Alterative Fuel Fair in Lacy

hdrygas · 01-24-2006, 05:13 PM

Come one came all. We have been invited to return to the Alternative Fuel Fair in Lacy again this year. You people who were there must have behaved yourselves last year, they want us back. I just spoke with the coordinator at Lacy Parks. I know Frank and Dave were there, talk to them it is a good time. We can spread the word, answer questions and show off our cars. The MiniScanner was a big hit the CAN-View will go over well. I am going to build it into the schedule so I can be there. I hope to have Norm there and hook him up with Mike the Ifix’em guy. The Fair will feature Hybrids of all stripes, Bio Diesel, electric cars and the climax is an electric car race. The cars are built by local High school, and College teams. Never been to the Indy 500 well this is almost as good!! Start PM me and let me know and I will keep Lacy Parks posted.

hdrygas · 01-25-2006, 09:43 PM

OK I have the weekend off (unless someone get sick or dies). Now lets hear from the rest of you!!!

DaveinOlyWA · 02-06-2006, 11:07 PM

ok was gonna ask when it was...until i read the title of the thread. shouldnt be a problem for me and its a blast, lots of stuff to see.

daniel · 02-18-2006, 02:42 PM

Hmmm. Tell me more about this fair. May might be possible. Nice weather, good roads, still too early for mountain hiking up around Lake Kootenay. mapquest says it's a 5-hour drive. Kinda far for me, but maybe...

DaveinOlyWA · 02-18-2006, 03:37 PM

daniel its a alternative fuel fair where battery, bio, ethanol, solar, wind,(yes i said wind) and several other options are displayed in working vehicles with the owners available to answer questions. there is also an electric car rally race. (these are go-cart like thingys so your Prius is ineligible...besides most of the categories must be homemade anyways)

last year it was a blast, the weather started out typical, bit foggy at first, but the sun came out mid-morning and the weather turned out to be perfect... probably mid 60's. a great time. come out, meet a few Priuschatters... or re-meet them... really hoping that Norm (CANVIEW guy) comes out this year

daniel · 02-18-2006, 05:07 PM

Sounds good, Dave. I Googled it and found a 428 MB video of the race. I know about wind-powered vehicles, because I served as a crew member on one for a week about 5 years ago. I think they are more practical on water than on land. I've seen videos of ice boats. And I've heard jokes about wind-powered automobiles. Less practical, I would think, because you can't really tack on the freeway.

Somewhere, once upon a time, someone posted a picture of a Prius with a windmill on it. Maybe 20 feet tall. Photoshopped, I suppose, though it could have been done with scissors. The forward motion of the Prius turns the windmill, which generates electricity, which powers the Prius. Yeah, I know... but it was a cool picture.

daniel · 02-18-2006, 05:10 PM

Say, Dave, speaking of CANVIEW, I know basically, more or less, what it does. But what does it look like? And how does it attach to the car? Is it a stand-alone device, or does it show up on the MFD? Does it take a tech to install it? Can you post a picture of it, or post a link to a picture?

Frank Hudon · 02-18-2006, 05:14 PM

here's Norm's web address
http://www.hybridinterfaces.ca/

DaveinOlyWA · 02-18-2006, 06:35 PM

CANVIEW is a little metal box slightly larger than say a pack of cigarettes. one end plugs into the back of the MFD, the other plugs into the CAN bus which is just to the right of the steering wheel under dash.

its an awesome tool that Norm is currently working on expanding. ive only had it a few months and its increased its information by close to a ¼. well worth the money. buy the flash unit too. (it really shouldnt be sold without one. there is no real technical expertise needed to update your own unit)

daniel · 02-18-2006, 07:40 PM

Okay. I want one!!!!!!!!! But I don't want to install it. Any thoughts? Might this guy do installations if I meet him in Lacy? Do Toyota dealers ever install this kind of stuff?

01-24-2006, 05:13 PM	#1
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Come one came all. We have been invited to return to the Alternative Fuel Fair in Lacy again this year. You people who were there must have behaved yourselves last year, they want us back. I just spoke with the coordinator at Lacy Parks. I know Frank and Dave were there, talk to them it is a good time. We can spread the word, answer questions and show off our cars. The MiniScanner was a big hit the CAN-View will go over well. I am going to build it into the schedule so I can be there. I hope to have Norm there and hook him up with Mike the Ifix’em guy. The Fair will feature Hybrids of all stripes, Bio Diesel, electric cars and the climax is an electric car race. The cars are built by local High school, and College teams. Never been to the Indy 500 well this is almost as good!! Start PM me and let me know and I will keep Lacy Parks posted. __________________ Belle, a Millennium Silver '04 BC #9 "Becoming one with my Prius, ICE on ICE off" Belle has been passed on to my daughter. I have a new silver Prius 08. No name yet we have just met but not been introduced.

