I moved to Portland Maine in 1996 and at that time we had 2 electric buses. They were partly sponsored by CMP(Central Maine Power). Painted on each side was a lamp cord and under it said "Plug into the Future". The only negative thing I can say was that the bus was so quiet you didn't know it was there until it applied its squeaky brakes. My wife and I would joke that they need to hang chains on the bottom to make a little noise to warn pedestrians. Because we live in town and walk all year around we never took one but one day as I was walking by a bus station I asked one of the drivers what he thought about this compared to the other diesel and natural gas buses and his comment was "It's fantastic! I unplug it in the morning drive it all day and plug it in at night." However, I do not know when but at some point(maybe around 2000) they took them out of the fleet. I am amazed how many people I know in Portland that forget we had them until I talk about them and then I get the response "Oh ya, I remember those. What happened to them?" I have called the City Transportation Department, CMP, and anyone else I thought may be able to tell me why these are gone. I did once find a few articles that mentioned a number of cities throughout the U.S. that tested these. The articles really never said why they were gone. One mentioned the Northeast was a problem because heat for the passengers in the winter drained the batteries too quickly. My answer would be a natural gas heater installed in areas such as ours. It would barely use any natural gas and in no way would it be comparable to the buses we currently have. Bring back the Electric Bus! The Future in Now!

I have an idea how about turning your boulder electric trucks into buses though I still think an RV concept is a better idea but who knows maybe you could turn these into city commuter buses don't give up it would be great to see this vehicle being used more than just a truck for business you can do it!

I find the idea of an electric commercial vehicle to have a good future with the cost of gas these days. And it is a very good way to help with green house gases and cut our need for oil. I would like to see a new version of your commercial vehicle for family use in the form of a camper. This would help the economy as well is provide an additional use for electrical vehicles. In addition in future models you could perhaps add solar cells to increase the range and add in charging the vehicle when not near a power source. Please let me know what you think. I would love to help in the design of the world first electric camper.

I am pleased to see you are manufacturing electric commercial vehicles. Real close to 40 years ago I worked for Seattle City Light on their Skagit Project in the town of Newhalem. We had a stepvan type electric vehicle that we used as part of the ground maintenance crew. We occasionally drove the vehicle to the town of Diablo 7 miles away, with nearly a 400 feet climb in elevation. Going was sometimes slow, but coming back wasn't. I can't find any photos of this truck, but do remember all of the automotive type battery's were under the floor in the back of the truck. While not fast, it worked around the small company town and for the occasional drive to Diablo. I don't know any real specifications of the vehicle. I will have to ask around at the next reunion of Skagit workers. Thanks for letting me share this tid-bit with you. I hope your company prospers. Bob