10 Quotes by Felix Kramer

Our goal for the build kit is this summer, but making this happen will be a volunteer project--as are most open-source efforts--so I'm not in a position to promise.

When I was working in desktop publishing, I could often get my clients to include a small credit, and I'd get referrals from them. That is not always the case with Web design.

There is something magical about reverse directories. Making this information public is a healthy thing. And we are using technology the way it should be, by bringing together groups of sellers and buyers who now have no way to reach each other.

You're substituting electricity for gasoline - that's the big benefit.

It's like having a second small fuel tank in your car. You fill it at home by plugging it into the socket at night - and it gives you transportation around town for the equivalent of less than $1 a gallon.

It's wonderful. In about a year, everyone's going to hear about plug-in hybrids.

I get about 99 miles to the gallon. When gasoline costs $3 a gallon, driving most gasoline cars costs 8 to 20 cents a mile. With a plug-in hybrid, your local travel and commuting can go down to 2 to 4 cents a mile.

Many hybrid owners realize how sharply fuel efficiency goes down over 55 mph because they get instant mileage feedback.

We commend GM for being the first out of the starting gate in the Great Plug-In Car Race of 2007. GM's announcements are the biggest victories yet for CalCars.org and other PHEV advocates. Now our campaign is in third gear. We'll work with the auto industry, government, fleet buyers and advocates to get to the day -- soon, not in a decade -- when customers can buy PHEVs as easily as any other car.