National Drive Electric Week
Swift Current, SK
Sep 14, 2016
Swift Current, SK
Sep 14, 2016
| Day: | Wednesday, September 14, 2016 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 2-6 pm |
| Location: | Kal-Tire Swift Current, SK |
Event Report
Due to scheduling conflicts we did not have any local politicians show up. We had 4 local media sources as well as interest from the local and surrounding community which was great. We had a e bike seller attend from Alberta so that was very exciting.
photo by: Sun Country Highway James Dennis Tesla Roadster James Dennis |
Event Description
All Swift Current and area electric and plug-in electric vehicle owners
are called to join the largest gathering of EVs in Saskatchewan history!
The local Kal-Tire will host the event!
Last year, events will held in Regina & Saskatoon and the attendees
reported 69,910 electric miles driven! We had 3 Tesla Model S, 1 Nissan
Leaf, 2 Chevy Volts, a fully electric 40ft city bus-manufactured by BYD
and a 1973 fully electric conversion-volkswagen beetle were in attendance!
Event Sponsors Kal-Tire, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure
retailers, EV fleet representatives, local environmental and electric
vehicle advocacy organizations will be set up and ready to answer all of
your questions!
2- 6pm EV Owners : Check in to get your EV Owner badge and show off your
ride. Exhibitors and EV owners should be available throughout the entire
event.
2:15 pm – Official EV Count
It won’t be an official record, but it will surely be one for the books!
Let’s show everyone how Regina does EV!
4:30 pm pm- Celebrity Showing + Media Coverage
Celebrities and crew will be on site to profile the event, talk to owners,
and explore the world of EVs.
Prizes and Giveaways
All afternoon we'll be helping our Exhibitors raffle off awesome prizes
and giveaways-- just for showing up and chatting with Exhibitors and EV
owners!
are called to join the largest gathering of EVs in Saskatchewan history!
The local Kal-Tire will host the event!
Last year, events will held in Regina & Saskatoon and the attendees
reported 69,910 electric miles driven! We had 3 Tesla Model S, 1 Nissan
Leaf, 2 Chevy Volts, a fully electric 40ft city bus-manufactured by BYD
and a 1973 fully electric conversion-volkswagen beetle were in attendance!
Event Sponsors Kal-Tire, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure
retailers, EV fleet representatives, local environmental and electric
vehicle advocacy organizations will be set up and ready to answer all of
your questions!
2- 6pm EV Owners : Check in to get your EV Owner badge and show off your
ride. Exhibitors and EV owners should be available throughout the entire
event.
2:15 pm – Official EV Count
It won’t be an official record, but it will surely be one for the books!
Let’s show everyone how Regina does EV!
4:30 pm pm- Celebrity Showing + Media Coverage
Celebrities and crew will be on site to profile the event, talk to owners,
and explore the world of EVs.
Prizes and Giveaways
All afternoon we'll be helping our Exhibitors raffle off awesome prizes
and giveaways-- just for showing up and chatting with Exhibitors and EV
owners!
Registered Attendees
There are currently 5 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
| Tesla Model S | 3 |
| EV Conversion | 1 |
| Tesla Roadster | 1 |
| 3 Models | 5 |
Registered attendees report 299,032 electric miles driven.
