VerdeGoh! EV Conversions, Tax Rebate Controversy, Etc…

Hello All,

Well, some of you may have seen the TCPR (Tennessee Center for Policy Research) article from last week over at www.tennessee.watchdog.org and linked at Nashville Business Journal. The focus of the story is the $2,500 TN state Tax Rebate that Gov. Bredesen offered for the fist 1,000 Nissan Leafs sold in Tennessee, and how the EV conversions that VerdeGoh! does are not included in the program.

After learning of this program at a TVA sponsored event in early September, I drafted a letter expressing VerdeGoh!’s request that our EV Conversion customers have access to these rebates as well as Nissan Leaf purchasers. My letter was sent via regular mail and also electronically to Gov. Bredesen’s Press Secretary Michael Drescher (whom I attended High School with in late 80′s and know personally) during the week of September 13th, 2010. You can read a copy of the letter here.

I was interviewed by TCPR’s Investigative Reporter Chris Butler on Thursday, November 4th. Up until that point, I had not received any response back from anyone at Gov. Bredesen’s office. I can only assume that TCPR reached out to the Governor’s office for an official response, because I did finally get a response from Ryan Gooch (Gov. Bredesen’s Energy Policy Director) on Monday, September 8th. Mr. Gooch has informed us that ECOtality (the Federal Contractor for the EV Project) has the control over determining what vehicles are eligible for Tennessee’s Tax Rebate. Mr’s Gooch’s direct comments were – “The EV rebate program is part of the state’s commitment to the DOE-supported EV Project being led by ECOtality.  ECOtality, as the primary federal contractor, is responsible for determining vehicle eligibility requirements for participation in the EV Project in each local area.”

VerdeGoh! has a good working relationship with ECOtality and particularly their local-level representative. We have high hopes that our EV Conversion customers will have access to the benefits that The EV Project is offering to consumers. We’ll report back later as new information arises.

Here are some photos of the S-10 Truck EV Conversion we recently completed for Belmont Music Professor Dan Landes. As you can tell, we took an older vehicle and gave it a new life!

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GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MIKE MCWHERTER LEARNING ABOUT THIS CONVERSION

 

AUDI TT QUATTRO EV CONVERSION

This week, we begin the conversion of this 2002 Audi TT Quattro into a high-performance, all-electric car. After completion, the vehicle will have a top speed over 100 mph and a range exceeding 120 miles per charge. The LiFe Po4 battery pack for this vehicle will be a whopping 38 KWH (to put it in perspective, the Nissan Leaf is about 24 KWH).

VerdeGoh! Electric Vehicles is pleased to announce that we are now the regional dealer for the battery and battery management company Flux Power (www.fluxpwr.com) who are our supplier for these components for this vehicle. VerdeGoh! EV is now also a regional distributor for NetGain Motors. This conversion will use the robust NetGain WarP 11 DC motor. This is the PERFORMANCE Electric Vehicle that many consumers want and we’re building them. Contact us at what_is@verdegoh.com or #615-567-6951 for more information about how you can get an EV Conversion from VerdeGoh! Electric Vehicles

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