Friday, May 15, 2009

Green Revolution Hits Wakarusa

The mayors of Wakarusa and Nappanee have announced plans for EMC to build electric motors in Wakarusa. Nice Job, cousin Larry. Somehow, I bet that Richard Pletcher and Larry Andrews contributed to this.

Elkhart Truth: Hybrid vehicle venture energizes two towns

Electric Motors Corporation

Why Northern Indiana just might be the perfect place to make electric transportation a reality by re-introducing Henry Ford to Thomas Edison:
  1. Labor availability (Absence of RV jobs)
  2. Empty Manufacturing Facilities
  3. Skills match for low volume craftmanship
  4. Slower pace: Horseless Buggy might work!
  5. Astronaut-Farmer connection
    • Purdue University Engineering
    • Small farm business sustainability tenacity
    • Local supply of Ethanol
  6. History of Studebaker
  7. Recent sting from Hummer
  8. Indiana was willing to reduce corporate tax burden for the venture


Here is a Larry Thompson's first cousin (my father) riding a different kind of horseless buggy.

From Aunt Helen's Photo Album

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