Welcome to the Electric Vehicles (EV) EV4solar website

We bring together clean solar power generation and clean electric vehicles, at the RET-Center in Windsor. Our solar powered carports can charge EVs or Hybrid's with clean power, and shade them at the same time. We have level 1 120V and level 2 240V charge capability, and we generate clean solar power from a total of 10kW of solar PV generating capability.

Tesla's electric roadster car stopped by for a quick charge. The roadster is able to travel more then 320 km's (200 miles) per charge.

Second generation solar carport.

Second generation solar carport

The future belongs to solar and clean energy, just the technologies we support at the RET-Center, see www.RET-Center.com .

The RET-Center with four operating solar systems in place, plus more demos. The Center is housed in what used to be a large automotive factory, before it closed down. It now houses clean tech activities, and www.GreenSunRising.com , a solar company which develops and implements solar projects. We also produced solar products and also provide training in solar technologies, in cooperation with the St. Clair College, and ther University of Windsor.

Our level 2 240V charging station, the first in Windsor Essex County and presently Canada's Southern-most EV charging station:

Next coming electric vehicle event: will be Saturday 02nd June 2012, please see the events page.

In Septemer 2010 we hosted the first Windsor electric vehicle event, in cooperation with the University of Windsor, more on the event page, followed by the second EV event in June 2011.

We exhibited a solar carport at the 24 & 25 Sept 2011 Windsor Fall Home Show and Green Living Show, at the Windsor Expo Center.

The future belongs to urban electric transportation, and clean energy generation.

Sagways being charged at the solar carport during the June 2011 event.

Some future urban electric vehicles will look different.

Examples of EV vehicles

TW4XP in motion 

TW4XP on the road

We organise and support events that bring solar power and electric transportation together. Please see the dates and event page.

Ontario Minister Sandra Pupatello at the RET-Center at the Grand Opening event in April 2010.

MP Jeff Watson's visit to the RET-Center in October 2010:

For further information regarding renewable technology, please click on the links provided below.