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As reported several months ago, Matthew Chan has been recognized by the national Electric Auto Association for his outstanding efforts to create and manage the national EAA and regional SacEV Facebook pages.
Matt is now fighting Stage 4 cancer, but he is currently responding well to a second round of chemo treatments. His friend Alan Miller recently gave Matt the Tesla experience of a lifetime, arranging a special VIP visit to Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing facility. This visit included a meet-up with both Elon Musk and Franz von Holzhausen. Read more about Matt’s Tesla visit here.
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Changes for California's
carpool (HOV-lane) stickers
Rules are changing for the use of California high-occupancy lanes by zero-emission vehicles and hybrids, with stickers available for only a limited number of years after a vehicle is purchased. For more information, check out this article.
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What were global, national, state, and regional EV sales in 2017?
Data about EV sales from the global level to the local level are available here. The information is consolidated and abstracted from EV Volumes.com, Veloz, California New Car Dealer Association and California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project
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SacEV General Members Meeting
SacEV’s January general membership meeting featured great presentations along with opportunities to see and touch new EVs (including the Tesla Model 3). The slide presentations shown at the meeting are available for viewing here. Thanks to the Nissan team
at the Nissan Technical Center for hosting the event.
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SacEV members at MLK Day Event
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, six SacEV members participated in the Diversity Expo at the Sacramento Convention Center. (This is SacEV’s fifth year of participating in MLK Day activities.) This year, Guy Hall, George Parrott, Peter Mackin, Paul Imhof, Eugen Dunlap, and Kadife Dunlap shared EV information and experiences with 500 attendees.
Recorded Webinar: EV Charging Goes Off the Grid
Dr. Peter Harrop describes how the current on-grid charging of electric vehicles will give way to zero-emission off-grid charging, providing many societal benefits and business opportunities. Examples of off-grid charging could include charging stations powered by extremely efficient on-site photovoltaics (PV), windows made from transparent PVs that double as charging stations, and vertical wind turbines located in the center of a road to harness wind from traffic. The webinar was recorded on January 18, 2018. You can access it here.
Recorded Webinar: EV Corridor Planning in the Western
U.S.
In the Western U.S., coalitions of public agencies are working across state boundaries to create new “EV corridors” that link entire regions of the country. This webinar, recorded on January 22, 2018, explores key issues affecting successful EV corridor creation. Access the
webinar here.
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