The Electric Auto Association (EAA) is a non-profit educational organization that promotes the advancement and widespread adoption of Battery electric vehicle

Battery electric vehicle

A battery electric vehicle, or BEV, is a type of electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs. BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of, or in addition to, internal combustion engines for propulsion.A battery-only electric vehicle or...

s. It was formed in 1967 in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

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Members

The Electric Auto Association (EAA) has over one thousand members internationally, with most in the United States and Canada. Members receive the Current Events newsletter six or more times a year. Most members also belong to one of more than forty chapters. Most chapters serve a local area and meet periodically to exchange information pertinent to electric transportation. Other chapters exist to promote special interests, such as plug-in hybrid vehicles. Plug In America

Plug In America

Plug In America is a 501 non-profit educational organization that promotes and advocates the use of plug-in cars, trucks and sports utlilty vehicles powered by domestic and renewable electricity which it claims will help reduce dependence on fossil fuels, improve the global environment and...

is a chapter of the EAA.