ETIC 2002 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2002

The Electric Vehicle Association of theAmericas is going out with a bang,having successfully hosted the ElectricTransportation Industry Conferencein Hollywood Beach, Fla., wherethe group told the world that ,effective January 1, it will be known asthe Electric Drive TransportationAssociation.

Like the ETIC 2002 show, the newname reflects a beyond-the-batteryreality, with electric vehicles drawingtheir power from all manner ofsources, including onboard fuel-drivengenerators (hybrid vehicles) and, increasingly, fuel cells.

“We felt it important that the name of the organiza-tion be broadened to reflect our members’ interest inthe full family of electric drive technologies, and the fullcomplement of platforms and products equipped withelectric drive that are currently available and/or plannedfor the marketplace,” said the association’s outgoingautomotive chairman John Wallace.

“The common denominator for the technologies ofinterest is that they include an electric drive, or electricpropulsion, system,” Wallace said. Officially retired,Wallace continues to work for Ford, where he headedthe old Th!nk group, as a consultant. He remains basedin San Diego.

“We believe that ‘electric drive’ is a means throughwhich the nation can lessen its dangerous dependenceon foreign oil and transition to technologies and fuelsthat will allow us to move people and goods cleanly andefficiently while using domestically produced sources ofenergy,” commented Eugene Zeltmann. He is presidentand CEO of the New York Power Authority, andEVAA/EDTA electric utility co-chairman. “In ourname and in our mission statement, we want to makeclear that our purpose is to help move the entire trans-portation sector toward greater and greater reliance onelectric power and away from petroleum,” Zeltmannsaid.

New automotive chairman Doug West, a senior VPfor government and industry affairs for Toyota, said thatthe words ‘electric drive’ are “destined to become acatch-phrase for the coming generation of automotiveand other transportation products.”

The association’s executive director Kateri Callahanoutlined the mission of the new EDTA, which willinclude

• advocacy of federal tax incentives toencourage purchase of electric driveproducts; • education of key audiences includingpolicy makers and consumers about thesignificant national environmental andenergy security benefits of emergingelectric drive technologies; and • the gathering and dissemination ofcredible and up-to-date information onthe status and future prospects for electricdrive products.

“Our board of directors has crafted aninnovative business plan for the associa-

tion that will provide meaningful help to the industry asit faces the challenges inherent in researching, devel-oping and commercializing innovative new battery,hybrid and fuel cell electric transportation products,”Callahan said.

EDTA, which according to Callahan is to be knownas “electric drive,” will host the world electric vehiclesmeeting next year. EVS-20 will be held November 15-19, 2003 in Long Beach, Calif. ShowTimes will be theofficial magazine of EVS-20.

Toyota’s Doug West

EVAA/EDTA outgoing automotive chairman John Wallace

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‘Hell of a Show’That was the verdict of Kateri Callahan,executive director of the Electric VehicleAssociation of the Americas and soon to bepresident, as the organization changes itsname to the Electric Drive TransportationAssociation (“Electric Drive” for short)effective January 1. ETIC 2002, the group’sElectric Transportation Industry Confer-ence, was a tremendous success, she says, inthat it drew more than 500 people toHollywood Beach, Fla. at the close of a dif-ficult economic year with the holidayseason looming.

“We did very well,” she says, noting thatthe just-wrapped show positions the newEDTA, we mean Electric Drive, to host theworld electric vehicles meeting, EVS-20encompassing ETIC 2003, in Long Beach,California from November 15-19, 2003.

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Ranger Jim and His GEMThat’s assistant park manager Jim Higgins at the wheelof the Global Electric Motorcars neighborhood EVdonated by DaimlerChrysler to the John U. LloydBeach State Park, which hosted the ETIC 2002 ride-and-drive. In the passenger seat is park service special-ist Carmelo Duesler.

Stars of the ShowInternational Class 8 tractor fitted with a hybrid electric driveby Advanced Vehicle Systems was an ETIC 2002 standout, aspower electronics by Enova Systems are helping theChattanooga firm branch from buses to other heavy dutyEVs. AVS chairman Joe Ferguson even got himself on TV atthe Florida gala.

