SeattleSection of ISA 2009

 

April 2009 Meeting Announcement and Invitation: Speaker

 

Subject:             ELECTRIC CARS (EV’s)

Who:                 Steve S. Lough

When:                April 29th

Time:                 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Location:            North Seattle Community College - Room TB 1639

RSVP:               Frank Jump at fjump@sccd.ctc.edu

 

On Wednesday April 29th (one week following Earth Day) the Seattle /Section of ISA is privileged to have a local Electric Car enthusiast who has been very active locally and on the national level. The speaker will be Steven S. Lough, President of the Seattle Chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association. Information about the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association can be found at http://www.seattleeva.org . The meeting will be at 7:00 pm in Room TB 1639 at North Seattle Community College. Location information can be found at http://www.northseattle.edu/maps/ .  Snacks (pizza) will be provided before the meeting from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.  Please RSVP Frank Jump at fjump@sccd.ctc.edu if you are planning to attend.

Steven Lough has been a leader in local efforts to popularize Electric Vehicles for over 28 years. His family GM Dealership took on a line of commercially built electric vehicles back in 1980. Soon after that Steven became the President of the local EV Club, the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association. Starting in 1981 till the present, he has orchestrated Electric Vehicle EV-ents every year to include multiple exhibits at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle International Auto show, EV Rallies round Green Lake – coined "Gasless round Greenlake" then "Gasless at Gas Works Park", and finally "Gasless on Greenwood Ave." … the annual Hot Rod and custom car show, sponsored by the Greenwood and Phinny Ridge Development Council. He has been instrumental in aligning SEVA with the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition, and a half dozen other Environmental groups. He has also been active in lobbying for favorable EV Legislation in Olympia. For several years he also sat on the Board of the National Electric Auto Association. Being this active, and meeting with EV Enthusiasts from around the world at various National and International EV Conventions, he has befriended many EV Personalities to include, Chelsea Sexton of Plug-In-America, Chris Paine – Director of "Who Killed the Electric Car", Bill Moore of EVWorld, Felix Kramer of CalCars.org, Dr. Andrew Frank of US Davis, and many local, state, and federal legislators.

All members and their guests are welcome, be sure to RSVP so we will have plenty of Pizza. Bring your questions.