Reg is currently off with a race team and we’re on our own, continuing to pull molds from Seven’s re-sculpted body. A lot of finish work was necessary prior to pulling the molds as we worked from the rear to the front of the car. The hood and front fenders particularly needed a lot of prep work in order to

It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Illuminati HQ. Nate and I headed down to Cape Girardeau Missouri to the first annual EVCCON hosted by Jack Rickard of EVTV fame. We met a lot of our old friends, some from X Prize and others from the EV community, and made many new ones. The convention was filled with

After 5000 miles on the road, the 2010 IMW Seven has used approximately 24.2 equivalent gallons of gas in total electricity consumption. That’s just shy of a 2010 Cadillac Escalade’s gas tank capacity if you want to compare it to a more recent car. But I don’t. I can’t help but compare Seven to my first car, a 1974 Chevy

Words words words…hmm let’s see, what happened this week… First, we got Seven running again with a new modified transmission and within a couple hours were participating in the Divernon Homecoming Parade ( the local annual parade and carnival). But the big news drove up to Illuminati Headquarters in a fire engine red 2011 Chevy Volt. Brian Fuller stopped for

This past Saturday morning at 5:30 am members of the Illuminati gathered at the Hall of Seven (as our friends from TW4XP in Germany have named it) to take an unprecedented trip. We drove over 200 miles on a single charge down Interstate 55 from our headquarters to Cape Girardeau, Missouri to visit with Jack Rickard of EVTV fame. Representing

Since we started Seven gas prices haven’t gone down and neither have we stopped working to show the world what’s possible. We plan to continue the work we’ve begun, as it’s ever-growing need makes itself known each day we visit the gas pumps or turn on the nightly news. Team Illuminati has many ideas that we’re working on, not only

Seven officially received an EPA mileage rating of 207.5 MPGe, based on the official EPA 74 test cycle used for determining mileage for electric and hybrid vehicles like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, during its recently completed testing at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea Michigan. The testing consists of two parts: coast-down and dyno testing. Coast-down consist of

The new year has brought about some changes for Team IMW. Congratulations First off, I’d like to congratulate: Nate and Jaime on the arrival of their baby girl, Bayden Josh and Dustie, who will welcome their second son into the world later this year George for his well-earned retirement from the IL EPA (though he was just hired back this

So much for all the estimates, equations and calculations, they’re great estimators but truly utter B.S. until rubber hits the road and you see what you and your vehicle are actually made of. We now know exactly how far Seven can go on a charge….more or less, that is. I was feeling a bit adventurous this past Sunday and decided

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