EV Conversions

The course is now open for registrations and space is filling up.  Details for registration follows.
The course will run weekly from 7:00pm to 10:00pm starting Wednesday May 20, 2009 and wrap up on July 15, 2009.
The curriculum for the classroom course includes these broad topics:
Energy Environment
Regulations
Electricity
EV Basics
Batteries
Conversion Process
Driving and Maintenance
Advanced Topics
Instructors will use a combination [...]

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Mar 25′09 Update: We’re firming up the location and will send out a request for deposit soon to everyone on the waiting list.  The course will begin May 20, 2009.
Feb 17′09 Update: Currently we are finalizing the curriculum and confirming availability of our instructors and intend to begin classes in May.  If you’re on our [...]

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EVCO members will be featured in a special for CBC’s Newsworld and The National. It was supposed to air Mon or Tues, but now we think it will air on Wed June 2, in the “Running On Empty” series. Check http://www.cbc.ca/national/comingup.html for updates. Several members were filmed last week describing their electric vehicles.
Here is [...]

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Today EVCO announced its EV Conversion Course at a well-attended EV Expo at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa. Frank Dyson of the Ontario Trillium Foundation was there to present Juergen Weichert, EVCO President, with a plaque recognizing the 3-year, $65,000 grant awarded to support the course. (Photo: Craig McMahon)
Premier Dalton McGuinty, [...]

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Applications for funding are in the process of being written and will be in the mail by the end of this month! Check this space for updates and how you can get involved.
EVConversions.ca is a site owned and run by EVCO - Electric Vehicle Association of Ottawa - a volunteer organization promoting the use [...]

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