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When I visited the CEO of Anuvu, Rex Hodges, and the VP of Sales, Lyn Cowgill, in early 2001, I had no idea just how far ahead of the pack they really were.
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As Hodges patiently explained the engineering highlights of Anuvu's car, it slowly dawned on me that this unassuming man has built a car with the potential to become a virtually cost-free, pollution-free source of personal transportation.
A magic carpet.
A free ride.
Hodges used to work at Aerojet, where, after getting a degree in Mechanical Engineering at U.C. Davis in 1988, he participated in the design of the National Aerospace Plane as well as programs related to the Strategic Defense Initiative.
But SDI's loss has been the green revolution's gain.
In 1994 Rex Hodges, Sarah Hodges, and Lyn Cowgill formed Anuvu to apply space-age technologies to commercialize alternative energy and transportation.
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Rex Hodges & Lyn Cowgill in
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Rex Hodges took the plunge, and bet his career on a vision that is halfway to fruition.
To go the rest of the distance, he will have to let new players into the game, and see his company take on a life of its own.