Ron is a retired nuclear engineer who is sure the cars of the future must be electric powered. He has been a follower of the electric car industry since 1980, and now driving his 6th different EV in the past 10 years. He uses all electric lawn equipment. There is nogas at the Swanson's. He has an extensive background in computers and soft
Ron is a retired nuclear engineer who is sure the cars of the future must be electric powered. He has been a follower of the electric car industry since 1980, and now driving his 6th different EV in the past 10 years. He uses all electric lawn equipment. There is nogas at the Swanson's. He has an extensive background in computers and software from his days at IBM. He also has a global perspective after living and working in Johannesburg South Africa for several years. He has served NTEAA as VP since 2009 till 2012 and is now President.
Neal built is first EV in 2009 which has been very popular build. It is a 1999 Volkswagon Golf. It was so well built that it shows every part of the EV. Even his wife now drives a Nissan Leaf. He also has a riding electric mower he mows his yard with which he restored and looks very sharp. Neal has been a big help for the EV Community for the last several years with shows and events.
Suzie is a member of a 2 EV family, with a Bolt and a Volt. She is an active member who participates in our EV outreaches across North Texas.
Stanton's life-long dream of owning an electric car (BEV) was finally realized with the commercial availability of the Nissan Leaf in 2011. Since then, he has promoted EVs at every opportunity, eventually leading to his involvement in the NTEAA. He enjoys passing gas stations (without stopping) and giving presentations on his EV experience.