<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>I loved my Spark EV. VERY inexpensive to operate. Mine had CCS/SAE fast charge as well. I did go through front tires quickly but I also took it racing here and there. I drove mine daily before COVID to campus. Depending on how much I used the heater and if I kept it below about 60/62mph, I would be able to my 28 mile round trip total journey without issue. I didn't even need to charge on campus nor did I have a 220 at home - my 110 was fine. The realistic range driving rather spiritedly was about 50 miles in the winter and 80 miles in the summer<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Stephen Hodges</font><div><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Managing Director</font></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><img src="http://bosonhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/logo-1.png" width="200" height="43"><br></font></div></div><div><a href="http://goog_36879433" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></a></div><div><b><a href="http://bosonhub.com" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">http://bosonhub.com</font></a></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 3:17 PM Bryan Kennedy <<a href="mailto:kennebry@gmail.com">kennebry@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">I have a 2014 bmw i3 bev that would be a good candidate for the main campus needs. On colder days, it has about a 60 mile range. The older ones are pretty reasonably priced. The only drawback is the ones with the 20” wheels have very expensive tires, and there are no other options I can find. The ones with the 19” wheels are okay though. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bryan Kennedy </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 26, 2021, at 1:47 PM, Trelstad, Brandon <<a href="mailto:brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank">brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There has recently been increased interest from some department leaders at OSU in electric vehicles for on and around the Corvallis campus. The need is for short range people haulers – utility vehicles and longer range vehicles for out
of town (100+ miles) are part of a separate conversation that is moving slower, but also happening. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For main campus needs, we are looking at options like Archimoto, Club Car, used Nissan Leafs and various things from Polaris. We have many Kubota products but I can’t find an electric offering for the US market. From the little recent
web browsing I’ve done, a used Leaf seems to best fit the bill. Our priorities for this vehicle include:<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span></span>Enclosed for winter (heat nice but not required) <u></u>
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</span></span></span>At least 25 MPH capable, but preferably 35<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>40+ mile range, but more is better (of course!)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Most important: maintainable, from an established vendor with good parts availability and/or local support. Nothing experimental or with a mixed track record. Tolerance for premature failure (Gem anyone??) is very low.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If there are vehicles in the space “between” NEVs and full on road EVs, I’d love to hear more. Other thoughts appreciated! Thanks,<br>
Brandon <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Brandon Trelstad</b> <b>|</b> OSU Sustainability Officer <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(215,89,11)">Oregon State University Sustainability Office
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<p class="MsoNormal">850 SW 35<sup>th</sup> Street <b>|</b> Corvallis, OR 97333 <b>
| </b>Phone: 541-737-3307<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="mailto:brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">brandon.trelstad@oregonstate.edu</span></a><b> |</b>
</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://sustainability.oregonstate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">sustainability.oregonstate.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Mary's River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty),
Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the
<a href="https://www.grandronde.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon</span></a> and the
<a href="https://ctsi.nsn.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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