Drive Electric Earth Month

Drive Electric Earth Month
Drive Electric Earth Month Ride & Drive
Tempe, AZ
Apr 27, 2024

Day: Saturday, April 27, 2024 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm MST
Location: SRP
1500 N Mill Ave
Project Administration Building
Tempe, AZ 85288
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2024.

Event Report

Salt River Project (SRP), DRIVE Electric Arizona and Valley of the Sun Electric Vehicle Association partnered together to host this ride and drive event for the ages! Thank you to SRP for hosting at their Project Administration Building in Tempe.

Prior to the event kick-off, Arizona Family Channel 3 featured a live interview with Nick Quinones of SRP and Peter Culin of DRIVE Electric Arizona. ABC 15 also sent reporters to record several bits for use on their news broadcasts. Additional advance articles were published by the Arizona Republic and Daily Independent, as well as a live broadcast at Fox 10 Studios in downtown Phoenix the morning prior.

Vehicles that were offered for ride and drive:
Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Ford Mustang Mach-e, Ford F-150 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Kia EV9, Lucid Air, Nissan Ariya,  Polestar 2, Rivian R1S, Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y.

The most popular vehicles in terms of number of drives were the Cadillac Lyriq and Rivian R1S.

Static vehicles for display included:
BMW i4, Chevrolet Bolt, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Ford F-150 Lightning, including one towing a Polaris RZR, Ford Mustang Mach-e, Lucid Air, Rivian R1S, Rivian R1T, Tesla Model 3, and Tesla Model S Plaid.

A huge THANK YOU to our vendors and partners who supported this event:
Courtesy Automotive Group, San Tan Ford, Tesla, Lucid, Buzze.

Deliciously cold treats were courtesy of a Mr. Softee ice cream truck and sponspored by SRP.

photo by: Shaun Barnette, DRIVE Electric Arizona
Lined up and ready to roll!

Event Description

 

FREE EVENT!

SRP, Valley of the Sun Electric Vehicle AssociationDRIVE Electric Arizona and City of Phoenix Office of Sustainability are proud to bring you an electrifying ride and drive experience!

Join us on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8am to 12pm, and have your chance to get sit in, ride in, or even drive an electric vehicle!  Presented to you by vehicle owners, this is your opportunity to learn about everything an electric vehicle has to offer. In addition to the environmental benefits of driving electric, the experience of driving an EV is unlike any other: exhilarating and fun!

Take this opportunity for FREE to RIDE or DRIVE in many different EV models on a 2.8 mile route around the local area – from behind the wheel!

This will be YOUR CHANCE to get to experience everything that is great about driving electric vehicles.

In order to drive a vehicle, you must provide a valid driver’s license and sign an electronic waiver. Any passengers would also be required to sign the waiver. There are no exceptions.

We look forward to seeing you on the day of the event!

Sign-up:

  • as a participant (vehicle owner) to display or offer your vehicle for test drives,
  • as a volunteer to help with event logistics,
  • as an attendee to RIDE or DRIVE a vehicle

Registration does not guarantee a ride or a drive in any vehicle.

Location:

On the north and east side of the SRP Project Administration Building - look for the signs and feather flags.




Registered Attendees

There are currently 100 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Rivian R1S 3
Chevrolet Blazer EV 2
Chevrolet Bolt 2
Ford Mustang Mach-E 2
Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) 2
Rivian R1T 2
Tesla Model 3 2
BMW i4 1
Cadillac LYRIQ 1
Chevrolet Bolt EUV 1
Ford F-150 Lightning 1
Hyundai Ioniq 5 1
Kia EV6 1
Kia EV9 1
Nissan Ariya 1
Polestar 2 1
Tesla Model S 1
Tesla Model Y 1
Volkswagen ID.4 1
19 Models 27

Registered attendees report 773,110 electric miles driven.

Presented By

Plugin America logo
Electric Vehicle Association logo
Sierra Club logo
EVHybridNoire logo
Drive Electric USA logo

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All DEEM 2025 sponsors support Plug In America's coordination of Drive Electric Earth Month.

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