Pacific EV is founded
The recent founding of Pacific Vehicle Conversions marks a decisive stride forward in people’s effort to give up our dependence on gasoline and to reduce air pollution. The Seattle-based company, which focuses on converting vehicles to run on electric power, is driven by a common desire to see electric cars become a reality on our roads. Pacific EV may be small in size at the moment, but it’s truly grand in its vision of overhauling the U.S. automobile fleet to run on electricity.
With a core group, an advisory board, and numerous other committed contributors, Pacific EV is confident that it has the right organizational structure to both maximize business growth and cater to a public increasingly anxious for an alternative to our current oil-based transportation infrastructure. We appreciate everyone's contributions thus far and hope that we continue to enjoy your support
Come see at the Green Festival
We are currently building our first demo Electric Vehicle, which we will have on display at the Green Festival in Seattle on March 28 and 29. Our goal is to use this vehicle to demonstrate for the public the great benefits of owning an Electric Vehicle, and also the fun of driving one. Yes, the music from your car stereo is more audible because there's no engine noise. You are also not polluting the air when driving.
We are also developing the different packages that we will offer as we build the demo. We will let you know what they are as soon as they are ready.
Want to see a Seattle-based Electric Conversion Succeed?*
If you want to see Pacific EV succeed, here are some ways to help:- Talk us up at local green events
- Offer loans to cover working capital
- Contribute money to help Pacific EV donate an EV conversion to a worthy cause (suggestions welcome)
- Buy an electric conversion from us
EV trivia
Did you know that about 75 percent of the energy contained in gasoline gets wasted by an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine). That means only about a quarter of the energy in gasoline gets transferred to the wheels of a car. EVs, on the other hand, are about 90 percent efficient because the technology is far superior. When a gasoline or diesel vehicle stops in traffic, the engine continues to idle and burn fuel, thus polluting the environment. When an EV stops in traffic, it is using no energy from the batteries. On an EV you only use energy when you drive it, and it wastes very little energy in comparison.
Also, did you know that on average, about 95 percent of the energy necessary to move a car actually goes towards moving the weight of the car while 5 percent of it goes towards moving the weight of the driver? Few cars are driven to full capacity, so the majority of the energy contained in petroleum is wasted when the vehicle uses an Internal Combustion Engine. Petroleum is a finite resource, and so it's smart to capture as much as possible of the energy that it contains. It's much more efficient to burn petroleum to produce electricity that can be used in an Electric Vehicle than it is to use it for producing gasoline that gets burned by an ICE vehicle.
