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MN Electric Vehicle Owners (MNEVO) provides a forum for Minnesota plug-in vehicle (BEV and PHEV) owners to connect, share their experiences and learn more about EV related topics. We meet every second month in various locations. Our membership and meetings are free and open to anyone who owns or is interested in shifting to drive electric. MN EV Owners is a chapter of the National Electric Vehicle Association.

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MNEVOwners provides a forum to meet with EV owners, share your experiences, ask questions and just enjoy connecting with others. People shift to driving electric for many reasons, and it is good to learn from different viewpoints. Meetings are also a great place to see new vehicle makes and models.

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New technologies, new vehicles and new ways to power your drive. There are so many new things constantly happening in this industry and many of them affect the ways we choose, charge and use our vehicles. We will have presentations and new discussion topics at each meeting.

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As EV owners, we can make a difference by simply sharing our experiences with the general public and key stake-holders. Please see the calendar below for upcoming events and sign up for the ones that fit your schedule. You don't have to be an expert on all things EV, just share why and how you drive electric.

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MNEVO March meeting: Electric buses, Charging infrastructure and EV advocacy

Long time, no see! We had our last meeting in October and the world has changed a bit since then. Many of these changes have brought crosswinds and headwinds to the EV market, but this is nothing we haven’t faced before. That said, there has never been a stronger need for grass-roots EV advocacy, and as EV owners we are well-equipped for that. This will be one of our discussion topics at our March meeting on Wednesday, March 19, from 5:30-8:30PM at EvoCharge headquarters in Eden Prairie. Alongside our EV advocacy conversation, we have some other exciting and timely topics. Here’s an overview:
The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) has been working on fleet electrification by installing charging infrastructure in their facilities and adding electric buses to their fleet. We will have an opportunity to test ride one of their new electric MVTA Connect buses and hear more about MVTA electrification efforts.
EvoCharge will update us on their new charging stations and some cool charging infrastructure projects they have executed recently.
Finally, we will have the discussion on how we as EV Owners can make an impact by educating people about transportation electrification.
This promises to be an information packed meeting. Thanks to EvoCharge for hosting us.

MNEVO meeting Wednesday 3/19, 5:30-8:30PM
Meeting agenda:
5:30-6:30 Social hour and MVTA Connect bus test rides.
6:30-6:45 Opening and introductions
6:45-7:15 Bus fleet electrification and charging strategies, Scott Poppenhagen, Fleet Manager, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
7:15-7:45 EvoCharge charging hardware updates and latest project case examples, John Aune, Product Marketing Manager, EvoCharge

7:45-8:15 What does EV advocacy look like in 2025, Jukka Kukkonen, Shift2Electric
8:15-8:30 Upcoming events.

Place: EvoCharge headquarters, 10208 Crosstown Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

If you have any questions please contact the MN EV Owners coordinator.

Minnesota State Fair Eco Experience building display

We have another fun Fair to talk with people about EVs. We have Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T on display with electric garage. We will be there to talk with people about our experiences and answer their questions about EVs and charging.