02-18-2006, 03:37 PM	#5
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,529 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	daniel its a alternative fuel fair where battery, bio, ethanol, solar, wind,(yes i said wind) and several other options are displayed in working vehicles with the owners available to answer questions. there is also an electric car rally race. (these are go-cart like thingys so your Prius is ineligible...besides most of the categories must be homemade anyways) last year it was a blast, the weather started out typical, bit foggy at first, but the sun came out mid-morning and the weather turned out to be perfect... probably mid 60's. a great time. come out, meet a few Priuschatters... or re-meet them... really hoping that Norm (CANVIEW guy) comes out this year __________________ My 2006: Last tank 463.1 miles @49.2 pump (49.4 computer) 4.22 cpm winter mpg 50.70 summer mpg 54.59 lifetime: 33,038.3 miles 52.79 mpg pump (54.04 mpg computer) 5.74 cpm My 2007 Zenn Driven 5849 miles, 2.00 cpm/ 105 mpg (at $2.05/gal), 4.04 miles/ Kwh Savings over my Prius $300.79 The Corolla...567.79 The REAL SAVINGS from not driving Corolla 657.39 +Prius= 958.18 (excludes maintenance costs...would be unfair to ICE vehicles) My Plate: DUALPWR (Dual Power)

02-18-2006, 05:07 PM	#6
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,121 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Sounds good, Dave. I Googled it and found a 428 MB video of the race. I know about wind-powered vehicles, because I served as a crew member on one for a week about 5 years ago. I think they are more practical on water than on land. I've seen videos of ice boats. And I've heard jokes about wind-powered automobiles. Less practical, I would think, because you can't really tack on the freeway. Somewhere, once upon a time, someone posted a picture of a Prius with a windmill on it. Maybe 20 feet tall. Photoshopped, I suppose, though it could have been done with scissors. The forward motion of the Prius turns the windmill, which generates electricity, which powers the Prius. Yeah, I know... but it was a cool picture. __________________ Daniel ---------------------- Primary car: Zap Xebra SD: 100% electric car. 1.9 cents per mile, using electrons generated from water power. (The Prius is my gas guzzler, used when I have to travel farther than 35 miles in a day.) "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." -- Emma Goldman "Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think long and hard before starting a war." -- Otto von Bismarck

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Alternative Fuel Fair in Lacey Wa	hdrygas	OR - Oregon State	13	03-16-2007 03:55 AM
Alternative Fuel Fair in Lacy WA	hdrygas	Prius Main Forum	10	05-02-2006 10:39 PM
Lacey WA Alternative Fuel Fair	hdrygas	Prius Main Forum	0	03-20-2006 12:58 PM
Alternative Fuel Fair in Lacy	hdrygas	WA - Washington State	42	05-25-2005 01:22 AM
Alternative Fuel Fair May 7 in Lacy WA	hdrygas	Prius Main Forum	3	04-03-2005 08:53 PM

01-25-2006, 09:43 PM	#2
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	OK I have the weekend off (unless someone get sick or dies). Now lets hear from the rest of you!!!

02-06-2006, 11:07 PM	#3
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,529 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	ok was gonna ask when it was...until i read the title of the thread. shouldnt be a problem for me and its a blast, lots of stuff to see.

02-18-2006, 02:42 PM	#4
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,121 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hmmm. Tell me more about this fair. May might be possible. Nice weather, good roads, still too early for mountain hiking up around Lake Kootenay. mapquest says it's a 5-hour drive. Kinda far for me, but maybe...

02-18-2006, 05:10 PM	#7
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,121 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Say, Dave, speaking of CANVIEW, I know basically, more or less, what it does. But what does it look like? And how does it attach to the car? Is it a stand-alone device, or does it show up on the MFD? Does it take a tech to install it? Can you post a picture of it, or post a link to a picture?

02-18-2006, 05:14 PM	#8
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	here's Norm's web address http://www.hybridinterfaces.ca/

02-18-2006, 06:35 PM	#9
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,529 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	CANVIEW is a little metal box slightly larger than say a pack of cigarettes. one end plugs into the back of the MFD, the other plugs into the CAN bus which is just to the right of the steering wheel under dash. its an awesome tool that Norm is currently working on expanding. ive only had it a few months and its increased its information by close to a ¼. well worth the money. buy the flash unit too. (it really shouldnt be sold without one. there is no real technical expertise needed to update your own unit)

02-18-2006, 07:40 PM	#10
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,121 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Okay. I want one!!!!!!!!! But I don't want to install it. Any thoughts? Might this guy do installations if I meet him in Lacy? Do Toyota dealers ever install this kind of stuff?