History
1976 |
IHPVA |
The WHPVA was originally called the IHPVA (International Human Powered Vehicle Association), which was founded in 1976 in the USA. The IHPVA was for many years an association of individual members. |
1997 |
IHPVA |
The IHPVA was reorganised into an international association with national organisations as members and an American association which adopted the name Human Powered Vehicle Association HPVA. |
2004 |
IHPVA HPVA |
Due to conflicts regarding record keeping and copyrights, the HPVA left the IHPVA. |
2008 |
HPVA→IHPVA IHPVA |
The HPVA decided to rename itself to IHPVA while the IHPVA of this time decided to keep its name, resulting in two organisations with the same name. In a hostile takeover, the American IHPVA seized control of the domain name ihpva.org away from the international IHPVA. |
2009 |
WHPVA IHPVA |
The IHPVA tried to regain its domain by appealing to the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) but was unsuccessful and itself renamed to WHPVA. |
 Old Row Bike (unknown Year) |
 Tricycle built from a MIG 17 auxilliary fuel Tank |
 Zaschka HPV-Aircraft, Berlin 1934 (cc) |