Light Electric Vehicle Association

WHAT IS THE LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION?

The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) represents the strategic interests of light electric vehicle retailers, dealers, distributors, manufacturers and suppliers to promote the development, sale, and use of LEVs worldwide.  Members receive support and educational resources to expand their businesses while initiating efforts to influence and adopt legislation, regulation, performance standards, promotion and general best practices in the light electric vehicle industry.

Light electric vehicles are not restricted in definition but rather open in terms of weight and number of wheels.  We believe products with a single wheel up to four wheel vehicles (such as neighborhood electric vehicles) all fall within our general category.  Our goal is promote their use as an alternate form of transportation where we all share the same type of propulsion system.

No matter where you are in the world, we all share the same need for:

• Networking opportunities between professionals in the form of conferences and seminars during international trade shows
• Finding customers and suppliers through membership contacts
• Improving communications within the industry by having an educational sharing website, bi-monthly electronic newsletters and seminars and conferences
• Suggesting models for regulations, "how others do it" through the survey of worldwide legislation which is continuously updated
• Promoting and advocating LEV use by supporting local, regional and state/country wide efforts
• Providing business to business opportunities through website advertising and promotional opportunities for members
• Standardization, tracking and analyzing industry data by developing a glossary of terms and definitions and conducting surveys of members with follow up reporting to members
• Developing standards for LEVs in the area of performance standards, owner's manuals, and warranty programs
• Developing service standards to ensure that consumers are protected
  
  

By obtaining an LEVA membership, you are joining a fast growing association in the LEV industry. We currently have over 200 members from 26 countries.  You can view our Member Roster at http://www.levassociation.com/member-roster.   Whether you are a western company trying to find the right partners in Asia, or a global company looking for opportunities in overseas markets, you will discover that the LEVA is the perfect medium for networking, establishing contacts, and expanding your business.