The EVA Silicon Valley Chapter will be hosting a booth at this mid-week and kid-friendly event in Santa Clara's Central Park. There will be some and fun and games booths, as well as booths representing several of the Santa Clara city departments. We'll have some toy cars (one per child, please) as give-aways for kids...

We'll be partnering with Military Veterans of America and Hennessy Automotive to present a 3-day exhibit of classic cars (conventional and electric). We'll have EV conversions (including a 1953 Studebaker), and first-generation EVs such as the 2011 Leaf, Tesla Roadster, and Ford Ranger-EV.

One of our partner organizations, Breathe California, is sponsoring a EV ride-and-drive at Paypal Park on Saturday, April 12. There will be dealer cars available for test drives, and our chapter will be one of several non-profits with cars on display and your fellow members will be answering questions from visitors. We hope to see...

For professional landscapers and other users of outdoor power equipment, how do you keep your equipment charged when you're on the go all day? Mr. Jim Hanlon of Towa Tools will help us figure that out at this EVA Silicon Valley chapter meeting. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. The presentation will also be...

Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition and Our PartnersInvite You to Our Seventh AnnualEV Ride-and-Drive Event! Get behind the wheel of an electric car, experiencethe latest technology, win prizes and more! • Electric Vehicles • Local Food Trucks • Music• Lawn Games • Face Painting • Raffle Giveaways Advance registration is not required, but it does...

This is not an official EVASV event, but may be of interest to our members. We will hear from panelists Nicole Appenzeller, Senior Clean Transportation Specialist for the San Francisco Environment Department, and Joy Massey, Senior Customer Programs Manager with a focus on income-qualified programming with the community choice aggregator MCE. Providing varied clean mobility...

This extremely popular annual event, sponsored by Cupertino Rotary, has booths representing dozens of community organizations, local businesses, food, lots of activities for the kiddies, and of course cars on display by your local EVA chapter (that's us). Event actually runs to 7:00pm, although the display EVs will be there only until 3:00pm. Come by...

Although it's called Airport Day, a big part of the draw for this event is the car show. Many of the show cars are classic ICE vehicles, but EVA will have a corner of the air field reserved for EVs. The emphasis here is on conversions, custom vehicles, and unique mechanical creations. But we will...

Sven Thesen will discuss EV PlugBox, an EV charging hardware company deploying a switching device that enables simple rerouting of wiring between parking spaces and residential meters. This solution provides a low-cost, low-maintenance, and scalable direct wiring option for EV charging in multifamily settings.  He will also share a stealth widget from Siemens and grouse...

Save the date! We'll have a guided tour of the Automotive Technology facilities at De Anza College, led by Mr. Gerilowe Escalona, an instructor in the Auto Tech department. His talk will include how EV technology has been incorporated into the program, but please be aware that conventional (ICE) vehicles are an integral part of...