Welcome to SOHEVA – the Siskiyous & Oregon Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Association!
Franks Family with Tesla
We promote the use of electric cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles and bicycles. Local SOHEVA members offer YOU guidance on buying, leasing, sustainably fueling, operating and maintaining all forms of electric transit.
- US now has 1 Fast Charger for every 15 gas stations. 1 in 4 are Tesla (25,000 in US).
- Rivian to open their network (currently 400 stalls) to Tesla & others.
- Electrify America plans to have 5,000 EV Fast Chargers by the end of 2024.
- Google Maps makes it a little easier to find EV charging stations
- Download Getting There Green (2024 PDF) A Guide to Climate-friendly Transportation in the Rogue Valley
- April, 2023, Oregon had 69,590 registered electric vehicles. By July, 2023, There were 2,551 public chargers in 1,036 locations.
- Should You Buy an Electric Car or Truck?
- EVs don’t require much but aren’t totally maintenance free.
- Ten Cars with the Longest Range for 2023
- The Advantages of an EV for Winter Driving
- Its time for Automakers to Drive a Greener Future
- Talk with locals who own the EVs you are considering.
- Download the 2022-23 Rogue Valley Plug-in Buyer’s Guide (PDF) – How to Evaluate, Select and Purchase or Lease a Low-Emissions Vehicle
- 2023 IRA Tax Credit Changes
- Another Way to Look at 2022 IRA Tax Credits
- Follow Us On Instagram
- Get a SOHEVA decal promoting EVs for your car!
- EVs in the News
- Tesla’s Plan to Open Superchargers to CCS EV’s
- Learn if your vehicle have any recalls
- Cool Videos
- Consumer Reports: Electric Cars 101
- Consumer Reports: Is an Electric or Hybrid Car Right for You?
- Music video: Gasoline, Gasoline (The World’s Aflame)
- First Ride in a Tesla: Passenger Composure FAIL! Pushing a Tesla P100D Ludicrous too Hard? Funny Reactions
- Join Us! SOHEVA Membership is $55/yr
Membership sustains our important volunteer activities, including printing, shirts, banners, brochures, and website, all of which help us advocate for EVs and cleaner air. Your $55 gets a membership in EAA (a non-profit educational organization), and $20 of that comes back to our local SOHEVA chapter.
To join SOHEVA simply sign up for the Electric Vehicle Association. Please specify that you wish to join the Southern Oregon Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Assn (under Northwest). - SOHEVA meets periodically on the 3rd Monday of the month or as dictated by events from 7 to 8 PM. Meetings are in person & via Zoom. Meetings typically occur in March (prior to Earth Day, in June prior to July 4th, in August prior to Drive Electric Week and in Dec or January.
Meeting dates and times are posted on our Calendar page. Select the meeting and click the Zoom Link from the description to open it in your browser. - SOHEVA also publishes a periodic News Letter to pass along current information to members and followers. Past News Letters can be viewed on the News Letter tab.
- To receive meeting notices and News Letters, send your name and email address to contact@soheva.net.
We have officially merged the Shasta EVA with the Southern Oregon Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Association. We have rebranded ourselves for the expanded territory as: ELECTRIC VEHICLES in the KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ECOREGION, but retain SOHEVA for our website and other publications due to its established recognition. SOHEVA now represents Siskiyous & Oregon Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Association. Here is our region:
