Our FEBRUARY 20th, 2013, meeting will be held at Luther Jackson Middle School, located at 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042
Starts at 7:00pm, the metro is about 1 mile away and there are 7 Level 2 charging stations nearby at the Mosaic District.
The members of the Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC have expressed disappointment in the Arlington County Board decision to disapprove what would have been the nation’s first all-electric taxi fleet. Despite the recommendation of County Manager, Barbara Donnellan and county planning staff, the board voted 3 to 2 against approving 40 certificates for EV Taxicabs, LLC.
EVA/DC Vice President Eric Cardwell said, “the Arlington county board missed out on a great opportunity to have a private company install a massive electric vehicle charging network with no cost to the tax payer. This could have solved all of the board’s chicken and egg questions. Personally as an Arlington resident, I am disappointed that the board lacked the foresight to make Arlington county the electric vehicle destination that it has the potential to be!”
EVA/DC President Emeritus Dave Goldstein added, “Arlington County just blew an opportunity to become one of the high tech destinations in America.”
We have a chance to see an all-EV cab company operate in the greater Washington, DC region. The Arlington County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to award 40 taxicab operating certificates to EV Taxicabs at the November 17th Board meeting:
17 November 2012 at 18:30Members of EVA/DC plan to support EV Taxicabs‘ bid to add 40 100% Electric Nissan LEAF vehicles to the taxis operating in Arlington, County. Their proposal received the highest rating of all from the County Manager’s 2012 Taxicab Certificates Application Report with a score of 84. And if they do get the certificates to operate, it will benefit many EV drivers because EV Taxicabs plans to build the region’s first CHAdeMO DC fast charging station on Columbia Pike near Bailey’s Crossroads!
Unfortunately, EV Taxicabs’ proposal has run into a roadblock with the failure to secure the recommendation of the Arlington County Transportation Commission. We hope to help convince the Arlington County Board that the concerns of the Transportation Commission are based on incomplete information in a way that only we, experienced EV drivers know. You can read more on my lengthy open letter to the board or hear me speak it tonight.
Join members of EVA/DC by writing a letter or speaking in support of EV Taxicabs at the Arlington County Board Meeting.
Video montage of Fall 2012 MD Volt meetup.
University of Maryland Engineering Students, faculty, electric vehicle (EV) owners and enthusiasts gathered outside the Engineering Research Center on Saturday, November 10th at the College Park, MD Campus for an EV meetup that featured ride & drives, informal presentations and lunch sponsored by MD Volt Inc.
At lunch, Mark Czajka, Director of MD Volt, welcomed the attendees and turned the podium over to Charlie Garlow, President of EVA/DC, who gave a preview of the next monthly meeting on November 21st. Dr. Alireza Khaligh (UMERC) talked about a partnership he has with Genovation, a green car company based in Rockville, MD working on advanced battery and ultracapacitor technologies to develop the upcoming G2 EV.
Malik & Sal Khattak of EV Taxicabs gave a brief presentation about an all electric Nissan LEAF taxi fleet proposed for Arlington County, Virginia. Jill Sorensen of the Baltimore-Washington Electric Vehicle Initiative (BEVI) spoke about the activities of her organization which led to a brief discussion of issues surrounding public charging station infrastructure.
EVA/DC’s EV display at the 2011 DC Auto Show
January 29, 2011 – EVA/DC was at the Washington DC Auto Show this year with a irridescent green-blue Tesla Roadster, Electric RAV-4 EV, Electric Fiero, brand new 2011 Smart Electric and a Plug-In Solar Prius. The show runs through February 6. The vehicles were driven to the show under their own power during the January 26 snowstorm that hit DC, except for the new electric Smart car that was shipped from the factory to the show. We didn’t want it to get the new paint job dirty.
Mark Mercer and his electric Fiero and Rob Neighbour’s RAV-4 EV
Mindy Kimball and her new 2011 Smart Electric
See photos from the 2009 auto show at AutoBlogGreen