This weekend the MEVP1 is going to be the official pace car for FARA. Here are some pics of Joe getting it into the trailer! pics of the event coming next week

We are back after a while of not blogging much, but now we have really good news!!! Yesterday we gave the first EV Charging station to the Commissioner of the City of Miami Beach, Saul Gross. Thanks to hs support and the help of the Sustainability Committee, we are now going to have charging stations in the City of Miami Beach. The stations and the installation will be donated to the city by the Florida Electric Auto Association, as part of their Florida Electric Highway project.

With many EVs about to come out from big automaker’s plants, the new Tesla dealership to open in our area and plug in hybrid conversion rebates from the state starting soon, we expect these charging stations to be used a lot. They will be located in some of the Miami Beach parking lots (close to Lincoln rd, Ocean drive, South Point, etc.) in spots reserved for EVs, Hybrids and other alternative fuel vehicles; and the charge will be free!

Here is an Article in the Miami Herald we came out in that is all about this initiative!

Stay tuned! more details to come!

On Saturday April 25, 2009, Miami’s Bayfront Park will serve as the perfect backdrop for Miami Goin’ Green – an exciting eco-friendly event that’s fun for the entire family! The Green Movement is long overdue in South Florida, but has started to make its mark with companies and individuals everywhere trying to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.

The event will operate on 100% alternative fuel with solar-power and bio-diesel generators. Recycling stations throughout the park will be manned by our “Green Team” to help educate visitors on how to properly recycle and dispose of their waste. In addition to traditional recycling, there will also be Tech-Recycling stations to collect unused tech items such as old batteries, cell phones, computers and monitors.

On Earth Day, April 22nd, the Wednesday before the big event, we are organizing a big 6 mile caravan of electric and alternative fuel vehicles to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest all alternative fuel vehicle procession. If your vehicle is clean, then come on board! more info HERE

The route will start at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, run down Biscayne Boulevard, then historic Brickell and Bayshore Drives, and end in Commodore Plaza in the heart of Coconut Grove.

Each participant in the event will receive a free t-shirt and Official Certificate showing their participation in the World Record.

Come and participate on the caravan and come over for the weekend to see the cars! Hope to see you there!

for more info, go to http://www.miamigoingreen.com

We found a couple of events coming up for Earth Day in our area. They are gonna have some electric cars there, so we are going to check them out next weekend and see if we can get some ideas on how to do this.

Now that we are officially on, our temporary website goes up, courtesy of MiamiWebMasters.com