NBEAA PAST MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Chapter meetings are in bold.
The following 8 people brought their EVs to the meeting to
share with another dozen EV enthusiasts and another half
dozen Avanti enthusiasts:
Picture of Gene, Mike, Ed, Chris, Stan and John charging under the solar carport at the Bella Vista Park and Ride lot:
Video and pictures of Dave Heacock's Avanti's wheels turning with electric power: link to Avanti club website
Picture of Chris and his kids charging and camping at an RV park in Napa on the way to the meeting
Links to more information:
Updated 9/4/08
Date
Time
Location
Agenda
More Information (click on thumbnail to expand picture)
Saturday, August 30, 2008
10 AM - 4 PM
Napa County Airport
EV Show-and-Tell at the Experimental Aircraft Association (the other EAA) Napa Airport Day
August 16, 2008
Saint Helena
Show and Tell at Congressman Mike Thompson's Pasta Feed with special guest Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Note that this event is invite only.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM (4:00 PM setup)
Downtown Farmer's Market, Mendocino Avenue and Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
EV Show-and-Tell at the Way to Go Alternative Transportation Expo
http://www.sctainfo.org/pdf/20080813_expo_flier.pdf
Wednesday through Sunday, July 2-6, 2008
11 AM to 8 PM
Marin Center, San Rafael
EV Show-and-tell at the Marin County Fair Alt Fuel Expo
www.marinfair.org/mag_pages/altfuel1.html
Solar charging provided courtesy of Liz Teese of Solar Rover, www.solarover.com
Saturday, June 28, 2008
10 AM to 4 PM
Sonoma Mountain Village, Rohnert Park
EV show-and-tell at the American Lung Association Breathe Easy Ride
http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=262041
June 22, 2008
Santa Rosa
Show and Tell at Congressman Mike Thompson's Pasta Feed.
Note that this event is invite only.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
10 AM to 2 PM
Vacaville City Hall Conference Rooms A and B to start; enter from back where EV chargers are
Ed Heustis, Vacaville City Fleet Manager, will discuss his fleet of 25 RAV4EVs -- the largest EV fleet owned by a city, solar powered charging stations, and local EV incentives paid for by grants obtained by his nationally recognized Alternative Fuels Program. We will meet in the conference room until noon, grab nearby lunches, then tour the charging facilities via rides for those who bring their EVs. Bring your EV! Other local EAA chapters are always invited but will be specifically invited to this event.
Presentation given by Ed Huestis (1 MB PDF file!)
John Warobiew's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI conversion
Gene Watson's 1994 Pontiac conversion
Chris Jones' 1966 Ford Mustang conversion
Mike Rydjord's Solectria Force with new Greensaver batteries
Stan Ireland's 2002 Toyota RAV4EV
Ed Huestis' Toyota RAV4EV
Tom Dowling's Toyota RAV4EV
Dave Heacock's 1985 Avanti conversion (under construction)
Directions to Vacaville City Hall
Vacaville's 11 EV charging centers
Vacaville's EV Incentive Program
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
10 AM to 4 PM
Downtown Santa Rosa
NBEAA Rose Parade entry and show-and-tell booth at following festival
www.roseparadefestival.com
Sunday April 20, 2008
Whole Foods in downtown Sebastopol
Show and Tell for Earth Day Event
Friday April 18, 2008
7:30 AM to 2 PM
Santa Rosa Junior College Shone Farm
Show and Tell at Santa Rosa Junior College Spring Forum: "Sustainable Society:
Teaching the Environment at SRJC". Note that this event is for SRJC faculty and staff only
except for those showing their EVs.
Wednesday and Thursday, March 26-27, 2008
much of both days
California Air Resources Board (CARB) Headquarters, Sacramento
CARB Plug-In America (PIA) EV Rally and Public Hearings on the 2008 ZEV Mandate
See last article in April Newsletter at http://www.nbeaa.org/new_jan_07/nbeaa_newsletter_2008-04-02.txt
Saturday, February 9, 2008
10 AM to noon
American Lung Association, 115 Talbot Avenue, Santa Rosa
Panel discussion on EV batteries and battery management systems by those who use them.
batteries.pdf (4 MB!)
Powercheq_Battery_Equalizer_Performance_Tests.pdf
Friday, February 1, 2008
Santa Rosa
Meeting with State Senator Patricia Wiggins
Presentation made by Stan Ireland and Chris Jones to her and her assistant: SustainableTransportationInitiative.pdf
Saturday, January 12, 2008
10 AM to noon
American Lung Association, 115 Talbot Avenue, Santa Rosa
Darren Overby will present his recently converted plug-in hybrid gasoline electric Prius.
www.diy-mpg.com/
Saturday, November 10, 2007
10 AM - NOON
American Lung Association, 115 Talbot Avenue, Santa Rosa
Chris Jones will present his Valence lithium ion powered Mustang EV conversion.
