National Drive Electric Week
Richmond, CA
Sep 13, 2017
Richmond, CA
Sep 13, 2017
| Day: | Wednesday, September 13, 2017 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Parking Lot across from the Richmond Public Library 325 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804 |
Event Report
Our event was attended by the Richmond City Manager, Bill Lindsay, City Council Member Ben Choi. Envision CEO Desmond Wheatley attended the event and shared the benefits of solar charging with attendees. John Hall, CV/AV Program Manager from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority brought the easymileEZ10 autonomous electric shuttle (currently being piloted at Bishop Ranch). Several local partners the (The Clean Air Rebate Project, Sierra Club, 511 Contra Costa , California Public Utilities Commission, Community Housing Development Corporation were present to assist attendees with financing and rebate resources to purchase new or used electric vehicles.
photo by: Allyson Gardner, Clean Vehicle Rebate Project Richmond NDEW cars |
Event Description
City of Richmond CA's National Drive Electric Week
Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 2p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public to learn more about electric vehicles, electric bikes, EV chargers, ownership, and financing.
See Envision Solar's mobile EV Arc Solar Charger
Bring the whole family! There will be music, food and fun give aways for attendees.
For additional information: Denée Evans (510) 621-1718
Presented by Plug In America, Sierra Club and the Electric Auto Association, National Drive Electric Week, September 9-17, 2017, is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today's widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. They are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than gasoline vehicles, are better for the environment, promote local jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Are you considering going electric? Come talk to owners who have successfully done so.
Registered Attendees
There are currently 68 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 2 |
| Other Plug-In Vehicle | 2 |
| BMW 530e | 1 |
| Fiat 500e | 1 |
| Ford C-MAX Energi | 1 |
| Ford Focus Electric | 1 |
| Smart fortwo electric drive | 1 |
| Tesla Model S | 1 |
| 8 Models | 10 |
Registered attendees report 83,940 electric miles driven.
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