Archives: June 2008

Come See Joel Ride the Haugenator in Hillsboro Rotary's 4th of July Parade!
June 30, 2008

Joel is scheduled to participate in Hillsboro's July 4th Parade, which is scheduled for July 4, 2008 at 10 AM and organized by the Hillsboro Rotary Club. Joel will make his way along the parade route on-board “The Haugenator,” a self-made contraption that grew out of his commitment to clean energy, and to eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels by the year 2019.

Construction of The Haugenator began with an electric bicycle that Haugen found at a local yard sale. The unit also consists of two additional pedal-powered bikes connected to the electric bike in a triangular formation. A tall column at the center carries a 1 foot-square photo-voltaic cell, which provides 12 volts to recharge the electric bike's battery. Haugen has designed and assembled The Haugenator himself with the help of friend and Vernonia resident Bob Prohaska.