VEVA Policies
- to educate the general public through participation in public events, media exposure and website
- to educate VEVA's members through regular meetings, training activities, newsletter and club projects
- to liaise with the three levels of government to assist the safe adoption of electric vehicles, electric vehicle infrastructure and consumer awareness
- to cooperate with and support the EV industry
- to encourage VEVA member ownership of EV
- to liaise with and take out memberships in other EV organizations
- to own unique EVs for educational and promotional purposes
- to support the use of electric vehicles that have been determined to be safe for use
- to support the development and enhancement of EV technologies
WHY:
VEVA promotes the use of electric vehicles over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for three reasons,
- greater societal benefits
- greater environmental benefits
- greater economic benefits
based on the fact that electric vehicles are:
- a cleaner form of transportation
- a quieter form of transportation
- a more efficient use of energy and natural resources
VEVA has NO policy on the following items:
- fuel cells
- one commercial product over another
- electric power generation (ie. nuclear, coal etc.)
- traffic congestion
Second Level Policy Position
- VEVA supports demonstrable sustainable vehicle technologies (nuclear power generation is controversial - may not be sustainable)
- VEVA supports reducing carbon dioxide emissions (environmental good)
VEVA General Policy Guidelines:
- VEVA recognizes the automotive adoption of gas-electric hybrids, plug-in electric hybrids as cross-over technology which will assist in transitioning the current ICE only infrastructure to all electric vehicles.
- VEVA recognizes the use of plug-in electric hybrids utilizing ICE generators where battery electric or grid-tied electric applications are not practical.
- VEVA recognizes the benefits of grid tied electric vehicles such as trolley buses and electric trains but these are outside the main focus of VEVA.
- VEVA supports building the infrastructure to support all electric vehicles to enable all citizens to be able to obtain the benefits available from using EVs.
- VEVA supports initiatives such as ZEV mandates as adopted by CARB in 1990 to ensure major automakers devote a portion of their activity to building EVs.
- VEVA encourages the adoption of Low Speed Vehicles
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