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MEVA Tours J.W. Zacharias Physical Damage Research Centre
It’s hardly a surprise that the April 26, 2018 monthly meeting of the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association was very well attended. Many folks were there, including some who haven’t attended a meeting for quite a while. All were eager to see Manitoba Public Insurance’s 35,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, J.W. Zacharias Physical Damage Research Centre, at 1981 Plessis Road, Winnipeg. […]
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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 become the world’s second most valuable automobile company after Toyota. Now, Tesla’s valuation exceeds that of Ford and GM combined. Tesla’s superlative […]
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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., on Saturday, September 9th, 2017, on the front driveway of the Manitoba Legislative Building. For MEVAfest 2017, participants came from across the province to […]
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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 trucks in an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) program to promote the use of large PHEVs by utilities and municipalities in the United States […]
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MEVA March Meeting: Discover Virtual Robotics Toolkit
The first steam-driven, “automatically-mobile” vehicle was hand-built in the late 17th century. In recent decades, more and more automobile production is being done by robots. The robotics technology currently being developed by Tesla Motors is fundamentally changing the automotive industry. Tesla is manufacturing electric cars which can often drive themselves. Before long, all new automobiles will be 100% electric-powered […]
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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 converged on Winnipeg’s Innovation Alley for a big block party, hosted by the North Forge Technology Exchange. In the “Alley,” folks were treated to 3D scans, virtual […]
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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 watercraft, is a 50 h.p. Mercury outboard-motor which Ross converted to electric power. Ross has kindly offered to give anyone wishing to attend our next MEVA meeting […]
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October 2015 Meeting
Thursday, 29 October, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Room E2-330, University of Manitoba Engineering Building 15 Gilson Street Winnipeg, Manitoba featuring: Chelsea Taylor, Promotions Director, 2015-16 UMSAE Polar Bear Racing Formula Electric Team Every year, the University of Manitoba Society of Automotive Engineers (UMSAE) Polar Bear Racing Formula Electric Team designs, builds and races an […]
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July 2015 Meeting:
7:00 PM, Thursday, July 30, 2015 AssentWorks Boardroom, 3rd floor, 125 Adelaide Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. It’s time to prepare for the fifth annual MEVAfest, Manitoba’s fall festival of electric vehicles. The festival is always a special event, but, this year, MEVAfest will be extra special. In the afternoon of Saturday, September 12th, in downtown Winnipeg, MEVAfest will make […]
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June 2015 Meeting: MEVAfest is moving downtown!
7:00 PM, Thursday, June 25, 2015 Room E2-330 U. of M. Engineering Building, 15 Gilson Street, Winnipeg. June 2015 Meeting: MEVAfest is moving. It’s official, we’ll celebrate the fifth anniversary of MEVAfest, at Manyfest, in downtown Winnipeg, Saturday afternoon, September 12th! We’d like to thank everyone who supported our successful application to participate in Manyfest 2015. Manyfest is […]
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MEVA Members Win Gold!
Congratulations to MATTHEW HEWLETT, CALEB TURON and DAWSON KINGSTON!!! Not only are they brilliant, but they’re humble, too! They didn’t tell us, but on April 25, 2015, at the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium, MEVA’s youngest members were honoured for trying to improve the lives of people around the world. For their efforts and their ingenuity, […]
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Manitoba’s First Level 3 EV Charging Station
First, a big thanks to Lester and Ruth Deane for allowing MEVA to display their alluring Tesla model S at the World of Wheels automobile show this past weekend. We can accurately claim that Lester’s and Ruth’s fine car attracted more attention and genuine interest from the public than any other vehicle at that event! […]
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2nd MEVA meeting of 2015
7:00 PM, Thurs., Feb. 26th Room E2-330 U. of M. Engineering Building, 15 Gilson Street, Winnipeg. Because of the favourable impression MEVA members made on Doug Bedford, the Manitoba Street Rod Association (MSRA) representative who was at our October meeting, the MSRA has invited the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association to have a display at their Rodarama car show, […]
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2014 MEVA AGM and Dinner
Thursday, November 27th, 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at Fort Whyte Alive! 1961 McCreary Rd., Winnipeg, MB To make your reservation for the MEVA AGM dinner, email your name and phone number to rossredman54@gmail.com Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA) members invite everyone to join us for dinner and our Annual General Meeting (AGM), at the Siobhan Richardson […]
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MEVAfest 2014
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sat., Sept. 20, 2014 Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg Why do over four thousand Manitobans own electric or hybrid electric vehicles? Discover the answers for yourself, at the fourth annual MEVAfest, Manitoba’s festival of electric vehicles. Dozens of EVs, of all kinds, will be on display for you to enjoy, from the historic EVA Metro […]
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EV Project Tells Us How Drivers Use Electric Cars
EV Project Tells Us How Drivers Use Electric Cars.
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Qualcomm Halo wireless electric vehicle charging trialled in London
Qualcomm Halo wireless electric vehicle charging trialled in London.
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Solar Companies See Electric Vehicles as a Growth Engine
Solar Companies See Electric Vehicles as a Growth Engine.
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Minnesota sales of electric, gas cars collide
Minnesota sales of electric, gas cars collide via Minnesota sales of electric, gas cars collide | StarTribune.com.
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Checking a Skeptic’s Fuzzy Math
Checking a Skeptic’s Fuzzy Math.
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Mitsubishi CA-MiEV Concept: Compact Electric Car At Geneva
Mitsubishi CA-MiEV Concept: Compact Electric Car At Geneva.
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Feds: More companies to add electric vehicle recharge stations | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Feds: More companies to add electric vehicle recharge stations | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com.
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Electric cars playing catch-up to hybrid cousins – Business – MiamiHerald.com
Electric cars playing catch-up to hybrid cousins – Business – MiamiHerald.com.
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Tesla: On Rocket Launches, Electric Cars and Expectations – Forbes
Tesla: On Rocket Launches, Electric Cars and Expectations – Forbes.
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Maine senator seeks tax break on electric vehicles – Cars – Boston.com
Maine senator seeks tax break on electric vehicles – Cars – Boston.com.
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Electric vehicle user fee considered | With gas taxes shrinking, Oregon needs a new source of funding for roads
Electric vehicle user fee considered | With gas taxes shrinking, Oregon needs a new source of funding for roads.
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How battery improvements will revolutionize the design of the electric car — Tech News and Analysis
How battery improvements will revolutionize the design of the electric car — Tech News and Analysis.
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More expertise needed to bridge electric car, hybrid learning curve – latimes.com
More expertise needed to bridge electric car, hybrid learning curve – latimes.com.
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Why charging infrastructure is critical to the success of EVs | GreenBiz.com
Why charging infrastructure is critical to the success of EVs | GreenBiz.com.
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Plug-In Electric Car Sales Triple In 2012 As Buyers, Models Increase
Plug-In Electric Car Sales Triple In 2012 As Buyers, Models Increase.
