I Drive Electric

Thousands of “Makers” gathered at the Great Northern Way Campus in Vancouver this weekend for the first Maker Faire in Vancouver. The “Makers” included all sorts, from artists and crafters, to engineers and inventors.

Everyone LOVED the 240EV!

Once again, perfectly clean electrons made their way into the 240′s batteries.  All thanks to energy from pure sunshine converted to electricity through EATart’s 3Kw Solar array provided by Day4 Technology of Burnaby, BC.

The Mondo Spider was also tasting some clean unadulterated energy from the sun, and for the highlight of my weekend, I had a rare opportunity to drive (or walk rather) the most unique EV I’ve ever been in.   Piloting the “Mondo Spider was a truly amazing experience, with a “super-villain” feel to it, there’s nothing like a spider walk.  It’s a mechanical symphony of steel in motion, and a technological marvel.

Also on display was the beginnings of Prosthesis, the next massive project ongoing at EATart.  Here’s a video of John Tippet riding top a leg of his creation.

EatART had a multitude of displays and projects on the go at Maker Faire.  Daisy, the solar powered tricycle was giving rides.  The Grammorail provided a great place to relax in the shade, and ContainR played videos of Makers doing their thing. “Titanoboa” was also on display and promises to be a crowd favorite once complete.

Maker Faire Vancouver was a great event, and with this being the first of it’s kind, it’s only going to get better in the years to come!

This is quite an honor to be featured in EV Tuners, the new online Performance EV magazine. The other cars they’ve featured are a 500+ HP E30 BMW M3, and the Inizio from winners of the Automotive X-prize competition, nice company indeed!!