Does the FVEAA ever convert gas cars to electric as part of their efforts?
We do a club car. It’s not every year, but last year we did a Porsche 944, which is a fun little sports car. We did it for about six months, Saturday mornings. The car came out great. There are a couple of other groups within the membership that announce when they’re working on cars and invite others to help out and show up. Q: How much of a time investment is converting a car? A: It is a fairly good time investment, a summer project, but it’s not brain surgery. The Porsche, last year, was probably my largest involvement in terms of the conversion. I was the project leader for that car. It was excellent, all the working together, all the things we learned. We want people to learn that converting cars may not be a weekend project, but it’s not rocket science either. It’s just a matter of knowing what to do and plugging along—no pun intended. Q: U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) recently introduced in Congress the Apollo Energy Independence Act, which pushes for permanent tax incentives for o
