Big Agenda for Tonight's Meeting @ Old Rainier Bldg. 3100 Airport Way South! Luke Workman Battery Lab, UW Student Presentation, EV Roadtrip + + SEVA Elections!

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Hello EV Friends I just got back from a multi-thousand mile EV Roadtrip so sorry this agenda is getting out last-minute but we've got a great schedule for tonight at our Monthly SEVA Meeting! It will be held in the MASA Synagogue room inside the old Rainier Beer Brewery right next to I-5 in South Seattle. (Someone asked if this was an all ages event and YES, it is no longer a brewery so there is no age restriction)

Tonight Feb 10th at 7pm the address is:

3100 Airport Way South

Building 8, unit 110, Seattle, WA 98134

The meeting will begin at 7pm as usual but folks may start showing up in the parking lot at 6:15 for socializing. Parking is first come first served anywhere in the lot.

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EV NEWS:
Upcoming Shows: DEEM Drive Electric Earth Month
Tesla to stop production of Model S & X and re-tool Freemont Factory for robots!
Formerly Free-Supercharging is becoming more restrictive as Tesla rolls out more stations
Any Legislative Updates…
Yakima Valley Trolleys Roadtrip – SEVA Members testified to Yakima City Council and…  

"A Sobering Lithium Battery Fire…" it was an old Tesla PowerWall – It was VERY bad!
EV SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: Hear details of a relatively small lithium battery fire
-Heat Rises and so things near the shop ceiling were completely melted
-Solar system survived on roof & Sunnyboy Inverter was charred on outside but works fine!
-Pressure inside the metal shop building increased dramatically and shattered windows and knocked someone back when he opened the door.

“CHARGED & READY : Evaluating Electric Vehicle Evacuation Preparedness” Presentation by;
Yu-Chen PhD Student, Urban Design & Planning at UW. There will be also in the next few weeks an opportunity for EV Folks particularly in Eastern WA to assist her with a research survey SEVA will distribute in early March and you may even be able to get a few bucks for taking part! 

“EV Goddess - High Power Testing Facility Video Tour & Interview” By Luke Workman & Stephen Johnsen. Luke Workman and his wife Erika run a fantastic battery/contactor/connector/cell testing laboratory in Los Angeles. Capabilities include up to 6,500 amps continuous discharge capabilities as well as cell cycling. Also some interesting EIS (Electrochemical Impedence Spectroscopy) findings, cell temperature and destruction testing and much more! Luke is also working on building a hot-rodded Tesla Model S Plaid for racing! Luke provided some clear advice on if its worse for your battery to go from 90%-100% or from 10% to zero %... his answer may surprise you! 

“4,600mile 2026 EV Roadtripping Adventure & Infrastructure Status CCS/NACS” Presentation by Stephen Johnsen. Yours truly just returned from a long EV Road trip completed in a 2015 Tesla 85D (SC01-NACS 60-126kWmax ~200mi range) and a newer Ford Lightning (paid CCS – 187kWmax ~300mi range) The trip down was from Seattle to Phoenix on I-5 via Oregon (Otmar Update), Sacramento, L.A. Then across I-10 via Blythe into AZ.  I met a fantastic family of 5 from Quebec who have roadtripped all over North and Central America in their 2016 (SC01 NACS ~150kW) Tesla Model X 90D towing an AltoSafari 1,800# teardrop trailer.  My own Return trip went to Las Vegas, then straight up through a remote part of Nevada, then Idaho, Oregon and Yakima. I encountered some charging and navigation issues as well as a long stretch in the middle of Nevada with no DCFC and a 4,000ft elevation gain! 

SEVA Business
-SEVA Treasury Report – Charlie Tsai reports on how we are doing from 2025 to 2026.
-SEVA Annual Elections – SEVA NEEDS YOU!  Specifically, we need a Vice President and a Secretary. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Kind Regards,

Stephen Johnsen

President, SEVA

www.seattleeva.org

[SevaS...@hpev.com]

Specific Directions to tonight’s meeting:

At the Brewery Buildings park anywhere then head south toward the big Rainier Brewery Mural and the entrance is right up the stairs in the well-lighted loading dock there! (See photo below)

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