web site
Saturday, September 29, 2007
TBD
Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa
EV Show-and-Tell at the American Lung Association 29th Annual Asthma Walk
santarosaasthmawalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Sonoma Mountain Village, 1212 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park
EV Show-and-Tell at the Sonoma Mountain Art and Wine Festival
www.rpsm-artandwine.info/
Saturday, September 1, 2007
10 AM - 4 PM
Napa County Airport
EV Show-and-Tell at the Experimental Aircraft Association (the other EAA) Napa Airport Day
event flyer
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Downtown Farmer's Market, Mendocino Avenue and Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
EV Show-and-Tell at the Way to Go Alternative Transportation Expo
www.srdowntownmarket.com
Saturday, July 14th, 2007
10 AM - noon
Oak Room
Sonoma Mountain Village
1400 Valley House Drive
Rohnert Park
Tom Gage, President and CEO of AC Propulsion, will present their 150 mile range, 80A charge capable eBox Scion xB conversion at Sonoma Mountain Village, where he will be charging it at 50A from their 1.3 megaWatt photovoltaic system.
www.acpropulsion.com/ebox/
www.sonomamountainvillage.com
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
TBD
Calistoga
NBEAA Independance Day Parade Entry
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Sonoma Mountain Village, 1212 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park
EV Show-and-Tell at the American Lung Association 30th Annual Breathe Easy Ride
www.breatheeasyride.org
Wednesday-Sunday, June 20-24, 2007
noon - 10 PM
Petaluma Fairgrounds
EV Show-and-Tell at the Sonoma Marin Fair
www.sonoma-marinfair.org
Saturday, June 9th, 2007
10 AM - noon
Thunderstruck Motors
3200 Dutton Avenue #319
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Brian Hall, Main Fuse of Thunderstruck Motors and National Electric Drag Racing Association President (NEDRA)
- Thunderstruck Motors electric motorcycle products overview
- NEDRA drag racing movies
- How to make your car go faster
www.thunderstruck-ev.com
www.nedra.com
Friday - Sunday, June 8 - 10, 2007
noon - 8 PM Friday, 10 AM - 8 PM Saturday and Sunday
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
EV Show-and-Tell at the Health and Harmony Festival
www.harmonyfestival.com
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Vacaville
NBEAA Parade entry
Monday, May 21, 2007
6 - 9 PM: FREE FOOD SERVED 6-7 PM
Santa Rosa Junior College Trade Tech Lounibos Building, 2 blocks south of Armory Drive and Elliott Avenue on Armory;
main address 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. We are meeting one bay north of the southeast corner
of the Lounibos buiding, which is in the southwest corner of the map posted at
www.santarosa.edu/map/campusMap.gif.
Mark Armstrong, SRJC Automotive Technology Instructor
Getting Up Off The Couch 101", SRJC Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program (AUTO 190-192)
If you're not happy with our current fuel options you can either sit on your couch and complain about it, or get up and do
something about it. Santa Rosa Jr. College offers four exciting alternative fuels courses that are not only innovative and
educational, but one of a kind. What makes our program one of a kind is the combining of a traditional class lecture that
one would find in the science department, with a hands-on shop course that one would find in our Trade-Tech department.
We teach "how to" then we "do".
This year we have added an exciting new option to our list of building projects. Since the inception of the program
electrical output fuels have always been a large part of the "alternative" fuel mix. This year, just in time to fuel
up from Trade-Tech's new solar array, we have started a build on our very first EV. We are currently developing an EV
build protocol/recipe-list, with the hopes of more quickly duplicating our EV work and expanding on the class' efforts.
Come by and charge your EV from one of our four new L6-30 240 volt 30 amp single phase 2 pole AC power outlets.
http://busapp02.santarosa.edu/SRWeb/ProgramOfStudy.aspx?ProgramType=1&Program=003032&Version=02
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
10 AM
Downtown Santa Rosa
NBEAA Rose Parade entry
www.roseparadefestival.com
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
10 AM
Downtown Windsor
NBEAA Windsor Parade entry
www.ci.windsor.ca.us
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
10 AM - noon
Copperfield's Books
2316 Montgomery Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Sherry Boschert, author, "Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America"
Plug-in hybrid vehicles that can get 100 mpg will save drivers money, reduce pollution, and increase national security.
People from both ends of the political spectrum are pushing for plug-in hybrids. How can you get one? Get the details
from a talk by Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America (New Society Publishers).
The talk will be followed by book-signings. Plug-in vehicles will be on display for viewing in the parking lot.
www.sherryboschert.com
March 10, 2007
10 AM - noon
ZAP Warehouse
NE corner of W 8th and Donahue Streets
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
10:00 introductions
10:10 announcements
10:15 K O, booster, Electric Moose Club
After 2 years of seeking a home for an EV building project with middle-schoolers the Boys & Girls Club of Martinez has
offered to host a transplant of Palo Alto's 13-years-successful Electric Moose Club. What the Electric Moose club does
and how it affects young people's lives, what potential the B&G Clubs can offer the EV movement and do to revitalize
the Electrathon in California will be discussed.
10:45: Alex Campbell, Director of Communications, ZAP
ZAP will demo their XEBRA EV at their US distribution facilities, and answer questions about their plans for the future.
www.zapworld.com
