January EV Meeting this Tuesday the 22nd
Kent Bullard
Electric Vehicle Advocates of Ventura County
Monthly Gathering and Meeting
6:30 PM, Tuesday January 21st, 2025
It’s time for our monthly meeting of the year.
When – January 21st, start gathering at 6:30 to mingle, socialize and have a bite to eat. Then at 7:00 we will hold the meeting.
Where – Spencer Makenzie’s, http://spencermakenzies.com/index.html
311 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010
Spencer Makenzie’s is famous for their fish tacos and the “Taco Tuesday” offerings. But of course, the other menu items are also tasty. There are even special prices for some of the on-tap beverages. 🍺🌮🌮 🍺
We have reservations at 6:30 for 20+ inside at the corner booths.
The weather forecast for Tuesday is for partly cloudy skies with a high of 69 and low of 48, it will be in the lower 50s during our meeting time, I have requested inside seating, but you should bring a jacket just in case.
📝 It is important to RSVP to me at kentb...@gmail.com if you are going to attend so we can make sure to have table space for you.
Bring – Of course, your EV, interested (or interesting) friends and your desire to meet up as we discuss a variety of topics (including EVs) and to introduce others to the cause.
Get a Charge while parking for the meeting –
If you need a charge during the meeting, the City of Camarillo has 12 Level 2 Charge Point chargers on SE side of City Hall which is about a four-minute walk (1,056 feet) from Spencer Makenzie’s. ($0.29 per kW).https://www.plugshare.com/location/523336
Upcoming Outing this Saturday to the Nethercutt Auto Museum in Sylmar.
Please join other members of our group on our trip to The Nethercutt Collection Auto Museum this Saturday, January 25th. The museum is in Sylmar. This brief description from its website does not do justice to its stunning collection that includes an original GM EV-1. "Experience the heart of our collection--over 250 American and European perfectly restored automobiles, along with a vast array of rare mechanical musical instruments and precious antique furniture."
We plan to first meet for breakfast/lunch at 11 a.m. at Big Jim's Family Restaurant and Bar in Sun Valley which is along our route and close to the museum. We have reserved a private room inside this family restaurant for our group meal. We will do a group photo there as we have great conversation, food and drink.
Afterwards we will go to the museum arriving12:30 to 12:45 +/- depending how long brunch lasts.
This Outing and Event is being wrangled by James Reach, Please RSVP to him if you plan on participating. mailto:rea...@yandex.com
Other items which may be of interest to the group.
With the management changes in Washington, we all should be concerned about support, or lack of or even worse, opposition to continued EV adoption. We will discuss measures you can take to support our noble cause.
Some things you can do are to listen to The Energy Show by Barry Cinnamon, monitor and support the activities at The Solar Rights Alliance and follow the Boiling Point from Sammy Roth.
We need to begin planning for our upcoming outreach for Drive Electric Earth Month (the whole of April). If you know of great event venues where we can participate please let us know.
Also, what we have been celebrating as National Drive Electric Week in October is now being reprogramed as Drive Electric Month taking place from September 12th to October 12th. This is good as we can now participate in other events as we as continue organizing our event in the Ventura Harbor. We need to look at good dates to target.
EV Charging Access updates -
There are a couple of charging stations in Ventura which have been under construction for several months with finalization relying on SCE time, which I just learned is akin to “Fiji time”.
The concern is now with human, equipment and supply resources being diverted for fire recovery additional delays might be in the works as everyonr compete for scarce resources
On a positive note, related to fire recovery, to provide for an increase in charging requirements Tesla brought temporary units to supplement the chargers at the Oaks Mall.
Does anyone have tips on other new stations?
See you Tuesday Evening…