We Think She Was Liking ItEVAA/EDTA chief Kateri Callahan at the ETIC 2002ride-and-drive. She even took her shoes off!

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Hmmm, Electric You Say?Mark Simon of the New York City Department of Trans-portation takes a gander at the new Barton B.I.G. NEV,one of the many new vehicle offerings at ETIC 2002.

CapaciousMichigan’s Rae-Beck Automotive weighed into ETIC2002 with the Sanibel battery electric, a neighborhood

EV that’s more than 12 feet long and six feet wide.

‘This Time It Works’That was the message from Canada’s Dynasty atETIC 2002, as a new manufacturing partner inVancouver will help the firm take its IT (for intelli-gent transportation) commercial at last.

Where Ford’s AtDecal art on the side of the Focus fuel cell vehicle showsthe shape of the future as seen by Ford: hydrogen.

A Pair by NissanNissan had one of only two fuel cell vehicles at theETIC 2002 ride-and-drive, but also surprised someshow attendees by bringing along its Hyperminibattery electric commuter, or city vehicle, which cantravel at 62 mph. That’s Andy Honeycutt ofEVAA/EDTA checking out the diminutive car,which earlier could be seen with an inductive paddlecharger on the show floor.

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Turns Out She Didn’t Need ItGail Hendrickson, who has the new title of vice president ofEVAA/EDTA, gets ready to ride an Elite electric scooter fromSkokie, Ill.-based Electric Vehicle Technologies. Looking on areEVT VP David Haskell and Jeff Callahan (center). EVT promotesthe application of aerospace-level technology to electric bicycleand scooter manufacture, resulting in superior performance and,most important, long single-charge range. The firm numbersnumerous police forces among its electric bicycle customers.

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World’s Most Popular NEVs?The various models of NEV from Daimler’s Fargo-based GlobalElectric Motorcars unit likely hold that title. Shown here at theETIC 2002 ride-and-drive is a simple two-seater, the E825.

‘Mild’ RegenTrolley Enterprises of Deerfield Beach, Fla. brought sev-eral vehicles to ETIC 2002, among them two diesel-fueledhybrid electrics with drivetrain hardware from Georgia’sSK International. The vehicles have “mild” regenerativebraking, says SK president Suang Khuwatsamrit, becauseif designers try to take back too much power as a vehicleslows, he says, it can lead to serious battery managementproblems and reduced battery life.

Fast (and Quiet)The ER2 racer set an EV record at Pikes Peakpowered by lithium ion batteries from CompactPower, Inc., of Monument, Colo. Korea’s LGChem is a key CPI partner. Yes, the ER2 was avail-able for testing at the ETIC 2002 ride-and-drive.

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Feeling Even BetterCanada’s Feel Good Cars brought a trio of NEVs to ETIC2002 (in addition to the pair hanging from the ceiling in theWestin Diplomat convention center!), including this redZENN (for zero emission, no noise), and said at the meet-ing that it’s considering branching into freeway-capablecity EVs as well.

Drive of the Century?Toyota displayed this THS (for Toyota hybridsystem) drivetrain, the one that’s used in its popu-lar Prius, at ETIC 2002. The Prius runs on gaso-line and your average driver might not evennotice that it’s an electric drive vehicle, but it isarguably the King of Electric Drive Vehicles, asthe Toyota Prius was the first hybrid to go com-mercial, and upwards of 100,000 have been sold inthe U.S. and Japan.

Roy Palmaccio of Universal Sales & Marketing Consultants (Boynton Beach, Fla. andLongport, N.J.) wasn’t saying exactly that, but he was making the rounds of ETIC 2002 anddescribing a motor that puts out more electricity than it consumes, with “no need for any typeof fuel or any outside energy whatsoever.” Some at ETIC 2002 expressed skepticism.“Everything that’s here is obsolete,” Palmaccio told ShowTimes on the exhibit floor.

Perpetual Motion?