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News From Our President
Here is some preliminary information about upcoming monthly meetings. It
will be updated when we get closer to the meeting
dates.
Note the New Meeting Location Thanks to Jim Black
FEBRUARY
Thursday February 25th
6:00-9:00 PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
This month we will not have the light dinner option available since Michael and Joyce are travelling. No
worries, Google “sandwiches 55431” and you can find many sandwich shops nearby so you can grab a dinner
with you when you come to the meeting. Jukka Kukkonen will continue his presentation about the EV’s shown
at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show and other EV trends in 2010.
7:00-8:00pm Dale Berndt
will show and tell us about different kinds of temperature and current sensors. Cost and performance of
relays and isolated high voltage/current solid state switches will be compared. Download
Dales Presentation Slides and Notes
8:00-8:20pm MNEAA development
time and news from members
8:20-9:00pm Small group
discussions in Spercial Interest Groups.
Place: SideBySideBikes/Blackbird
Designs, 9610 James Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431. Map
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MARCH
Thursday March 25th 6:00-9:00
PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance
to see and test drive some EVs and talk with the owners.
7:00-8:00pm We will be
visiting The Foreign Service where owner Stew Roberts will show his famous Ford Ranger conversion. His shop
has also extra lifts available so we can take a peek under some other EVs, too.
8:00-8:20pm MNEAA development
time
8:20-9:00pm News and conversion
updates from members.
Place: The Foreign Service,
1746 Terrace Drive, Roseville, MN 55113. Map
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APRIL
Thursday April 22nd 6:00-9:00
PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance
to see and test drive some EVs and talk with the owners.
7:00-8:00pm Christopher
Bineham from HOURCAR will come and share their experiences with Plug in Priuses an solar charging.
8:00-8:30pm MNEAA development
time and news from members
8:30-9:00pm Small group
discussions in Spercial Interest Groups.
Place: SideBySideBikes/Blackbird
Designs, 9610 James Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431. Map
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MAY
May 1th-2th
Living Green Expo
Minnesota’s largest environmental
event, the Living Green Expo provides real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives with less
impact on the environment.
Place: State Fair Grounds,
Saint Paul, MN.
More information: http://www.mepartnership.org/mep_newsroom.asp?new_id=3685
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Thursday May 27th 6:00-9:00
PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance
to see and test drive some EVs and talk with the owners.
7:00-8:00pm Dave Peichel
will update us on lithium-ion batteries and battery management systems.
8:00-8:30pm MNEAA development
time and news from members
8:30-9:00pm Small group
discussions in Spercial Interest Groups.
Place: SideBySideBikes/Blackbird
Designs, 9610 James Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431. Map
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JUNE
Thursday June 24th 6:00-9:00
PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance
to see and test drive some EVs and talk with the owners.
7:00-8:00pm Cool me quick:
Air Conditioning in EVs. Facilitators/speakers TBD
8:00-8:30pm MNEAA development
time and news from members
8:30-9:00pm Small group
discussions in Spercial Interest Groups.
Place: SideBySideBikes/Blackbird
Designs, 9610 James Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431. Map
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JULY
Thursday July 22nd 6:00-9:00
PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance
to see and test drive some EVs and talk with the owners.
7:00-8:00pm Topic and speaker
TBD
8:00-8:30pm MNEAA development
time and news from members
8:30-9:00pm Small group
discussions in Spercial Interest Groups.
Place: SideBySideBikes/Blackbird
Designs, 9610 James Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431. Map
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AUGUST
Thursday August 26th 6:00-9:00
PM
MNEAA Monthly Meeting
6:00-7:00pm Social hour.
Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance
to see and test drive some EVs and talk with the owners.
7:00-8:00pm Topic and speaker
TBD
8:00-8:30pm MNEAA development
time and news from members
8:30-9:00pm Small group
discussions in Spercial Interest Groups.
Place: SideBySideBikes/Blackbird
Designs, 9610 James Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431. Map
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August 26th – September 6th
Minnesota State Fair
Place: State Fair Grounds,
Saint Paul, MN.
More information: www.mnstatefair.org
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Jukka
Kukkonen
President, MN EAA
http://mneaa.com/
"ELECTRIVIA"
by Marty
Elstrom
Electric cars were introduced
in 1896 and by the end of the century almost 50 percent of motorcars worldwide
were electric.
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