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This months "Blast from the Past!!"

Michael L. Craner — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:29:00 GMT

Hi RAR supporters!!

http://wearecentralpa.com/content/green/fulltext?cid=104742

Enjoy!!

Pioneering electric-vehicle cross-country driver to visit California Auto Museum

Michael Thwaite — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:26:00 GMT

Sacramento, CA – This Tuesday afternoon, October 20, 2009, Michael Craner, co-founder of the Renew America Roadtrip (RAR) project, will be on-hand at the California Auto Museum’s Going Green exhibit to meet and greet visitors, discuss America’s first green, charity drive cross country in an-all electric vehicle, autograph official RAR merchandise and talk about the upcoming charity auction of the car that made it all possible - RAR’s gorgeous white Tesla Motor’s Roadster (the “RAR’dster”).

Owner and co-driver of the RAR’dster, the first production all-electric sportscar to cross America under its own power, Mr. Craner will also be presenting some rare roadtrip-related footage and discussing preliminary plans for a new national solar initiative.

The RAR’dster is a two-seat, convertible, zero-emission, pure-electric, high-performance luxury sportscar with an uncompromising 0-60 of 3.9 secs, top speed of 125 mph, 244 mile range per charge, and energy-sipping 125 mpg equivalent efficiency. Loaned to the museum following completion of the cross-country trip, the RAR’dster has been on display since September 04, 2009 as part of CAM’s permanent Going Green exhibit.

“The RAR’dster has been a welcome addition to our Going Green exhibit and an excellent modern-day compliment to our other classic alternative-fuel vehicles. The multimedia presentation that accompanies the RAR’dster exhibit is synergistic with our mission of educating and entertaining the public about the automobile and its place in our lives and we are excited to have Mr. Craner make a personal appearance to further this mission,” notes Amanda Moss, Curator for the museum.

“The folks at CAM have done an excellent job of utilizing the RAR’dster to continue to reach visitors with the RAR message that each of us can make a difference and if we want to see a better future for ourselves and our children, we need to get up, get out there, and do something! I am happy to take some time try to reach out to anyone that is willing to listen to the story of what we did, what others are doing, and what they themselves can do. The key is to find a niche and help. And honestly, I miss the little RAR’dster, so the staff better watch me and make sure I don’t just jump in and drive it back to Pennsylvania with me!”

About the Renew America Roadtrip™ - The Renew America Roadtrip™ is “America’s first green charity drive coast-to-coast in a production all-electric sportscar.” It was a media event designed to help raise awareness of renewable, sustainable, and eco-friendly (RSE) initiatives and raise money for charities. More info: www.renewamericaroadtrip.com

About the California Automobile Museum - The California Automobile Museum, formerly the Towe Auto Museum, is a spacious 72,000 square foot Museum, home to over 150 vehicles of various makes and models, ranging from the early 1900s to alternative power vehicles and uniquely displayed chronologically among exhibits befitting the times and changes of the automobile. A knowledgeable docent staff provides visitors with guided tours through exhibits that recreate the love affair we have with automobiles and momentum. Exhibits also provide historical information about the automotive industry. The Museum’s mission is to educate and entertain while preserving and promoting the automobile and its influence on our lives.

FOX 5 Las Vegas features RAR

Michael Thwaite — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:36:00 GMT

Article here: http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/20201446/detail.html

EV World features RAR

Michael Thwaite — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:30:07 GMT

JournalStar Nebraska features RAR

Michael Thwaite — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:16:00 GMT

“Tesla roadster cruises into Lincoln to recharge at LES wind turbine site”

Full story at: http://www.journalstar.com/news/local/article_8388f162-77e3-11de-9adb-001cc4c002e0.html

Omaha with Mayor Jim Suttle

Michael Thwaite — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:59:41 GMT

CNET Green Show features RAR launch event

Michael Thwaite — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:46:00 GMT

Check out the coverage of the launch event on CNET TV:

http://cnettv.cnet.com/green-show-renew-america-roadtrip-tesla-roadster/9742-1_53-50074715.html

Thanks guys!

BusinessWeek reports on RAR progress through Kalamazoo

Michael Thwaite — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:03:00 GMT

Business Week published the article this morning at http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D99IAQE81.htm

MiSustainable – Road to Recovery?

Michael Thwaite — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Michigan's Blog on sustainable Business featured RAR this morning at http://misustainable.com/blog/?p=80

Thanks guys!

DetroitEv.com – 0-60 in 4.5… Only $35,000?

Michael Thwaite — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:35:00 GMT

Very cool car today at the Campus Maritus Park in Detroit; the Electrolite battery EV kit from http://DetroitEV.com

Ok, so the I admit that the $35k was a bit cheeky as that’s the price of the kit and you’ll need some batteries too but, if you’ve ever fancied an Aerial Atom; here’s the stunning EV equivalent that might be in your price range.

Edmunds.com Green Car Advisor on RAR

Michael Thwaite — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:40:00 GMT

Edmunds.com Green Car advisor met us at the launch event at the Westin NYC, full report here: http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/07/couple-launch-cross-country-roadtrip-to-promote-evs-raise-funds-for-charities.html

Electric car’s roadtrip has dual purpose

Michael Thwaite — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:01:00 GMT

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, with photos at http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_634248.html

Electric car road trip to stop in Las Vegas

Michael Thwaite — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:52:00 GMT

The Las Vegas Review-Journal kindly picked up on our adventure today, read Stan Hanel, Renew America Roadtrip Nevada State Coordinators’ article at the Las Vegas Review Journal

RAR in AutoBlogGreen

Michael Thwaite — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:58:30 GMT

The green guys at Autoblog gave us a send off at their article on AutoBlogGreen

Thanks for your support!

Video: RAR event June 27th 2009

Michael Thwaite — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:23:00 GMT

It was great event with a good turn out including riders young and old, event coordinators and regular performance car fans.

We had some great cars; the RAR Roadster, a FORD GT40 and a second Tesla Roadster; many thanks to Mark Alloway and Don Auker for their time and their cars!

Our first ride out still had some years to go before he could reach the pedals:

David, one of our coordinators couldn’t resist a go:

It was great to see new comers to electric motoring enjoying the experience:

On his return he shared his thoughts on the experience:

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