News in the world of EV’s, both in Manitoba and from outside
EVs and Made-in-Manitoba Electricity
The Power to Change
— “We believe in an all-electric future… ”
—— 2018, Mary Barra, Chair and CEO General Motors
In mid-January, 2020, Tesla Inc. achieved market capitalization of $107 billion, overtaking Volkswagen to […]
MEVA – Environmental Activists or Just Another Car Club
Because the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA) is a member of the Manitoba Association of Automobile Clubs, some folks assume that MEVA members are simply a bunch of gear-heads-against-exhaust-pipes. Well, […]
7th Annual MEVAfest
Every year, members of the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA) look forward to hosting MEVAfest, the prairie’s most popular EV festival.
The 7th annual MEVAfest was held from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., […]
Canada’s Largest Plugin Hybrid-Electric “Cherry-Picker”
MEVAfest 2016, at the MB Legislative Bldg., MB Hydro employees proudly display Canada’s largest plugin hybrid-electric boom truck.
For the past two years, Manitoba Hydro and BC Hydro have been operating plugin hybrid-electric bucket […]
MEVA AGM 2016 with special guest, The Hon. Robert-Falcon Ouellette, M.P.
At MEVA AGM 2016, The Hon. Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, addressed MEVA’s determination to connect our province to the continental network of level 3 EV fast-charging stations, […]
Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association Gives Award to Inventor of Paediatric Prosthetic Device
1st place winner Matthew Gale smiles broadly, and MEVA member Tom Tessier claps enthusiastically, as MEVA Treasurer Jeff Bergal presents Matthew with a cheque for $1,000.
On Tuesday, September 27, 2016, several hundred people […]
MEVAfest 2016
For the sixth year in a row, the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA) kicked off National Drive Electric Week, with the best electric vehicle festival on the prairies, MEVAfest! Saturday, September […]
September Meeting has been re-scheduled to Oct. 1, 2016
Ahoy Mateys! Everyone who attended MEVAfest saw MEVA Secretary Ross Redman’s large pontoon boat (similar to the ones used as water taxis on the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.) On that impressive […]
EV wins Best Engineered Vehicle award at WOW!
Last month, the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association’s 2016 World of Wheels Autorama (WOW) display included MEVA member Bruce Little’s outstanding re-conversion of his Chevy S10 pickup truck. It’s the incomparable custom […]
5th Anniversary of the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA)
Saturday evening, January 30th, 2016, over three hundred and twenty people celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA), at The Met, the newly refurbished Metropolitan Theatre, in downtown Winnipeg. […]