June 2009

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Parks!

Posted by on 27 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: Life

Found this cool website: eugeneareaparks.com that I thought I’d share. Cool way to find out about little known parks near home!

Guess who’s ready for the Electric Car!

Posted by on 05 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: Life

So there’s this really progressive city in North America, who’s leaders have realized that electric cars are just round the corner. So they’ve installed plugs in the parking lots of the airport, hotel, and office.

Airport Plugs
Plugs in the blue boxes at the airport.
Plugs Inn
Plugs at the very budget Comfort Inn.
Plugs Office
Plugs at the office where I was working.

So where might this mystical city be that has ALREADY installed plugs everywhere? Regina, SK. (And Yorkton SK)

The plugs are actually for block heaters as it frequently gets to 10 (F) below during the winter months here. But regardless of original purpose you’re looking at a great test-market for electric vehicles. (Although you’d want a block heater on the battery pack, which isn’t unheard of either.)