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My name is Noel Adams and I run the evfinder.com web site among other things. I also write the occasional article for Electrifying Times and EV World. I am British but have lived in the Southern California area for the last 25 years. Before moving to the US I also spent four years working for an automobile manufacturer in the middle east.
I developed an interest in Electric Vehicles back around 1990 and my interest became an obsession when I tried unsuccessfully to lease a GM EV1. I realized that it was really difficult for people to even find information about electric vehicles, and finding an actual car was all but impossible. I decided to do something about it and started EVFinder.com. Now the evfinder web site gets about 60,000 hits per month and I have helped hundreds of people to find an electric car. Still, as Rodney Dangerfield says, I get no respect. It gets frustrating at times to get totally ignored by a company like Tesla Motors. At times I feel like giving up then I get a dealer who tells me that their business depends on referrals from my site and it all seems worth while again.
The following page will contain my own thoughts on a variety of topics related to electric vehicles and will also allow me to stray off topic a bit and look at other issues such as hybrid vehicles - I own a Prius - and issues surrounding air pollution and oil addiction which was the reason I got interested in Electric Vehicles in the first place.
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My Articles
Electrifying Times Cruising the Las Vegas Strip in a Kool Kar
EV World GM Electric Cars II, 2006 LA Auto Show An Electric Car murder mystery Why we need alternatives to oil
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Blog
Sunday June 29, 2008 - Infrastructure Charges - I have always said that over the long term we need to have public charging infrastructure and we need to find a way to charge for it. Now, an innovative company in the UK, Electromotive, has found a way to do that...Continued
Sunday June 22, 2008 - Dump the Pump - last Wednesday was Dump the Pump day in the US. The idea of dump the pump day is that everyone leave their car at home and commute to work using public transport, bikes or walking...Continued
Sunday June 14, 2008 - Battery Talk - Earlier this week I had an interesting conversation with a guy who is planning to jump start the production of fuel cells. He was asking if I would provide input on the process. I told him that I would but that he should be aware that I am of the opinion that fuel cells aren't the correct way to go. The resultant email exchange got me thinking a lot about battery technology...Continued
Sunday June 8, 2008 - Project Driveway - Regular readers of my blog will know that I tried to sign up for GM's Project Driveway and was rejected. After all I have whined about it enough in these blogs. This week I actually got to take a short drive in one of the project driveway fuel cell vehicles...Continued
Sunday June 1, 2008 - EV Conversion - Lets face it, there isn't a lot of choice when it comes to freeway capable electric vehicles. Those that are available like the e-box, tesler roadster, or Tango are very expensive, and the Myers Motors NmG only seats one person. Even the array of vehicles available in Europe like the G-Wiz and the Mega City are not built for the highway - so what are we to do while we wait for companies like Nissan to start selling electric cars...Continued
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Media
Video Plug-in America Press Conference in Sacremento Electric Wheels on Salem News.com
Books Build your own Electric Vehicle - Bob Brant Convert it - Michael Brown The lost Cord - Barbara Bradford Solo my life with an electric car - Noel Perrin
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