About Us

Started in the Summer of 2008, a non-profit California corporation composed of volunteers and enthusiasts promoting electric and plugin hybrid vehicles. You may contact us by email at info@4evriders.org.

On February 13, 2009 4EVRiders.org received its determination from the IRS, and we became an official 501(c)(3) public benefit organization.

Mission Statement: Provide timely unbiased news and internet-enabled related services updated daily to inform the public about the latest developments in the Electric Vehicle and Plug-In Hybrid Market.

  • Free Services being provided:

    1. News format compatible to iPhone users.

    2. News available in more than 40 languages (click the Translate button on the right navigation bar)
    3. Charging Locator for US and UK: http://www.4evriders.org/locator
    4. EV Guide: http://www.4evriders.org/ev-guide/
    5. Subscribe to this news feed at http://www.4evriders.org/feed/
    6. Search news archive: http://www.4evriders.org/ (top right corner)
    7. Quarterly Newsletter subscription: http://www.4evriders.org/newsletter-subscription/
    Director Biography
  • David B Lo – President, Founder and Board member

    Experienced manager specializing in Ecommerce, software engineering and project management. More than 25 years in related disciplines working for various high tech firms such as Vicinity Corp (acquired by Microsoft), HP, Informix, DHL, Amdahl, Ingres, Boeing, and Control Data as Application development manager, Ecommerce project manager, Sr Oracle DBA, Technical Lead and Software Engineer. Broad mix of diverse managerial and technical skills.

    Education: MBA (Management and Entrepreneurship) 1993 CSUEB, Hayward, CA;, MS 1976 University of Washington, Seattle; BA 1973 Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.

    Email contact: david.lo@4evriders.org

  • Joshua Weinstein – Acting VP of Engineering

    Josh Weinstein has over 10 years experience in Web and Internet applications. He has worked in development, product management, quality control, and marketing efforts for several California companies, including Borland International, Mentor Technology Group, and Vicinity Corporation (which was bought by Microsoft Mappoint™ for $96 Million USD). He worked in Silicon Valley on projects for clients in the automotive, banking, health-care, high-tech, hospitality, insurance, and retail sectors, including Wells Fargo Bank, Ford Motor Company, Toyota, Lexus, Yahoo!, Seagate, and Starbucks. He has taught “Silicon Valley” style programming and management to Graduate and Undergraduate Software Engineering students and has natural talent for spotting global trends. He learned HTML in 1994, moved to Silicon Valley in 1996, before the rest of the world caught “Silicon Valley” mania, and moved to China is 2002, before the the rest of the world caught “China mania”. He is currently employed by an American Automotive Services Company which is attempting to break into the Chinese Market.

    Email contact: josh.weinstein@4evriders.org

    He is currently developing an online Electric Vehicle Charging Station Finder. Drop him an
    email if you would like to be a Beta Tester of the application.

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