Our EV Test Drive & Information Expos are our largest events each year, held in April for Drive Electric Earth Month and in September for National Drive Electric Month. Experience test drives from among a wide range of EV models provided by local dealers, see local EV owner's vehicles on display and get real answers from the lived experience of real owners, watch half-hour presentations for beginners to experienced owners, and meet local companies offering helpful EV services. Get lunch at the on-site food carts with discounts for registered guests. There are gas to electric conversions, antique EVs, and more. It's a fun day!

We volunteer to help other organizations with EV education, the largest being the Drive Electric featured exhibit at the Oregon International Auto Show where our many OEVA volunteers share their EV experience with the visitors. And we help out at smaller events too, like the Lake Oswego Home & Vehicle Electrification Fair, and at EV events put on by PGE and Pacific Power. For fun and to let more people hear about the OEVA, we participate in Community Events like the 82nd Avenue of the Roses parade, and the Hillsboro Rotary 4th of July parade. 

In the summer of 2024, we added several Special Events where we invite all local EV clubs and all EV owners and enthusiasts to join in to bring the local EV community together. This summer our 2nd Annual All-EVs Picnic at Tigard's Summerlake Park is Thursday, July 10th, 2025, 6:30-9PM. Group Drive to The Dalles: Bargeway Pub and the National Neon Sign Museum was June 14th, 2024.

We hold General Meetings on the second Thursday of every month, hosted by various EV business in the Portland area. We'll post details below early in the month. Our General Meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month. The OEVA Board meets at 6:30 PM, immediately before the General Meeting, and board meetings are open to all OEVA members. General Meetings are open to the public and begin at 7 PM with food and socializing. The informational program begins at 7:30 and runs about an hour, followed by more informal socializing. Festivities conclude by 9 PM.

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Enjoy the photo carousel above from the 2024 All-EVs Picnic

Our JuLy Meeting is the 2nd Annual All-EVs Picnic

Thursday July 10th, 6:30 to 9 PM

Summerlake Park Picnic Shelter, 11450 SW Winter Lake Dr, Tigard
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Come out on a beautiful summer evening, join with the community of EV owners and enthusiasts for fresh grilled burgers (or cheeseburgers, or veggie burgers, or chicken & apple sausages), beverages, sides, desserts, and interesting conversation with other EV enthusiasts. We're again delighted that the Tesla Owners Oregon Club and Portland Rivian Club have invited their members to make this a joint activity of all of the Portland area EV clubs! It's the Second Annual All-EVs Picnic that brings the EV community together for an evening of summer fun at the beautiful Summerlake City Park in Tigard. 

This event takes the place of our regular second Thursday of the month OEVA General Meeting. Like all our monthly meetings, our Summerlake Picnic is free and open to everyone. If you have friends you would like to introduce to the EV community, you're quite welcome to bring them along.

OEVA Hospitality Coordinator Chris Stonard brought this gem of a park to the OEVA Board's attention. If you haven't been there before, you may be surprised at all that this park offers. The lake is the centerpiece of the park. It is a great draw, both for people and wildlife. On my second visit to the park I saw a Great Blue Heron perched by the lake, ignoring me and my dog as it was looking for its next meal. There are playgrounds, paved walking trails, sports fields, and more. It's a lovely place to walk around in the evening.

We've reserved the Picnic Shelter starting at 6 PM, when the Board will begin setup for the party. We expect it will take about a half hour to prepare the space and for the coals in the barbecue to be ready, so you're invited to show up at 6:30 PM or thereabouts. We have the shelter reserved until 9 PM. It promises to be a pleasant evening of electric conversations with your EV enthusiast friends, and making new friends in the EV community. If you haven't been to an OEVA meeting, this will be a fun event to come and check us out.

We ask that you sign up using our Signup link, https://signup.com/go/wjMGQpZ, so we know about how many burger patties and buns to buy. For those of you who are OEVA members, this is a great time to wear your OEVA embroidered polo shirt and name badge. Those of us who don't have a talent for remembering names will appreciate it! If you are a member but haven't gotten your shirt and name badge yet, see Paul Albertson, who has been doing excellent work with this project, and sign up for yours.

We'd all appreciate it if you bring some food to share: a side, salad, chips, veggies, a dessert, sodas, whatever you like. Your Web Administrator is going to make his famous Blueberry & Blackberry Crisp. We grow blueberries and thornless blackberries in our backyard garden. That's toasted coconut on top. It is far too easy to make for how good it tastes. Look for it in the desserts section.

Show Your EV & Tour PGE's Integrated Operations Center

Wednesday August 6th, 10:30 AM to 1 PM

PGE Integrated Operations Center, 12345 SW Blake St, Tualatin, OR 97062
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Our power grid is amazing. Power comes from a myriad of sources, from the solar panels on my roof, from the mighty dams on the Columbia, from wind turbines at the east end of the Gorge, and many other sources. And at every instant the power generated must match the power drawn from the grid as our cars charge and everything else consumes power. Who monitors the system and makes that balance happen? The 150 or so folks you'll meet at PGE's Integrated Operations Center!

On Wednesday August 6th, the IOC staff is holding their Summer Potluck from 11 AM to 1 PM. PGE would like to celebrate the addition of EV charging stations to their employee parking lot and to encourage more employees to switch from gas to electric, by inviting the OEVA to bring our EVs to show to the employees, talk about what it’s like owning an EV, and demonstrate charging. We share our EV's with the staff, and we're invited to share in their potluck. Showing my EV and telling about how I use it is one of my favorite activities. And getting lunch is always a nice perk.