 2012
Speculawyer commented on Neil Blanchard's blog post There are ~100 THINK City EVs available now for $22,500
"Well . . . I'm buying one.  I can't pass that up.  Especially with the great video the guys made for the Think City here on this site.  :-)"
Aug 1, 2012
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There are ~100 THINK City EVs available now for $22,500

Apr 26, 2012
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"Yikes!  Looks like it was designed by an oil executive...Neil"
Jan 3, 2012
Neil Blanchard commented on Electric Aid's blog post Think is bankrupt
"This is sad news -- so, this is official?   Neil"
Jun 23, 2011
Neil Blanchard commented on Dennis Lee Miles.com's blog post why are several spammers allowed to put their ads on here
"Hi Michael,   Richard has the first posts moderated.  For about a week or so, I was having to delete 100's (10-50 at a time) of robot Spam.  Those got blocked.   It is when someone -- a real person, takes the time to…"
Apr 10, 2011
Neil Blanchard commented on Dennis Lee Miles.com's blog post why are several spammers allowed to put their ads on here
"Thanks, Richard -- I did notice the huge drop off in Spam posts.  Most of 'em got rejected before they were made public, but a few will slip through now and then.   Neil"
Apr 10, 2011
Neil Blanchard commented on Dennis Lee Miles.com's blog post why are several spammers allowed to put their ads on here
"We were getting a rash of 'em, for sure.  They will be dealt with soon!"
Apr 8, 2011
Neil Blanchard commented on Electric Aid's blog post The first Leaf gets plugged in
"We have now had 6 Leafs delivered.   The electric revolution has begun (again)!   Neil"
Dec 24, 2010
Neil Blanchard commented on Neil Blanchard's blog post Honda Announces Fit / Jazz EV for 2012
"Don't forget Toyota! :-) 6 plug-in BEV's or hybrids from them alone."
Nov 20, 2010
Speculawyer commented on Neil Blanchard's blog post Honda Announces Fit / Jazz EV for 2012
"This is an epic capitulation for Honda that has been pushing fuel cells and talking smack about EVs. Long before any real fuel cell car sales, Honda will be putting this EV up for sales. The market has spoken and the EV has won. We now have EVs…"
Nov 19, 2010
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Honda Announces Fit / Jazz EV for 2012

Nov 19, 2010
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Neil Blanchard commented on Neil Blanchard's blog post CarBEN open source concept EV
"I've added several new renderings! And I've changed my intended construction method, to composite foam sandwich. The dust and fumes are not very appealing, but I think the resulting structure will be much better; given the compound curved…"
Jul 16, 2010
Neil Blanchard and Dan Frederiksen are now friends
Jun 14, 2010
Neil Blanchard commented on David Herron's blog post The TTXGP 2010 series opening race was a blast
"Actually, the MotoCzysz (say: MO-toe-sizz) has a 12.5kWh battery, with ten hot-swappable 1.25kWh cells. The motor is also pretty great: liquid cooling, and 100HP and 250ft/lb torque continuous... The motor weighs 77 pounds, the battery is ~18 (or…"
Jun 13, 2010

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What is your favorite electric car and why?
My favorite "future" electric car is the Aptera 2e, because it is the most efficient.

My favorite "real" electric car is the Th!nk City, because it is the best current design with the longest range: simple, functional, and purposeful.

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There are ~100 THINK City EVs available now for $22,500

There are ~100 THINK City EVs available now for $22,500

Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:09pm — 1 Comment

Honda Announces Fit / Jazz EV for 2012

Honda has announced the Fit / Jazz EV for 2012:



http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1051629_2010-la-auto-show-2012-honda-fit-electric-car-world-debut…









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Posted on November 19, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Take a Survey about the Th!nk City!

If you are interested in the Th!nk City, then you might want to take this survey:



http://umich.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3n5qcmZdcif9XZq&SVID=Prod



They reveal their thinking in terms of the price of the City here in the USA: $25,000-30,000 net. I read this as after the $7,500 federal tax credit -- but then that assumes that they are selling the… Continue

Posted on April 7, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

CarBEN open source concept EV

I've been working on the design concept of an EV that I'm calling CarBEN. Here's a animated video of the 3D model in SketchUp:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dnaBTAWnOc



The project is to design (and build) an uber-efficient electric car; that has very low aerodynamic drag, as… Continue

Posted on April 4, 2010 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

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At 1:59am on May 12, 2010, Neil Blanchard said…
I got Spam, Spam...
At 12:41pm on February 16, 2010, Neil Blanchard said…
Hi Cassi,

Call me jaded, but I think you just Spammed me!
At 9:15am on February 15, 2010, Electric Aid said…
Thank you for the spam alert Neil !
 
 
 

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