Milwaukee Hybrid Group Meeting, this Saturday, 10-17-09

[Benjamin Nelson]

Hi everyone!

There is a Milwaukee Hybrid Group Meeting this coming Saturday!

Don't drive a Hybrid, but interested in them, or just learning how to get better fuel economy on the vehicle you already drive? Come on out! The meetings are fun and educational, and you will meet some great people.

All the details are below!

-Ben Nelson

Clean Transportation Guy

Begin forwarded message:

From: <br...@milwaukeehybridgroup.com>

Date: October 11, 2009 6:42:50 PM CDT

To: "Bradlee Fons" <bjf...@msn.com>

Subject: MiHG Meet Agenda, Saturday, 10-17-09

Hello to all MiHG members and friends,

If your mileage is beginning to dip, and you’re still workn’it the

best you can, it must mean Fall is here. As many of our veteran MiHG

members know, it’s just physics and it happens every year. However

there are many ways that you can help mitigate the effects of cooler

weather and this will be one of many things to discuss next Saturday in

Oak Creek.

Our two major segments will both have to do with PHEV’s (Plug-in

Hybrid Electric Vehicles). David Hansen, ChargePoint Specialist with

ElectricCharge Mobility, will talk about Coulomb EV Charging Stations

and their status in this area. These stations along with the ChargePoint

Network Operating System will provide the infrastructure in this area as

PHEV’s come to the market. They currently can provide service to

NEV’s (Neighborhood Electric Vehicles) where communities and

businesses have installed them. Since more NEV’s and PHEV’s will

soon become available, this presentation should be cutting edge and very

informative. Additional info can be found at:

http://www.ecmobility.com/index.php

Our second segment will compliment David’s talk since it will feature

two of our MiHG members PHEV’s. Rick Wesley has recently received his

Enginer kit and hopefully will have it installed for our Meet. Eric

Powers, Hybridfest/GreenDrive Expo and Madison Hybrid Group founder, has

completed his install of the Enginer system in his 2002 Insight.  Both

will be talking about their systems, the challenges of installation and

the expectations with their new PHEV’s. The word that we have heard is

that the Engineer system has brought the affordability of a PHEV to

under $5,000 and has been quite reliable in early conversions. Eric and

Rick may certainly offer the insight and confidence of taking hybrids to

the next stage of development. You’ll find additional info on the

Enginer System as well as Eric’s post of his progress below:

http://www.enginer.us/

http://www.insightcentral.net/forums/modifications-technical-issues/15420-adding-enginer-phev-system.html

We would also like to share a recent development from our friends at

Tire Rack. We’re proud to say that our MiHG offered some hardware and

technical assistance to the research and now publication of the most

current information on LRR (Low Rolling Resistance) tires in the

marketplace. John Rastetter of Tire Rack and his research team have now

completed the most current, comprehensive and complete analysis of the

LRR tires on the market. These metrics have long been sought after in

our community and John with Tire Rack has now brought LRR tires out of

the shadows and into the general tire marketplace. We are happy that the

MiHG played a small role in getting this report out, which is below:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=121

One last bit of MiHG and CPG (Chicago Prius Group) news is the

successful completion of our 5th EBH (Electric Block Heater) Install

Party. Through the efforts of Ken Keuler and Wayne Mitchell and the

garage provided by Tom Brunka, there are now 16 more HSD (Hybrid Synergy

Drive) vehicles getting better mileage as the cold weather approaches.

These installs were performed on Saturday Sept 26th in Milwaukee and

October 10th in Illinois by this accomplished duo. They are very willing

to do additional installs  by appointment for those interested in having

their HSD vehicles perform better through the year. Thanks to Wayne,

CleanMPG has offered a thread on the Milwaukee event below:

http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25351

And now, finally, the specifics of this second to last MiHG Meet of

2009:

For our first timers, here’s the way things generally work at a meet.

We begin to gather in the Library parking lot about 9:15am to schmooze

and show off our vehicles. If the weather is good, we’ll begin

check-in and our VTP’s (Vehicle Tire Pressures) at that time.  At

10:00am we’ll begin to setup our room and by 10:20 we should be set to

begin our introduction round robin.  We’ll have a short session and

then take a short break for snacks and item sales. We’ll then have our

main session and offer some updates, reviews, news, short subjects and

door prizes and then break for lunch about 12:00 pm. After our potluck

lunch, we’ll begin our Drive $mart sessions about 12:30 pm and begin

cleanup. Beverages and utensils will be supplied but we encourage all

attending to bring some food to share. (Main dishes are greatly

appreciated). Be prepared to be gracious, with the understanding that

the agenda usually does not follow the time line.

Milwaukee Hybrid Group Meet, No 24

Saturday, October 17, 2009

9:30am to 1:30pm

Oak Creek Public Library

8620 South Howell Avenue

Oak Creek, WI. 53154

414-764-4400

Directions:  http://tinyurl.com/2kv67k

9:00 – 10:00   Outdoor gathering, discussion and VTP checks

10:00 – 10:20   Check in, room setup and informal discussion

10:20 – 10:40   Introductions and performance updates

10:40 – 11:05   “Green Connections for Electric Vehicles”,   by

David Hansen, ElectricCharge Mobility LLC.

11:05 – 11:15   BREAK

11:15 – 11:40   “Enginer PHEV Conversions; 2002 Prius and 2002

Insight”, with Rick Wesley and Eric Powers

11:40 – 12:00   Open Discussion with Q/A

12:00 – 12:15   MiHG updates, spectacular door prizes

12:15 –  Open   Lunch, VTP results and informal discussion

12:45 -  Open   Drive $mart America driver training

Please feel free to bring any co-worker, friend or relative if they are

thinking about buying a hybrid or are interested in getting better mpg

in whatever they’re currently driving. Our meets are the best way to

get accurate and real life info on hybrids and actual hands on Drive

$mart training for hybrids and non-hybrid vehicles with some of the best

drivers in the World.  We’ll also have “spectacular” door prizes,

free handouts and interesting displays in addition to our legendary MiHG

camaraderie.

We will also have the following items for sale at the Meet:

The Accutire Tire Gauge MS4350B for $14.95.

The Linear Logic ScanGauge 2 with X Gauge for $139.95

Toyota OEM Electric Block Heater for $39.95

Bob Sikorsky’s book, “Green Driving” for $14.95

Bentley 2004-2008 Toyota Prius Repair and Maintenance Manual, for $49.95

Green Slow Moving  magnets and stickers, for $1.50 and $3.00

We thank the 39 members that attended our August Meet and we anticipate

still another great and memorable meet. Also we wish to thank all of our

MiHG members across America and Canada for your encouragement and

support in the continual growth of the MiHG, the largest hybrid owners

group in North America.

Questions please call us at 262-691-4349.

Bradlee and Justin Fons

& the MiHG Planning Group

milwaukeehybridgroup.com