teddillard
100 W
Just got this news, literally minutes ago- Zilla is back in production, working through Manzanita Micro.
Here's the post on the Zilla blog:
http://www.cafeelectricpress.com/blog/?cat=2
"Finally, Good News!
Zilla’s are coming back!
I am excited to announce that I am in talks with Manzanita Micro to bring the Zilla controller line back to life soon! We have agreed on the basics and now just need to finalize the details to get Zilla production, sales and support up and running at their facility in Kingston Washington.
It’s been a long time since I’ve updated this blog. My apologies for that. I have been busy during that time communicating with and visiting a number of potential manufacturers for the Zilla. After the last fiasco, I admit I’ve been slow to move forward. I wanted to make sure I was working with someone who knows the EV market and also has the manufacturing experience necessary to build the Zilla properly. I’ve known Rich Rudman and the folks at Manzanita Micro for many years. Rich and I go back to the mid 1990′s as friends and sometimes friendly rivals. We often observed how similar our companies were. Now that Manzanita has expanded operations into a beautiful new facility and expanded staff to handle larger volumes (I admit, I was very impressed during my recent visit) it looks to me that they have the space and the ability to build Zilla controllers in good volumes. I’m looking forward to working with them to bring the Zilla back, and also I’m eager to get back to product development, maybe starting with improving the Hairball with new code and features."
My blog post is here: http://evmc2.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/zilla-is-back/
The Manzanita contact page is here: http://manzanitamicro.com/contactus
Here's the post on the Zilla blog:
http://www.cafeelectricpress.com/blog/?cat=2
"Finally, Good News!
Zilla’s are coming back!
I am excited to announce that I am in talks with Manzanita Micro to bring the Zilla controller line back to life soon! We have agreed on the basics and now just need to finalize the details to get Zilla production, sales and support up and running at their facility in Kingston Washington.
It’s been a long time since I’ve updated this blog. My apologies for that. I have been busy during that time communicating with and visiting a number of potential manufacturers for the Zilla. After the last fiasco, I admit I’ve been slow to move forward. I wanted to make sure I was working with someone who knows the EV market and also has the manufacturing experience necessary to build the Zilla properly. I’ve known Rich Rudman and the folks at Manzanita Micro for many years. Rich and I go back to the mid 1990′s as friends and sometimes friendly rivals. We often observed how similar our companies were. Now that Manzanita has expanded operations into a beautiful new facility and expanded staff to handle larger volumes (I admit, I was very impressed during my recent visit) it looks to me that they have the space and the ability to build Zilla controllers in good volumes. I’m looking forward to working with them to bring the Zilla back, and also I’m eager to get back to product development, maybe starting with improving the Hairball with new code and features."
My blog post is here: http://evmc2.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/zilla-is-back/
The Manzanita contact page is here: http://manzanitamicro.com/contactus
