Feb 28
The team working to introduce the Polestar 2 in Austin reached out to us and wanted to share that you can register to have a car brought to you to test drive.
Anyone can book a test drive at, https://www.polestar.com/us/polestar-2/
Choose the Your Location: We Come To You option.
They have several test vehicles in the Austin area so you shouldn’t have a problem grabbing an appointment.
Feb 05
AustinEV wants to support the companies and the people working on electric vehicles in central Texas. If you have something you would like to share with our members, we would be very interested in featuring you in a future meeting. For the time being, we are still planning for meetings to be virtual, but hope to someday begin hosting in-person meetups again. Reach out! We’d love to hear from you. Contact Aaron Choate : achoate@gmail.com to get started on scheduling a presentation.
Nov 10
Join us on Zoom on Thursday, November 19 from 12-1 CST as we learn more about the project that Scott Phillips and Raymond Malkiewicz from REVD UP are working on.
Please RSVP on our Meetup event to receive the connection details.
REVD UP is working to tell the stories of real people living real lives with their real electric vehicles. Their mission is to share the experiences of EV drivers from all walks of life who love their cars and they have stories from people all over the political, religious, and financial spectrum.
Ray is a Real Electric Vehicle Driver with a real curiosity about people and cars. He knows most brands of EVs and is always curious to learn more. As the host of REVD UP’s videos, he is eager to explore other people’s journeys and help show off their cars.
Scott is a Real Electric Vehicle Driver, and passionate about people switching. He is all about having the “outside the box” drivers become center stage in the conversation.
Oct 20
Join us on Zoom to learn about what this year’s Longhorn Formula SAE Electric and Solar Vehicle teams are working on.
Thursday, November 12th from 6:30 – 7:30pm.
Please RSVP on our Meetup event to receive the connection details.
Formula SAE Electric:
Formula SAE was founded at the University of Texas 40 years ago by our faculty sponsor Dr. Ron Matthews. Since then, the Formula SAE competition has grown into an international engineering phenomenon in which hundreds of teams from around the world design, build, and compete highly advanced vehicles. The Formula Electric Team at UT was formed in 2016 by a team of very passionate engineers at our school who wanted to push the boundaries of what our vehicles could do. Our young team is fueled by a culture of education, sustainability, and innovation. Our students have a front row seat to the electric vehicle revolution, gaining hands on experience with electrical components. We are also committed to learning and passing on that knowledge as the team continues to grow. In the coming years, we aim to maintain our explosive growth and continue our improvement at competition.
Solar Vehicle Team:
The University of Texas Solar Vehicle Team is a multidisciplinary team striving to build the fastest, most efficient solar powered vehicle capable of winning international competitions. Since 1989, we have conquered real-world problems, challenging students in areas such as energy management, aerodynamics, and composite material fabrication. The team’s focus on renewable energy puts us at the forefront of the current cultural shift towards clean energy and energy efficiency. In the next few years, we aim to compete internationally and continue to develop our rapidly growing team.
Oct 05
National Drive Electric Week went heavily virtual this year and we went with it. Many hosts organized large – national scale events on great topics that would normally have been addressed during our in-person event. So, we went hyper-local with the help of our 4 presenters. We met with the Austin Energy Emerging Tech team, learned about what to avoid when installing home charging with Smart Charge America, visited Moment Motors, an Austin based custom electric vehicle shop, and learned about state-wide issues to watch during the upcoming legislative session with TxETRA. Thanks so much to our presenters: Amy Atchley and Bobby Godsey from Austin Energy, Marc Davis with Moment Motor Co., Joseph Barletta from Smart Charge America, and Tom “Smitty” Smith from TxETRA. AND, all the AustinEV members who brought their great questions. We all had a great time!
Session recordings:
Sep 02
Join us for a series of online sessions to celebrate this year’s National Drive Electric Week. Meet with the Austin Energy Emerging Tech team, learn about what to avoid when installing home charging with Smart Charge America, visit Moment Motors, an Austin based custom electric vehicle shop, and learn about state-wide issues to watch during the upcoming legislative session with TxETRA.
We will be organizing this series over the week from September 26 – October 4, 2020
Please register for the event on the National Drive Electric Week site so you can be counted in the attendee count, then choose which sessions you want to attend by clicking on the RSVP links below to receive access to the link for the virtual session.
If you want to help produce the virtual event, please register on the NDEW site as a volunteer.
Current Agenda –
Sept 28 – noon – 1pm – lunch with the Austin Energy emerging tech team
(Meet with Amy Atchley and Bobby Godsey to discuss Austin Energy transportation electrification efforts)
[RSVP for this session here]
Sept 29 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm – an evening chat and virtual tour with Marc Davis with Moment Motors
(building custom conversions in Austin, TX, virtual tour and Q&A)
[RSVP for this session here]
Sept 30 – noon – 1pm – lunch with Smart Charge America’s Joseph Barletta
(planning your home charger install, charging infrastructure and Q&A)
[RSVP for this session here]
Oct 1 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm – an evening with TXETRA’s Tom “Smitty” Smith
(state-wide initiatives, opportunities at the next legislative session and Q&A)
[RSVP for this session here]
These are the Austin focused events for the 2020 NDEW event – to learn more about all of the options you have to attend virtual events and learn more about EVs over this week, please visit the National Drive Electric Week Events listing.
Jun 18
We will be hosting the first AustinEV Virtual Lunchtime EV chat via Zoom on Thursday 6/25/2020 from noon to 1pm.
We won’t build a formal agenda – just hanging out and chatting about what’s up with EVs as we all need a break from our remote work during lunch.
Please follow the meetup URL below to RSVP for the chat and get access to the URL.
Apr 22
28 April @ 18:00 – 19:00 CDT
We have an exciting event we want you to know about. With all of us being cooped up in our houses, we know you may be dying to see a Tesla Model Y. Aaron Choate is willing to share his vehicle with us using modern technology [via a Zoom web conference]. The plan is he will have his phone running with the Zoom app. Michael Danberry will moderate the meeting to unmute people to ask questions of Aaron. Aaron will then show us and answer questions about his new ride.
Please join this joint venture between the Tesla Owners Clubs of Austin and San Antonio, and AustinEV. The meeting is limited to the first 100 people.
This event will happen on Tuesday 28 April from 6-7 pm (see the link below).
This is a past event and we have a recording!
Jan 28
Join all the fun at Fully Charged Live this weekend. The partners have been hard at work pulling together a great show. The final program has been released and this promises to be a fun electric vehicle gathering with cars on display and presentations. A great place to meet the people doing things to make this real.
Come say hello in the EV Corral and the Ride & Drive! We have a great group of owners who would be happy to share their experiences driving electric!
Dec 15
Fully Charged Live is coming to Austin February 1st & 2nd 2020
and you can be a part of the show!
The Electric Auto Association is coordinating an EV Corral during the two days of the event where you can show your electric car or volunteer to share your experiences as an EV owner.
We are looking for examples of all the types of electric vehicles you can buy today in the United States. Factory produced or custom conversion, all are invited to share their experiences.
Register your vehicle to display / ride along or sign up to volunteer at:
http://bit.ly/fullychargedvolunteer
Sign up for a 4 hour shift and you will get free admittance
for the rest of the day’s schedule.
Join the Electric Vehicle Association
Select Austin Area EVA
when you choose your chapter
Contribute to our local fund
All contributions go to supporting events like the annual National Drive Electric Week festivities
