VW electric car wins the PPHC!

I found this article from the Irish EV Club that I belong to on Facebook! It's interesting that I had to read it from an overseas group than a USA publication, isn't it? The Fully Charged YouTube crew was here last week to cover the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, I'm looking forward to their video on Colorado Springs...

Article here: https://www.wired.com/story/engineering-of-the-vw-pikes-peak-battery/

A graphic from the Irish EV owner's group

Sebastian Knapp from the Irish EV Owner's group on Facebook made this:

Fully Charged YouTube Channel!

Jonny Smith of the YouTube channel Fully Charged came to the Garden of the Gods visitor's center on Friday, June 22 and taped a show (will be edited and published later). The subject of the show was the Tesla Model 3, which Jonny Smith had never seen before. Their show originates in Great Britain and it's going to be some time before any RHD copies of a Model 3 get made. Several CSEVC members were interviewed, as were Denver Tesla Club members. I am a subscriber and Patreon member of the channel (that means I contribute monthly) and get great EV information from it - consider liking, subscribing and donating!

Bob Chaput takes delivery of his Model 3!

Finally got delivery a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful car. Drives like a dream.

I’m sorry I won’t be joining you for the factory tour in July. Maybe next time if there is a next time.

Regards, Bob Chaput

Fully Charged Show - Model 3 owners

Here's the latest about the Fully Charged Show this Friday:

We'll be meeting at Garden of Gods Visitors Center parking lot at 3 on Friday. All future communication for the event will be on the FB event page.

https://www.facebook.com/events/248634285905229/

Model 3 owners unite!

I just got this message from the Denver Tesla Club, I'll be attending the Friday event...

Hello All!

It's been a while since my last email. Hope all are doing well. We have two events this weekend I'd like for you to be aware of:

We have our June meet up this Sunday at The Wines of Colorado in Cascade, Colorado, AND a secondary meet up with the UK YouTube channel Fully Charged (https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow) this Friday in Colorado Springs. See details below.

Sunday June 24, 2018, 9 am - 2 pm

The Wines of Colorado

8045 W. Hwy 24
Cascade, CO 80809

We are limiting this to only 20 spots so if you plan on attending, please RSVP immediately. If we have an overwhelming interest, we may open it up to more. Meet at Park Meadows Supercharger at 9:00 am. Scenic drive through the mountains (HWY 85, 67, to 24). Lunch at location at 12 pm.

Friday June 22, 2018 3 pm - 6 pm

Specific location TBD

Colorado Springs

Brief: YouTube channel Fully Charged will be in Colorado Springs this weekend and they reached out to us to feature any Model 3 owners a part of Denver Tesla Club (and Colorado Springs EV Club). Their focus will be to highlight Model 3 owner's experience with the car. If you are a Model 3 owner and you'd like to participate, please let me know as soon as possible. All are welcome, even if you don't own a Model 3.

Any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

For future events through the end of 2018, please see our website: https://denverteslaclub.org/upcoming-events/

--

Sean Mitchell

Mercedes EQ commercial

Here's a great look and the Mercedes EQ concept car that's due out in a couple of years: https://youtu.be/vYZGKHc2zdY

Our club member is a playwright!

An email from our club member, Jeff Schmoyer:

Hi all,

I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of an incorrect time for Sunday that was on the ticketing site. Thespiana 2018 will have an evening performance Saturday, June 30 at 7PM, and a matinee Sunday July 1 at 2:30PM.

And one other update: I don't have to be on stage after all--my debut can wait for Broadway! My own play will still be showcased.

More info at Thespiana.com.

Thanks,

Jeff

Previous message:

Thespiana is back and my latest play, And the Winner Is..., will be front and center. This will be the short play festival's third year and will feature readings of six new plays, and songs stolen from a melodrama. It should make for a fun afternoon or evening.

Performances are Saturday, June 30 at 7PM and July 1 at 2:30PM at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. Ticket, play, and actor info can be found at Thespiana.com.

The bad news is that I have been tapped not only as a playwright and director, but also for a small part in one of the plays. But don't let that scare you off.

Hope to see you there,
Jeff

How the world sees EVs

Colorado Concours Show, 2018

Our club member, Dan Rosenblatt, was the only Tesla at the 2018 Concours in Littleton, CO today. Last year we had (I think) 8 - 12 Teslas on display.

Great turnout for CSU Efficiency Day!

Thanks to all that showed up and exhibited their cars today, it was hot!

CSU Efficiency Day today!

