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Due to scheduling conflicts the February monthly meeting has moved from the 12th to the 19th. It is open to non-members and members alike so come join us.

Please come out an join GatewayEV for the premier of the new Chris Paine film, Revenge of the
Electric Car on Wednesday November 23 from 5:00pm-7:30pm at Plaza Frontenac Landmark Theater. You can check out several electric cars we will have on display and then catch the movie. We are planning to have a Tesla Roadster, Chevrolet Volt, and several other custom conversions. The cars will be in the west parking lot of Plaza Frontenac (Clayton and Lindbergh).

Several of our members are mentioned in an article by David Baugher at the Saint Louis Beacon. You can read the full article here.

In observance of Mother’s Day, we will be moving our monthly meeting in May to the 15th. Please come join us at Schlafly’s to have a great time and talk EVs.

The Bi-State Green Expo was held this past Monday in Belleville Illinois. We had a booth setup there to help raise awareness about EVs. Thanks for all that stopped by and a special thanks to Marc for having his Tesla Roadster on display throughout the event. The car got a lot of attention and people thinking about electric. The show feature many green themed booths ranging from organic food products to spray insulation. We can’t wait to participate in next years event.

If you didn’t get a chance to see Marc’s Tesla Roadster at this event you can come by the Saint Louis Auto Show this weekend to see it. We will have a booth there and even be giving rides in electric vehicles.

The EV movement is continuing its end of year momentum and rolling into 2011 with a bang. It is time for the annual Saint Louis Auto Show at the America’s Center and this year GatewayEV is happy to participate in the EcoCity exhibit. This indoor section of the show will highlight alternative fueled vehicles of all types. Visitors will have the opportunity to talk with product specialists and even ride in some of the coolest green cars around. Several of our members will have their vehicles there to showcase and chauffeur you around in.

The show will be Thursday, January 27 – Sunday, January 30. More information about the event can be found at the official Saint Louis Auto Show website http://www.saintlouisautoshow.com.

A recent article in the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch talked about how Saint Louis and other cities around the nation are starting to install electric vehicle charging infrastructures throughout their municipalities. Two of our members, Jeff Dale and Ron Erb, were included in the piece. It is always exciting to see discussion about EVs hit mainstream media but even more so when our members are involved. By heightening awareness of electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure they use we can help speed their adoption in Saint Louis. If you missed it in the print version you can view the article online here.

GEVA monthly meetings will now be held on the second Sunday of each month.  The meeting place is still Schlafly’s Tap Room Downtown and still at 2pm.

Jeff Dale will be showing of his BMW 325i vert at 2 events next weekend:

Odyssey 2010- National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Friday, October 15, 2010 from 9am to 3pm at St. Louis Comunity College Forest Park.  George and his GMC truck will join him, and maybe more!

1 2 3 Green! A Family Eco-Festival Saturday, October 16th at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood

The Oct. 3rd meeting is canceled, instead we’ll be participating in the StlGreenDrink’s Wednesday night meeting Oct 20th at Schlafly Bottleworks at 6:30, and then an EV Car Show the following Saturday, Oct. 23rd, at the Bottleworks, also. This event has been postponed. Keep an eye on the Events link for details