MNEVO March meeting: Electric buses, Charging infrastructure and EV advocacy
Jukka Kukkonen
Long time, no see!
We had our last meeting in October and the world has changed a bit since then. Many of these changes have brought crosswinds and headwinds to the EV market, but this is nothing we haven’t faced before. That said, there has never been a
stronger need for grass-roots EV advocacy, and as EV owners we are well-equipped for that. This will be one of our discussion topics at our March meeting on Wednesday, March 19, from 5:30-8:30PM at
EvoCharge headquarters in Eden Prairie. Alongside our EV advocacy conversation, we have some other exciting and timely topics. Here’s an overview:
The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) has been working on fleet electrification by installing charging infrastructure in their facilities and adding electric buses to their fleet. We will have
an opportunity to test ride one of their new electric MVTA Connect buses and hear more about MVTA electrification efforts.
EvoCharge will update us on their new charging stations and some cool charging infrastructure projects they have executed recently.
Finally, we will have the discussion on how we as EV Owners can make an impact by educating people about transportation electrification.
This promises to be an information packed meeting. Thanks to EvoCharge for hosting us.
MNEVO meeting Wednesday 3/19, 5:30-8:30PM
Meeting agenda:
5:30-6:30 Social hour and MVTA Connect bus test rides.
6:30-6:45 Opening and introductions
6:45-7:15 Bus fleet electrification and charging strategies, Scott Poppenhagen, Fleet Manager, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
7:15-7:45 EvoCharge charging hardware updates and latest project case examples, John Aune, Product Marketing Manager, EvoCharge
7:45-8:15 What does EV advocacy look like in 2025, Jukka Kukkonen, Shift2Electric
8:15-8:30 Upcoming events.
Place: EvoCharge headquarters, 10208 Crosstown Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
See you in two weeks,
Jukka
Jukka Kukkonen
MN EV Owners coordinator
651 428 3155, ju...@shift2electric.com
www.MNEVOwners.org ,
www.facebook.com/groups/mnevowners/
MNEVO is a chapter of EAA www.ElectricAuto.org
Jukka Kukkonen
We have another great attraction at our meeting on Wednesday. During the social hour you will have and opportunity to check our John Forde’s Chevrolet Brightdrop electric AWD Motorhome/Campervan. John has already driven his van all around the US and has a lot of stories to share. Check out also his First Electric Van Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/884911589381033
See you on Wednesday,
Jukka
Jukka Kukkonen
Just a friendly reminder about our meeting tonight.
See you there,