Last Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
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We hope the information on this site will leave you as excited about the future of efficient transportation as we are!
EVCO is a dynamic organization that thrives on communication. Outside of meetings, we have a discussion list and an IRC channel: irc.oftc.net, #evco (Learn about IRC here.) |
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4 Oct 2011 - 7:00pm 4 Oct 2011 - 10:00pm There is renewed interest in electric vehicles due to the introduction of plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars to the market by major manufacturers (e.g., GM, Nissan, Mitsubishi). In this course, members of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa with decades of experience with electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, boats, tractors, etc. will inform you about what electric vehicles are, how they work, differenty types and configurations, what is available and expected soon for purchase, doing a conversion, battery technologies, charging and much more. |
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August 12, 2011, Sympatico.ca Seed money will fund electric car charging development The Ontario provincial government announced it would set aside an $80 million fund to channel seed money to public and private companies who want to develop electric car recharging facilities. Premier Dalton McGuinty is hoping this will encourage companies to draft proposals to build and test rechharging docks, and also to expand the availability of rechargers in the province. |
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Cut-off for including your say is Thursday, July 14th, 2011. The main page for the 'event' is located at http://choosingourfuture.ca/get_involved/have_a_say_en.html One of the ideas (leading the voting as I write this) is "Infrastructure to support Electric Cars". If you would like to see our urban area get serious about supporting EVs, vote for the Electric Car suggestion. |
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25 Jan 2011 - 7:00pm 25 Jan 2011 - 10:00pm Presentation: David Hughes The cost and access to energy will now be most significant driving factor behind the world economy. |
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EVCO Discussion List instructions are here: |
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October 23, 2011
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The "e-Beetle" ( http://ebeetle.ca/ ) is an electric car project from the University of British Columbia Electric Car Club. It drove through Ottawa on Sept 1, 2010, on it's quest to be the first Battery Electric Vehicle to drive across Canada. |
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EVCO members came out to 2 events on Aug 25, to see the Mitsubishi i-MiEV that is driving across Canada. One was at Bank Street Mitsubishi, and one was at my home. |
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