Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
 
Please join IEEE Oakland East Bay Chapters of Power Engineering, Vehicular Technology, Women in Engineering and the Engineering Management Society for an evening of transportation excitement.   Visit our IEEE Website: www.e-grid.net  for additional information.
 
Speaker:         Doug Bourn, Senior Electrical Engineer
Date:               Tuesday April 10, 2007
Time:              Dinner 6:00 PM         Presentation 7:00 PM - Exhibits open till 9pm.
Location:        Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
 
RSVP: Carole Pharr, (408) 282-1500 extension 213, carole@salasobrien.com
Cost: $25 IEEE members, $40 nonmembers, and $10 students (Limited to the first 120)
 
Our evening will allow attendees to view the Hiller Aviation museum exhibits as well as the special display of European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) organization which focuses on European railroading.  Come check it out, it is an event you don't want to miss.  The main event for the evening will be a discussion on the Tesla Roadster. Which will also be present at this event.
 
The Tesla Roadster
Tesla Roadster has far more drawing power than previous EVs, including the General Motors EV1. The Roadster has a 0-60 mph time of just 4.0 seconds, a top speed of 130 mph and a range of 250 miles per EPA driving standards. Using the U.S. government's calculations, the 100% electric carbon fiber-bodied vehicle will get the "equivalent" of 130 miles per gallon or about 1 cent per mile in electricity cost.
OUR SPEAKER:
 
Doug Bourn is currently a senior electrical engineer at Tesla Motors Inc. where he shares responsibility for the design and testing of the Power Electronics Module (PEM) for the Tesla Roadster. 
Prior to Tesla Motors, Mr. Bourn spent 10 years as a senior EE at IDEO, a product design and development company in Palo Alto, CA where he worked on a wide variety of consumer products and medical electronic devices.
Doug received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.  In his ˜spare" time he enjoys motorcycling, skydiving, flying, and teaching others how to fly.  Doug holds commercial pilot, instrument, multi-engine, ground instructor, and single/multi-engine flight instructor ratings along with a ham radio Amateur Extra Class license, KF6WHL.