National Drive Electric Week

National Drive Electric Week
Winnipeg, MB
Sep 12, 2015

Day: Saturday, September 12, 2015 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Legislature Building
450 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2015.

Event Report

MEVAfest 2015
We had 40 vehicles. The most abundant vehicle was the Leaf. Quickest Tesla Model S.
Other notables New Flyer Xcelsior electric bus, UMSAE electric race car, 1954 Austin Somerset Chevy S10 pickup and UMSAE electric race car.
It was a beautiful sunny day, 27C. We were part of ManyFest which had 35,000 people. Roughly 1/3 walked through our area. We had many people stop by while we were setting up. There were lots still asking questions during tear down.

People were shocked to learn that we can drive a whole year and create less pollution than a litre of gas (yes, one). And that we drive a year on $100 of electricity. Also, that these vehicles work fine in -30C Manitoba winter.

Rob Altemeyer, MLA for Wolseley, attended.

Vehicles
12 Nissan Leaf cars
9 Bicycles
5 Scooters
4 Chevy Volts
2 Tesla Model S
1 New Flyer Xcelsior electric bus
1 Chevy S10
1 Toyota RAV4 EV
1 Ford C-Max
1 UMSAE electric race car
1 Manitoba Hydro Renault
1 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
1 Austin Somerset


photo by: MEVA Secretary, Ross Redman
Too many to mention.

Event Description

 

This year MEVAfest has moved downtown to the Legislature Building.
Members and owners will provide information about EVs, cars, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, boats and airplanes. We believe that all vehicles should be electric.

Registered Attendees

There are currently 6 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) 2
Chevrolet Volt 1
Mitsubishi i-MiEV 1
3 Models 4

Registered attendees report 64,515 electric miles driven.

Presented By

Plugin America logo
Electric Vehicle Association logo
Sierra Club logo
EVHybridNoire logo
Drive Electric USA logo

All NDEW 2024 sponsors support Plug In America's coordination of National Drive Electric Week.

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