10-20-2009 Web Site Update

The new web site is finally up.

I'd like to thank all who took part in this project - especially the testers.
Orders for the kit can now be placed on the Pricing page.

The kit includes all of the components that are unique to a first generation Miata conversion - battery racks, motor mount, assorted brackets and a detailed installation guide. The motor, controller charger and other standard off the shelf items are purchased separately - giving you the flexibility to find the best deals and to buy parts when you are ready to install them.

The racks, mount and brackets are fabricated out of steel, precision welded and primered. We are proud of our kit and stand behind it with a full one year warranty.

08-31-2009 Palo Alto EV Rally

The EV Rally on Saturday August 29th was a great success. Soon after setting up the space I had a constant stream of educated interested EV enthusiasts checking out our car. Lots of good questions comments and good words. A number of people were interested in the kit was are offering, and there were a few who were interested in a completed car rather than attempting the conversion themselves.

08-29-2009 A Major Award!

At this years Silicon Valley's EV Rally and Show we were presented with the award for the Best Classic EV Conversion. This is quite an honor coming from one of the oldest chapters of the Electric Auto Association - founded way back in 1967!
I'd like to thank the EAASV president, Jerry Pohorsky for this award.

THANK YOU!

07-03-2009 EV Miata on TV

The local ABC affiliate did a short piece on the electric cars being shown at the Marin County Fair. I had a chance to talk with some of the other car owners/entrepreneurs who were showing their cars (all great people) and the reporter, Wayne Freedman, turned out to be a great guy as well. He asked good questions and seemed to understand the answers, to my surprise. I had about 5 minutes to tell my story and when it was done he asked if later they could take a ride in the car.

The piece aired that night, but only a few seconds of my interview made it into the final segment.
Here's the link to the full story:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/technology&id=6896777

06-02-2009 EV Miata at the Maker Faire

The Maker Faire turned out to be a great event .

We were assigned a space in a hall with other electric vehicles -

• 1.5 Teslas (one was missing the body and interior),
• a converted dune buggy.
• Cal Cars doing a live Prius conversion

The SFEVA arranged for volunteers to help talk up electric cars and conversions in general.
We had a constant flow of people in the booth asking questions. It was non-stop! We handed out over 25o fliers on the kit and a good number business cards to the more serious people.
Great event - we'll definitely plan to be back next year.

04-19-2009 Return of the Electric Miata

All the parts are back from draftsperson and I had time this weekend to reassemble the car. It's a lot easier when the parts are all fabricated and ready to go - kind of like having a kit... : )

In the process I took a lot of pictures for the kit's installation guide.

The installation guide is about 50% complete at this point. But it is looking good.

01-18-2009 EV Miata Conversion Kit Survey

I've gotten a number of questions about providing a conversion kit for the Miata so back in August of last year I posted a survey to determine what kind of kit people were interested in. The link was on all pages of the main www.evmiata.com site and asked you to vote for the components, battery and kit type that you'd like to see.

The choices were:

components

• 156v WarP/Zilla
• 144v WarP/Curtis
• 144v WarP/Belktronix
• 144v Selectria

Batteries

• AGM
• Lithium
• Flooded lead acid

Kit Type

• Basic - Battery racks, brackets, motor mount and adapter
• Standard - all the above plus motor charger, controller and associated parts
• Complete - all the above plus bolts, cable ties and pre-terminated cables

The results were pretty impressive:

• 405 total surveys taken so far
  
• 180 votes (45%) went with the 156v WarP/Zilla route
• 29 votes (7%) went with the 144v WarP/Curtis route
• 57 votes (14%) went with the 144v WarP/Belktronix route
• 137 votes (34%) went with the 144v Solectria route

Of those voting for the 156v WarP/Zilla...

• 102 votes (57%) were for AGM
• 65 votes (36%) were for Lithium
• 13 votes (7%) were for Flooded

And for those voting for 156v WarP/Zilla with AGM...

• 27 votes (26%) were for Basic kits
  
• 26 votes (25%) were for Standard kits
  
• 49 votes (48%) were for Complete kits
  

So, as they say in politics, the people have spoken.
I'm closing down the survey today.

Thanks to all of you who participated in the survey!