Davis Electric Vehicle Association August Meeting Virtual-Like
Wednesday August 10 at 6pm Online
Electric Vehicle Incentives: VCE Infographic Lays out the Roadmap
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVES Clean Vehicle Assistance Program (reservation list full as of July 2022) (income eligible) (for used cars) (income eligible) Driving Clean Assistance Program up to $5,000 off, low interest rate loans, $ for charging, (income eligible) California Clean Fuel Reward$1,500 off sales price…
City of Davis Allocates $250K for Reimagine Russell Project
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Reducing the Price of EV Charging with a Splitter: There’s No Place Like Home
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Free Ice Cream Ride July 17 with The Bike Campaign
Sun, July 17th, 10am-2pm is time to Celebrate National Ice Cream Day! The Bike Campaign invites everyone to ride the entire Davis Bike Loop (12 mi). Start anywhere on the Davis Bike Loop, and join hundreds of happy bike riders. Bring your friends and family,…
Charging around Town: Update on Local Charging Infrastructure
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Electric Vehicle Fair Followed Sunday Services at Methodist Church
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Renewed Rebates, Utility Assistance, and No-Cost Income-Eligible Solar
Updates and standbys from our Incentives and Assistance page Utility Bill Assistance Programs CARE and FERA are discount programs that help eligible customers pay their energy bills. Over 1.4 million customers receive a bill discount through these two programs. Complete an online CARE/FERA enrollment form…
A 21st Century Wagon Trail along the Super Charger Highway
by Julie Haney and Bill Dakin Watch the video presentation of this article at the LiveCoolDavis channel on YouTube (coming soon) Why take a Tesla road trip to Maine? After a year of Covid captivity we needed to go on an adventure. Our good friend…
May Is Bike Month!
May all month long 2022
Bicycle Film Festival to Benefit SABA
May 8 thru May 31
April Electric Vehicle Association Meeting Online
April 13 6pm online
Cool Davis Does Loopzalooza 2022
May 1st 11am to 2pm Davis Bike Loop
Electric Vehicle Fair at the United Methodist Church
Sunday April 24 Methodist Church
Long-time Cool Davis Volunteer Johan Verink Makes National News
In his unrelenting quest to ask difficult questions and convey the urgency of this moment, Johan Verink, longtime Cool Davis volunteer photographer — who hopes to capture the photo that changes the course of climate change — called CNN recently and asked this simple question:…
New Bike Registry Allows Police to Return Stolen Bikes
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DEVA Gathering Features eBikes and Hydrogen-Fueled Cars
The Davis EV Association meeting last week included some great presentations, including information on what it’s like to drive a hydrogen-fueled EV, and how to choose the right electric bike. If you missed the meeting, you can view a recording on the @LiveCoolDavis YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Io7J33-UG_A….
Daily Choices DO Make a Difference
The average person’s daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too Tom Ptak, Texas State University The average American’s everyday interactions with energy sources are limited. They range from turning appliances on…
Keep on Charging! Electric Vehicles #1 Action for National Drive Electric Week 2021
The number one action needed to tackle the State of California’s greenhouse gas emissions is the electrification of transportation. Hands down, fossil fuel vehicles are the greatest source of emissions – and that number continues to grow. This is why electric vehicle (EV) adoption is…
Four Sac Area Transportation Projects Prioritized on “Megaregion Dozen” List
16-county Megaregion Working Group agrees on 12 priority transportation investments October 21, 2021: At its last meeting of the year, the Northern California Megaregion Working Group approved the “Megaregion Dozen,” a list of 12 transportation projects that connect the San Francisco Bay Area to the…
FACEBOOK FEED
Please join the Davis Electrical Vehicle Association on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual meeting open to newbies and owners alike.
Agenda: Welcome & introductions
Hot topics – Share recent EV news that you’ve heard
National Drive Electric Week – Planning for Davis’s September 25 event
New Valley Clean Energy EV rebate program – Sierra Huffman, Valley Clean Energy
EVs for the long haul: the future for heavy-duty trucks – Ash Dalal, DEVA
Highlights of Norway EV symposium – Katrina Sutton, DEVA
We’ll end with a general discussion of EVs and also open the meeting to questions, especially from people who are new to EVs.
Please register in advance for this meeting.
Your DEVA Leadership Team
#davisca #daviscalifornia #electricvehicles
www.cooldavis.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=16389&qid=283181
"Donofrio says Lime will have workers in Davis and says they will be “moving those bikes within 90 minutes, but also being proactive."
The city’s pilot project could include 500 e-bikes and 300-e-scooters — the prospect of which did not necessarily sit well with all council members."
Davis votes to bring back electric bikes and scooters after banning during pandemic
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UC Davis still needs to approve them on-campus after City Council voted to pave the way for a pilot program that would bring rental e-bikes and e-scooters back this fall.It would be fine if people used them responsibly. But Jump bikes were left around randomly and I dread the scooters being used by adolescents.
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The community review period for the City’s draft 2020-2040 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) is open to the public for an extended 60-day period that will close on Oct 10.
To read the CAAP, visit: https://buff.ly/3SC9XmM.
Submit comments at : https://buff.ly/3wfFv8H.
DEVA invites you for their Aug 10 6pm virtual meeting open to newbies and owners alike.
Hot topics – National Drive Electric Week planning - New @VCleanEnergy Electric Vehicle rebates – trucks updates.
#davisca #electricvehicles
Register for Zoom link https://www.cooldavis.org/civicrm/mailing/url/?u=16389&qid=283181
