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Manitoba EV Incentive Program
As of July 1, 2024 the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Incentive Program is now live and eligible owners can get up to a $4,000 rebate on the purchase of a new EV or $2,500 on a used EV. For all the details on the Province of Manitoba Electric Vehicle Incentive see the government of Manitoba site […]
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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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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, it’s true, some MEVA members are handy with a wrench. They get their kicks customizing and cruising, but many are avid walkers, cyclists and transit […]
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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 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, which is rapidly expanding throughout the U.S. and across Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. We know that strategically locating level 3 fast-charging stations in our province would make it […]
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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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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 10th, dozens of 2, 3, and 4-wheeled electric vehicles, the New Flyer Xcelsior electric bus, an electric motorboat, the UMSAE Formula Electric race car, an electric skateboard and other exciting EVs were on display […]
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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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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 EV which was featured in the movie DRIVE FOR FREE 2 – The Revolution Continues. Every EV enthusiast who saw that movie knows what […]
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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. (Before the scheduled event, dozens of us arrived early, to enjoy The Allen Restaurant at The MET. The food was delicious and staff were great!) […]
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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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MEVAfest 2015 – September 12
Celebrate MEVAfest on Broadway organized by the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association 2:00 – 5:00 PM Saturday, September 12th, 2015 in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building Come celebrate the best in electric vehicles, and more… Some of the world’s best plug-in electric vehicles will be at MEVAfest 2015. You’ll see dozens of factory-made EVs from Ford, Nissan, […]
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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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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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How to Register to Use RRC Level 3 Charger
Simply send an e-mail, stating that you want to register to use the RRC L3 charger, to José Delos Reyes jdelosreyes@RRC.CA with the following information: full name, contact number, car make/model year and license plate number.
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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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How to build EVs with wings!
7:00 PM, Thursday, March 26, 2015 At Lyncrest Airport, 57119 Murdock Road, Winnipeg Over the past several years, members of the Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association (MEVA) have utilized their many talents and training to convert cars, trucks, tractors, bikes, an SUV and more… to electric vehicles. Members of the Winnipeg Chapter of the Recreational Aircraft Association of […]
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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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French Canadian Invents Cool Electric My Track Technology
It’s a snowmobile, an ATV, no, it’s electric My Track Technology. French Canadian inventor Yvon Martel has come up with a very unique solution for snow and difficult terrains. (PLEASE Note: MEVA has no association with this machine, other than this post on our website. To contact the inventor, please use the inventor’s email address: […]
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Shale Oil Proves Peak Oil Is Indeed Upon Us
One aspect in current events that makes electric vehicles so viable is that fossil fuels are become increasingly more expensive to mine and/or extract. This article from Casey Research gives some great analysis on the issue. Some excerpts are here: “The simple yet profound reason that we’re going after this more difficult and expensive shale […]
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FuelEconomy.gov gives Side-by-Side Comparisons of Vehicles
Trying to decide on an electric vehicle make comparisons? FuelEconomy.gov has a great website to do just that. Find it here: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.shtml See their comparisons between four electric vehicles here: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=32655&id=33558&id=33398&id=33335
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Plug-in Car Sales Break Records in August 2013
Sales of all plug-in cars in the USA are likely to exceed 10,000 vehicles for August 2013. That is more than double the 4,715 vehicles sold a year ago in August 2012! See the full article here: http://www.plugincars.com/plug-car-sales-break-records-august-128180.html
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Big advances in electric vehicle technology will increase range and dramatically reduce prices
The Winnipeg Free Press published a great article on big advances in electric vehicle technology that will increase range and dramatically reduce prices. “There are already battery-driven, prototype electric vehicles being driven on U.S. test tracks that have nearly three times the “energy density” of the batteries in a Chevy Volt. They could be on […]
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Over One Thousand Electric Vehicles Were Sold In Canada January Through May 2013
In the first 5 months of 2013, the three best selling electric vehicles in Canada were the Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, and the Nissan Leaf. The sales of all brands and models was 1,141. Here’s how the Canadian vehicle registrations break down for plug-in vehicles during the first five months of 2013: 1. Chevy Volt […]
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After The Spike In Gas Prices, CBC Radio Interviews a MEVA Member About His EV Conversion
After the recent spike in gas prices, on May 27, 2013, CBC Radio interviewed MEVA member Gerry Kopelow about his Chevy S10 pickup. Gerry converted the S10 from an internal combustion engine (ICE) to an electric vehicle (EV). After the conversion, Gerry says that his energy expense went from $500 to $600 per month, to […]
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Sun Country Highways meets with MEVA, CBC TV, and the Hilton
On May 17th, 2013, Ian Gardner from Sun Country Highways visited Winnipeg, arriving in a new Tesla Model S. A number MEVA members met him at the Hilton Hotel, where there is a charging station. The Hilton was very gracious is meeting with us and letting Ian charge his EV there. CBC TV also came […]
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The Case For Electric Vehicles in Manitoba: 80 Times Less Pollution Than Gasoline!
Recently, one of MEVA’s members wrote a series of articles for the University of Manitoba newspaper: The Case For Electric Vehicles. The first articles compares pollution statistics between internal combustion engine (ICE) versus electric vehicles (EVs). “even if your car gets 7.8 litres per 100 kilometres over a lifetime of 160,000 kms, the car will […]
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Future of Transportation Symposium – Edmonton Alberta – 27 April 2013
The Solar Energy Society of Alberta and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology are teaming up to offer a day-long symposium on alternative transportation options including electric, hybrid, bio-diesel, human-powered, hydrogen and solar technologies. It is going to be held at NAIT Main Campus, Edmonton, Alberta Saturday April 27, 2013 11am-5pm Admission Free. The event will […]
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Sun Country Highway
We have some last-minute updates on the Sun Country Highway Cross-Canada tour (see this article for background); Kent Rathwell, Founder and President of SCH expects to be in Winnipeg with his Tesla Roadster on Monday, the 10th of December between 1:30 and 3:30pm. They would really like it if anyone with an Electric Vehicle to come out and […]
