Electric Cars

The Old Amigo does a little volunteer work for EV World.  That's a web 'zine dedicated to the promotion of non-ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) powered vehicles.  Most of the time he does things like enter events in a database that shows up in an on-line calendar.  

Once in a while, however, some fun things float over the transom.  One such is a short biography of John Wayland, aka "Plasma Boy".  The biography will probably go live in early 2009, but in the meantime The Amigo has been emailing back-and-forth with him and learning.  And writing. Mr. Wayland is an interesting and talented man... and he is dedicating his life to changing peoples' minds about electric cars.

Mr. Wayland recently forwarded the URL for a video from Oregon Public Broadcasting.  It is both fun and inspiring.  The Amigo hopes it makes you grin just as much as it did him...  Check out the race stats: Wayland's "White Zombie" breaks 11.5 seconds for the quarter mile.  That's quick -- especially for a street-legal car.