Electric Vehicle Meeting - Sunday, Oct. 9th in Milwaukee

[Benjamin Nelson]

Hello Everyone!

I'm sending this out to you as an invite to the first ever official meeting of the Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association! (WiEVA)

The meeting will be held at:

Milwaukee Makerspace

3073 S. Chase Ave, Bldg 34

Milwaukee, WI 53207

On Sunday, October 9th at 1:00 PM.

The Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association is a chapter of the Electric Auto Association, whose goal is to promote electric vehicles through education, and help owners and drivers of electric cars connect with each other. We are just starting up, and want to become THE state-wide organization for those interested in electric vehicles and clean transportation. If you are interested in a Chevy Volt, NIssan Leaf, or are already DRIVING your own electric car, we want to hear from you!

The Milwaukee Electric Car Club is an informal group of guys in the greater Milwaukee area who get together to convert their own vehicles to electric. They already meet at the Milwaukee Makerspace, so we are piggly-backing on when of the days when their members are in working on their cars. Those coming out to the meeting are welcome to arrive early and stay late to visit with Milwaukee Electric Car Club members, and take a look at their vehicles. They typically meet from 10AM to 4PM for electric car work.

If you are getting this e-mail, then you have already expressed interest in electric vehicles at an event such as the MREA, Green Drive Expo, EcoFair 360, or other event we have already been displaying vehicles at.

We would like to have as many electric vehicles at our meeting as possible. So, if you have an electric car, truck, scooter, motorcycle, lawn mower, Chevy Volt, or other vehicle you would like to show off, bring it out. If you are interested in buying or selling an electric vehicle, or converting your own, this will be the place for you as well. If you know what Electrathon is, or have ever wanted to drag-race a "PowerWheels", come on out! Electric Vehicle Dealers WELCOME!

If at all possible, please bring your electric vehicle with you. If you can make it, but can't bring your EV, please bring photos or any other information you have on it. We will also have computers and internet access for anyone who wants to show off any web content about their vehicle.

We hope to do a round-robin of introductions, do a little general education on EVs, and show off a number of different vehicles, with informal tours by their builders. We'll have some snacks and beverages there for you as well!

Please tell anyone else you think would be interested in this event about it. If you are on an eco or transportation mailing list, please share it with your other members.

While this meeting will be held in Milwaukee, we hope to hold meetings in other locations around the state in the future. We need your help deciding how to make our organization as useful as possible to members, and educating the general public.

I genuinely hope that you can make it!

See you there,

Ben Nelson

Member:

EAA, Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association, Milwaukee Makerspace

b...@hdvideoguy.com

414-403-0021

PS: It's worth coming out just to see the Milwaukee Makerspace - a collaborative creative workshop concept making amazing real-world projects. See their web page for directions to the Makerspace, its members, and projects. If you receive a duplicate of this e-mail, my apologies, I am a member of several mailing lists that have overlapping memberships. If you received this message in error, let me know, and I'll remove you from my list.  Also, plenty of parking there, and smaller vehicles, motorcycles, and convertibles can be parked inside in case of poor weather.

[Benjamin Nelson]

Just a reminder to everyone to come on out to the Milwaukee Makerspace this Sunday, Oct. 9th, for our meeting of the Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association.

1:00 PM

Milwaukee Makerspace

3073 S. Chase Ave., Bldg 34 (Look for the door with the 34 on it! Directions on the web site.)

Milwaukee, WI  53207

Bring your EV with you! There will be a few interesting ones there for you to see.

See you then,

-Ben Nelson

[Benjamin Nelson]

Sorry for the short notice, but I just wanted to let you know that there will be a presentation about electric cars tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 25th in the Madison area. The presentation will feature a Chevy Volt owner and a presenter from the local power company. I know that some of you on this list are in the greater Madison area. If you can, please stop by. Bring your EV if possible!

I also spoke with a representative from Kwik-Trip earlier today, and hope to have a listing by tomorrow of all the locations of EV Charging Stations at that chain of convenience stores.

Details below!

Thanks,

Ben Nelson

Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association

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EnAct is hosting a Free Electric Car Workshop with MG&E

MG&E’s Bob Stoffs

 and a Chevy Volt owner present about owning an electric car in Dane County and how you can make it work for you!

Learn how the EnAct program works and enter to win a FREE EnAct: Steps to Greener Living Book.

 

Tuesday, October 25^th, 12-1pm

Middleton Public Library

7425 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton

For more information or to register for this program

 call 608-827-7403.

Registration suggested but not required.

This program is open to all knowledge levels, light refreshments provided.

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