Stop by if you can, this event is one we sponsor every year. It's on from 9:00am - 1:00pm, FREE, and a great way to get new ideas about energy.

EV Racing club inquiry

I represent a Colorado nonprofit that is looking to organize EV racing events beginning in 2019.  We are planning on attending the Pikes Peak Hill Climb (and surrounding events) on June 22-24.  I don't see on your website whether your club is planning any collateral events during this weekend, but if you are we would love to attend to introduce our organization to your members and vice versa.

Let me give some more detail about what we're hoping to do:

Our focus is on production EVs rather than purpose-built racecars.  So we'd love to get the Model S Bandimere crowd out to our events, but also cars that people wouldn't normally think of as racecars, everything from a Leaf to a conversion car to a prototype vehicle, even some hybrids.  Given that diversity, we would race the cars in a fluid set of classes, largely dependent on which vehicles come out to a given event, to get interesting/competitive matchups.  The idea is to get people having fun seeing what EVs can do in a competitive environment (even if that's not necessarily a high performance environment for all of the cars).

We are aiming for a similar diversity in event format, whether drag, oval, circuit, road, etc.  Given that we expect a large proportion of initial participants to be people who have never raced before, we anticipate our first racing event including a High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) component to get a stock of qualified drivers for future events.  Since, as you pointed out, we would be talking about racing some daily drivers, we intend to operate under modified rules (limited passing zones, light run groups, etc.) so as to not require safety modifications to stock vehicles (basically, the drivers would have full safety equipment but we would stick with OEM roll protection and safety belts).

With that background in mind, I think there would be a couple of different ways we could partner with your club.  The most basic level would just be networking and communication, trying to knit together communities interested in EVs, who perhaps haven't had much prior interest in racing, with communities interested in racing, who perhaps haven't had much prior interest in EVs.  This is largely what we are thinking for an event the weekend of the Hill Climb; basically just let us buy your members some drinks, chat them up about what we're looking to do, and get some input from them about how we might tailor our operations to their interests.

As things build, I think there would also be good opportunities for cross-promotion.  We intend to network with other EV and racing clubs in similar ways and launch a web forum where folks can see what other clubs are up to in the hopes of getting some crossover participation in each others' events.  That will also give us a good network for promotion of our events.  We might also be able to offer your members some tangible benefits at our events (reduced entry/admission fees etc.).  Finally, if things go well, there might also be opportunities for cross/co-sponsorship.  We might be able to help sponsor some events for your club, give your club some recognition as a sponsor of our events, and/or act as an organizing sponsor for large-scale events that would bring together a number of clubs.

Those are obviously some pretty wide-ranging and speculative ideas about what the future might hold.  For now though our focus is just on opening up a network of communication to generate interest in what we're doing and orient ourselves to the EV community.  Hopefully that gives you some idea of what we're thinking, but feel free to ask any follow-up questions.  I'd love to get your thoughts on whether any/all of this might be of interest to your members.

Thanks.

-Sean Towles

Drive Electric Week Event!

You're invited to the upcoming webinar, Drive Electric Week: Organizing a Great 2018 Event. You will learn about the different types of NDEW events you can organize and hear from city captains who can share tips and best practices for putting on the best event for your community!

 As always, we'll save some time at the end for you to ask questions and get the answers you need.
The webinar will be held on:
Thursday, June 14th, 2018
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT / 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT 
Registration required to attend.
Many thanks for supporting National Drive Electric Week!
Kylie Morgan
Plug In America

The National Drive Electric Week Organizing Committee Electric Auto Association
Plug In America
Sierra Club
driveelectricweek.org

New Member Mitchell McDonald

Our latest member, Mitchell McDonald, is from Colorado Springs, CO and drives a 2014 BMW i3. We hope to see him at some club events, so make him welcome when you meet him!

Nick Lundberg is the high-mileage leader!

Our earliest club member, Nick Lundberg, is driving all over Colorado in his new Model 3. He continually sets the lowest watt hours per mile of any typical owner we know of. He's been kind enough to send us some photos of his new Model 3 in scenic places in Colorado - thanks Nick!

Wilkerson Pass (above)

Hoosier Pass (coming back from Breckenridge) above

Twin Lakes, heading to Independence Pass (above)

Independence Pass, 12,039 ft (above)

A review of the Jaguar I-Pace

https://www.completecar.ie/car-reviews/article/Jaguar/I-Pace/I-Pace_EV400/1334/8283/2018-Jaguar-I-Pace-EV400-review.html