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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 […]
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Who are the change makers? A talk by Leith Sharp
Join the University of Winnipeg Campus Sustainability Office as they host Leith Sharp with her talk – “Who are the change makers?” Monday, November 19th 2012 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm UWinnipeg – Richardson College Building – Portage and Langside Leith has spent 20 years working to drive sustainability into the core business of the higher […]
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Interview with Chris Paine
Most of us will likely know that Directory Chris Paine brought us the films Who Killed the Electric Car and Revenge of the Electric Car. But what more do we know about the man behind these groundbreaking productions? In this interview Chris talks about the making of the films along with his background and opinions […]
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Nissan Next event in Winnipeg until July 22, 2012
This cross Canada event is currently being held at Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg until Sunday 22 July, 2012. Among other ICE vehicles Nissan also has a 2012 Leaf available for test drives! For more information see: http://www.nissannext.ca/
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How much do Canadians spend on gas?
Canadians spend, on average, 3.245% of their income on gas. About $1510 per person, per year. Only the USA, spends more per person, per year, at $1687. See the graphics: Gas Spending Around The World: http://www.creditsesame.com/blog/gas-prices-and-gas-spending-around-the-world/
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Revenge of the Electric Car – Cinematheque June 2012
This is the much anticipated sequel to the hit movie “Who killed the electric car?” and will be the first time it’s been on the big screen in Winnipeg. This is a limited engagement so don’t miss your chance! MEVA will be on hand for questions and discussion after the show. Location: Cinematheque 100 Arthur […]
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Drive for Free: The Alternative Fuel Revolution – Premiere Screening
The Faculties of Science, and Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba are pleased to invite you to the premiere screening of Drive for Free: The Alternative Fuel Revolution . This is a made-in-Manitoba documentary file exploring the use of and the research into alternative fuel sources in Manitoba, tracing a range of […]
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Plug in America EV videos
Plug in America regularly produces some educational, informative and sometimes even entertaining short videos related to EV’s. Here’s a few of their recent youtube videos:
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Dennis Meadows – Economics and Limits to Growth
Talk by Dennis Meadows, well known co-author of The Limits to Growth which was originally published in 1972. These videos are from a talk given to the Population Institute and touch upon a vast number of important topics from resource depletion to overpopulation. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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There’s no Tomorrow – A Video
An animated documentary about resource depletion & the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet. The first production by http://www.incubatepictures.com It needs to be noted that the video does not credit EVs as being a significant part of our energy solution. This is partly due to the assumption that the electricity used to charge […]
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A Tesla Taxi?
One of our members recently came across an interesting article on The Negative Charge blog; the article in question illustrated a clear-cut scenario in which a high profile EV such as the Tesla Model S could be implemented into a real-world environment and realize significant savings. For our example, let’s consider a taxi operated for […]
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They Might Be Giants – Electric Car – Official Music Video
Remember this band? They knocked out a few hits in the 80’s and 90’s and are back with an entertaining song that includes.. yup.. an electric car!
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Plug-In America Webinar: How to answer common plug-in questions
This webinar explains how to answer the many common questions that people may ask about plug-in cars.
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Get Current Electric Vehicle Roadshow – update
CAA Manitoba’s “Get Current” Roadshow will be at Polo Park Mall in Winnipeg on Feb 2nd and 3rd in the Centre Court. The lineup of vehicles now includes a Chevy Volt, joining the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV that has been displayed already at other locations. More information here: CAA Get Current Roadshow
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Plug In America Webinar: How to Answer Common Plug In Questions
Date/Time: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST This information was obtained from the Plug In America website. This webinar explains how to answer the many common questions that people may ask about plug-in cars. What you will learn: The kinds of people who ask questions and where they are coming from […]
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EV 2012 VÉ Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show
Electric Mobility Canada and Hydro-Québec will be presenting the EV 2012 VÉ Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show in Montréal, Québec on October 23 to 26th 2012. The conference will highlight new business opportunities for electric transportation, and will detail the efforts made by car manufacturers, suppliers, electric utilities and governments to make electric transportation […]
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B.C. announces rebate program
The B.C. Government has announced a $17 Million initiative to get more “clean technology” vehicles on the provinces roads. The program includes vehicle rebates and incentives for charging infrastucture. B.C. is now the second province in Canada (the other being Ontario) to offer such a program. Read the full story (Pembina Institute): B.C. paves the […]
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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Summit – Toronto 2012
The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Summit will be held in Toronto on February 22-23 2012 This high-level interactive forum will be an important catalyst in the implementation of electric cars in Canada, and will include speakers from the following groups: City of Stockholm (Sweden) City of Vancouver City of Toronto Plug-In America Natural Resources Canada Oregon […]
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2011 Nissan Leaf “sells out” in two hours
Nissan Canada News Release RESERVATIONS CLOSE FOR FIRST WAVE OF NISSAN LEAF SALES IN CANADA – First Canadian consumer allocation of Nissan LEAFs reserved within two hours – Over the weekend, Nissan Canada opened the reservation process for the Nissan LEAF, with all Model Year 11 inventory reserved by Canadian consumers within two hours. At […]
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City of Roanoke, VA to Debut MotionPower System
New Energy and City of Roanoke, VA to demonstrate MotionPower System for generating electricity from moving cars at the Roanoke Civic Center. New Energy Technologies, Inc. (NET) and the City of Roanoke, Virginia, plan to debut jointly NET’s MotionPower-Express system, capable of generating electricity from moving vehicles. (Earlier post.) This first public demonstration of New […]
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DMC announces all-electric DeLorean for 2013
Great Scot! DMC announces all-electric DeLorean for 2013.
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Green Flight Challenge Results
The CAFE Foundation on Thursday released the final results from its NASA Green Flight Challenge, held two weeks ago in California. The figures show a “profound difference” in energy use between the two electric-powered winners and the runners-up, which were powered by gasoline and hybrid engines, according to Dean Sigler, posting at the CAFE blog. […]
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URBEE to appear at TEDx Winnipeg
TEDx is a program devoted to delivering local events that bring people together to discuss “Ideas Worth Spreading”. The TED concept started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. This years local event will take place at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) on September 15th, and will […]
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The Rising Tide of Electric Vehicles
by Michael Carmichael Article Source: Huffington Post Concerned about global warming? Worried about environmental pollution? Even in these days of global economic recession, billions of people still care deeply about the environment. Millions of people want to do something tangible — right now — to preserve the air we breathe, the water we drink, the […]
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Manitoba Hydro plugs into electric vehicles
Manitoba Hydro looks to be thinking about it’s role in the EV community for the future (Winnipeg Free Press Article): Manitoba Hydro plugs into electric vehicles
