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"A new electric vehicle education project for Indigenous communities is helping
a fly-in First Nation in Manitoba boost its energy self-sufficiency, with a
plan to see it partially powered and propelled by EVs.
Launched last summer by sustainability entrepreneur Kent Heinrich and Chief
Elvin Flett from St. Theresa Point First Nation, the project aims to remove the
knowledge and application barriers that are blocking EV uptake in Indigenous
communities in Manitoba and Ontario.
“First Nations communities have a lot on the go and the EV applications, for
the most part, aren’t even on their radar,” Kent Heinrich, partner and project
manager told Electric Autonomy Canada.
“So we’re out there to share with them the knowledge and assist them as best we
can in moving forward in applications.”
(Heinrich received funding for the project last July through Natural Resources
Canada’s Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative (ZEVAI), which also
provided funding to Electric Autonomy and to the Green Resilience Project, a
joint project by Energy Mix Productions and the Basic Income Canada Network.)
A web-based resource library, an Indigenous-focused EV curriculum, an EV
conference dedicated to addressing Indigenous questions and concerns are the
first three of four promised deliverables. The Free Ride EV Educational Project
is also committed to helping Indigenous communities apply for EV funding.
St. Theresa Point is a fly-in reserve 600 kilometres from Winnipeg, lacking any
all-season road connections, and is only eight kilometres end to end. But it is
exactly these qualities that could make it an EV act to follow, Electric
Autonomy says. The community hopes to use a small fleet of EVs as a backup
battery."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
