(this is a back dated entry from june 8th)

My first or second day here (when I went to the DMV to attempt…attempt to get a temporary ID) I spotted a sign that said "Electric Vehicle Charging Station" with an arrow towards the left! see below...



I got really excited and took a picture of the sign immediately!! I then proceeded to see if I could find somebody to take a picture of me and the sign together (touristy? or eco-loving cute!? I think the latter). I asked this guy and he kind of looked at me funny, and then I proceeded to explain that I'm from out of town and where I'm from the idea of an electric car is amazing but untouched and that I'm also a hardcore environmentalist! But he just continued to look at me and then said, "Good luck with that" and moseyed on his way without taking my picture. HOW CAN PEOPLE BE SO CRUEL!

Well anyways, today I finished at my internship a little early and I was heading back in the direction I needed to go when I saw another sign "Electric Vehicle Charging station" (arrow, right). This time I followed it! I turned right, saw another sign, turned left, and then right and to the end of this parking lot…AND THERE THEY WERE!! Shinny and beautiful…CUTE AND LOVEABLE…(yeah we're still talking about charging stations). I got really excited and took a picture with my phone because my camera's battery was dead. But then I saw little outlets and I thought that I could charge my camera phone for a little bit and then take a picture of it…which got me to thinking…why not just hang out for a while…AND SEE IF ANY EVs SHOW UP!? So that's what I did….I STAKED THE PLACE OUT!! After the first hour I became particularly determined. During the second hour some guy came and started talking with me and of course it started, "No I'm not crazy, I'm just on a mission to hug an EV driver! That's all!" and then turned into, "…so I've been driving on veggie oil…." and "...have you heard of a company called Phenix Motorcar? They make fully electrics…" which then turned around and he asked, "..so how long have you been studing this stuff?.." (he thought I was in environmental studies), I replied "…just 8 months, I'm actually an art student…". He said, "do you have a website?.." and I said, "…green blogs, good music….myspace/Mojdeh…" -> we had a good time!



Sadly though, I did not see a single EV! Sadly! BUT IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER! And WHEN it's over….I'LL HAVE HUGGED AN EV DRIVER!!!



BECAUSE REMEMBER…it does no good hugging trees…if you don't hug the people saving the trees!!

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
See "Who Killed The Electric Car" a movie available at your video store or netflix
Go to www.phenixmotorcars.com <- so far, the most earth friendly and efficient electric cars out there!