LACarGuy’s Mike Sullivan Unveils Open-Access “Level 2” Electric Vehicle Charging Stations During Fisker Karma Preview Event
LAcarGuy to be the First Automotive Dealership in the U.S. to Have Charging Stations for the New Plug-in Hybrid & Battery Electric Vehicles
LOS ANGELES – June 30, 2010 – Mike Sullivan, president of LAcarGuy, announced the installation of “Level 2” SAE J-1772 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations during a preview event for the upcoming Fisker Karma car ,the world’s first luxury hybrid plug-in electric vehicle with zero emissions.
Beginning this summer, anyone with a plug-in and hybrid vehicle will be able to drive up to an LAcarGuy dealership: Toyota Hollywood, Toyota Santa Monica, Fisker Santa Monica and Lexus Santa Monica and get charged.
LAcarGuy will be the first automotive dealer in the U.S. to offer the “Level 2” SAE J-1772, the new industry standard for electric chargers. The “Level 2” chargers are compatible with all electric hybrid and plug-in vehicles. The number one hybrid dealer in the country has taken on the initiative to make adopting a greener lifestyle easier for Los Angeles residents.
“LAcarGuy is proud to be the first U.S. automotive dealership to offer the only industry-approved electric charging stations on the market,” said President of LAcarGuy, Mike Sullivan. “This is yet another step for us to support the community with sustainable options. It’s our commitment to ensuring that our daily driving habits contribute to a healthier planet.”
Winning the coveted Stevie Award for the “Most Innovative Company of the Year” from The 2010 American Business Awards program, the Fisker Karma is the first eco-chic sports car developed in eco-friendly facilities.
Driven by their mission to reduce America’s dependency on foreign oil and lower emissions, the Fisker features all carefully sourced environmentally sound materials like wood trim from ‘non-living’ trees, EcoGlass derived from recyclable sand, and soft-hand textiles composed of 100-percent bamboo viscose.
LAcarGuy’s Fisker Santa Monica will be the only automotive retailer to carry the Fisker Karma in Los Angeles.
About LAcarGuy: As the number one hybrid dealer in the country, Mike Sullivan’s LAcarGuy houses 10 automotive dealerships throughout greater Los Angeles with a commitment to the environment and a cleaner America. A fixture in the Los Angeles community since Mike’s father, “Sully” opened his first dealership in 1964, Mike serves on the Regional Board of Directors for Global Green and on the Advisory Board for the Environmental Media Association. Practicing what he preaches, Mike’s home is completely off-the-grid with 100-percent solar power and a seventh electric car charger that has been installed in his garage. He was honored as “Man of the Year” by the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Organization in 2009 and was Richmond Family Center’s 2009 “King of Hearts.” Today, he is committed to making a difference for our planet with “green teams” implemented at each of his dealerships and the “Driving Green” incentive program, which donates $100 of every car sold to a green charity of the driver’s choice.
For more information visit www.lacarguy.com or contact Susan Emmer at susan@farmacyagency.com or 917-841-4407.
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LAcarGUY Sponsors the 14th Annual Millennium Awards
Mike Sullivan’s LAcarGUY is a proud sponsor of this weekend’s Global Green USA 14th Annual Global Green USA Millennium Awards in Santa Monica. Presented annually, the Millennium Awards recognize and herald those whose lives and livelihood embody Global Green USA’s mission of fostering a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world.
This year, the Millennium Awards will be held on Saturday June 12th at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica. Honorees include our own President Matt Petersen, James Cameron & Suzy Amis Cameron, the US EPA, the UC System, and the W Hollywood Hotel & Residences.
LAcarGUY’s Toyota Santa Monica, Lexus Santa Monica and Toyota of Hollywood will provide cars and drivers to transport five celebrities (we’ll reveal them soon) to the event.
Saturday, June 12 • 6:30PM VIP Reception • 7:00PM Cocktail Reception • 7:30PM Dinner
Fairmont Miramar Hotel, 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
CHAIRS: Bob Bucklin | Leonardo Dicaprio | Jim Gianopulos | Tom Roell | Tom Rothman |
Diane Meyer Simon
CO-CHAIRS: Sebastian Copeland | Salma Hayek | Zem Joaquin | Lyn & Norman Lear |
Pat Mitchell & Scott Seydel | Ann & Jerry Moss | Lynda & Stewart Resnick
VICE-CHAIRS: Melony & Adam Lewis | Pierre-Andre Senizergues | Christiana Wyly
ELECTED OFFICIALS HONORARY COMMITTEE: Lucille Roybal-Allard | Henry Waxman | John Chiang | Fran Pavley | Karen Bass | Julia Brownley | Kevin De Leon | Dave Jones | Antonio Villaraigosa | Gavin Newsom | Wendy Greuel | Eric Garcetti | Jan Perry | Janice Hahn | Terry O’Day
Earth Day Green Lounge Event At Lexus Santa Monica a Success!
With nearly one thousand people celebrating Earth Day at our own Lexus Santa Monica, the Green Lounge event struck a chord in the luxury-green Los Angeles beach-side community. The evening brought together celebrities, thought leaders, top media, entertainers and decor with a hyper-focus on green/sustainability and the environment. Our Lexus showroom was converted into a “Buddha Bar” style lounge with green decor and surrounded by wonderful sights and sounds, not to mention cuisine.
In each of the lounges, guests could sample and buy products, meet with the companies’ brand ambassadors and be a part of the of the unique event in an eco-luxurious setting.” Part of the evening was set aside to honor leaders and advocates in the environmental, wellness and philanthropic arenas:
Mike Sullivan has been a tireless advocate and leader for green and environmental issues both in the Los Angeles community as well as the automotive industry. As the worldwide top-selling dealer for both Lexus and Toyota Hybrids and a focus on lowering the carbon footprint that businesses impact the earth with, the family of dealerships is part of a larger movement building today in proactive ways to minimize the impact the earth and this is the one day each year that the focus is magnified.
Award recipients included Josie Maran of Josie Maran Cosmetics (Green Business Wellness Award), Mary Murphy of So You Think You Can Dance (Effecting Change Award), and Rory Freedman, co-author of Skinny Bitch (Wellness Award). Global Green, the Southern California-based eco-company received donations at the front door from attendees. Two members of the LAcarGUY team are local board advisers to Global Green, which is part of Green Cross International (GCI), created by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment.”
Going Green is for big and small!
Not your typical Lexus Santa Monica guests!
LAcarGUY forms internal “Green Team”
In January of 2010, LAcarGUY created an internal “Green Team” to encourage, inspire and educate its 800+ employees about reducing our individual and corporate carbon footprint. Formed by LAcarGUY’s “Manager of the Environment”, Alisha Auringer, the “Green Team” has developed green advocates from each of our ten dealerships and body shop.
Every Green Team member ensures our eco-policies are being carried out, informs employees about upcoming events and is a liaison between the dealerships and the Manager of the Environment. Members are also tasked with presenting ideas on how to reduce their dealerships footprint as well as events that would should participate in. These ideas are presented and discussed at the monthly green team meetings as well as determining an eco-activity that is promoted to all employees.
Past Green Team activities include a company-wide Christmas tree recycling campaign and Arbor Day Tree planting. Upcoming plans include a Spring Recycling campaign, an Earth Day event at Lexus Santa Monica and creating a green handbook for all employees.
Mike Sullivan personally created “The Manager of the Environment” position to focus on reducing our organizational carbon footprint, develop green educational programs and to grow relationships with local green organizations. The LAcarGUY Family of Dealerships are recognized around the Los Angeles area for being involved with Sustainability, Environmental and other “Green Movement” efforts.
