Pictured at right is something called a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, which is kind of a golf cart thing you can charge from a regular wall outlet and drive 50-70 miles on a single charge. They're now legal to drive in area towns like Stoughton, Monona and Sun Prairie, although this reporter has yet to spot one on the road, much less one looking like this model, which I like to call a "Li'l Escalade."
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is planning to test drive an NEV on Friday at OZEE Cars in Stoughton. No word yet on whether it's going to be a Li'l H3 or not. The appeal is obvious: Instead of guzzling gas in your typical car/truck/SUV on routine, short-distance errands, you can drive an electric vehicle. NEVs of the type sold at OZEE are customizable and offer many of the ammenities found in a gas-powered car. They retail for $9,000 - $13,000.
MAYOR CIESLEWICZ WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday, December 3, 2007
10:00 a.m. Policy staff meeting 11:00 a.m. Plan Commission agenda review 12:00 noon Lunch with Chancellor John Wiley 3:00 p.m. Anne Zellhoefer, Steve Brist, Ray Harmon, Janet Piraino, Andrew Statz, and George Twigg 5:30 p.m. Welcome at Otis Redding Tribute (Monona Terrace)
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
9:00 a.m. George Hank quarterly meeting 10:30 a.m. Mayor's Management Team meeting 12:00 noon Lunch with Ellen Foley 2:00 p.m. Collaboration Council meeting (Monona Terrace) 5:30 p.m. Elvehjem Elementary School playground fundraiser (The Great Dane) 6:30 p.m. Common Council meeting (CCB 201)
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
10:00 a.m. Staff meeting
12:00 noon Welcome at Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association annual conference (Concourse Hotel)
12:45 p.m. Lunch with Fitchburg Mayor Tom Clauder
2:00 p.m. Sonya Newenhouse and Ray Harmon
3:00 p.m. Lucia Nunez quarterly meeting
4:00 p.m. Dr. Tom Schlenker and Janet Piraino
5:00 p.m. Dane County Cities and Villages Association monthly meeting (Monona Terrace)
Thursday, December 6, 2007
9:00 a.m. Downtown Public Infrastructure and Improvements (DPII) meeting (MMB LL-110)
1:30 p.m. Economic Development Listening Session (MG&E Innovation Center, 510 Charmany Drive, Room 50)
3:30 p.m. Chief Noble Wray monthly meeting
6:00 p.m. Share Your Holidays phone bank (Alliant Energy Center, Exhibition Hall)
Friday, December 7, 2007
8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Ald. Lauren Cnare
2:00 p.m. Test drive of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV) (OZEE Cars, 416 E. South Street, Stoughton)
4:30 p.m. Common Council leadership meeting