National Drive Electric Week
Cincinnati, OH
Sep 09, 2017
Cincinnati, OH
Sep 09, 2017
| Day: | Saturday, September 9, 2017 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 10am to 3pm |
| Location: | Tri County Mall Cincinnati, OH |
Event Report
We had a great time at our 2nd Annual NDEW event in Cincinnati! Many test rides and drives were provided.
BMW North of Cincinnati and Jake Sweeney Chevrolet were busy giving almost continuous test drives in the BMW i3, i8, 530e and Chevy Bolt.
Many local EV owners also brought their cars and motorcycles to proudly show off, with several offering ride and drives in the Leaf, Volt, Model S and Model X. We also had a Cadillac ER, Toyota Plug-in Prius, and a Mitsubishi i-MiEV.
The Mitsubishi owner showed how the car could be used to power an electric grill to cook hamburgers, and passed out free hotdogs to anyone who would sign the Sierra Club Petition! We also had a few other very special EV attractions:
The local Workhorse Group made the Cincinnati debut of the first electric pickup truck ever built from the ground up, the hybrid W-15. Two local news stations were on hand to do stories about the truck.
The Garage OTR brought multiple electric Segways, bicycles and scooters for people to try out, providing a lot of fun and entertainment!
photo by: Susan McCullough The Workhorse W-15 Pickup Truck, the worlds first electric pickup built from the ground up. At the rear of the truck are John Willig of Workhorse, WLWT reporter Richard Chiles, and Mike Detkas of Workhorse. At the front of the W-15 is Tony Bort of Workhorse, with a WLWT cameraman. |
Event Description
Come to the Second Annual National Drive Electric Week Ride and Drive Event in Cincinnati
on Saturday, September 9th from 10am to 3pm at the Tri-County Mall
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
We will be in the parking lot on the corner of Princeton Pike and Kemper Road
(by BJ’s Brewhouse and the Ethan Allen Furniture store)
Already own an EV? Come put your car on display and talk to attendees about why you love driving electric.
You are the best ambassadors for Electric Vehicles!
Please register your vehicle on the website.
Please register your vehicle on the website.
We encourage everyone who is planning to attend to register on the website.
Click the blue register button at the top of the page to attend this
event and complete a short survey for a chance to win $250.
We have lined up several local EV dealers to show off their vehicles and to provide ride and drives.
We currently have commitments from:
1. BMW of Cincinnati North, a Jake Sweeney company - BMW i3, i8, 530e hybrid EVs
2. Jake Sweeney Chevrolet - Volt hybrid EV
3. Workhorse Group - maker of the W-15 hybrid electric pickup truck, Surely hybrid electric helicopter, hybrid electric delivery vans for UPS, FedEx, Alpha Baking, Cintas
4. Tesla - Model S, Model X, Model 3 - first deliveries on July 28th!
5. City of Cincinnati Office of Environment and Sustainability - provides free parking stickers for parking meters and one garage in Cincinnati for EV owners (but not hybrids)
6. The Garage OTR - Home of Segway of Cincinnati
7. Citizens Climate Lobby - Governments will respond to the will of the people provided we tell them what we want. And what we want is a livable world.
8. Clean Fuels Ohio - dedicated to improving air quality and health, reducing environmental pollution, strengthening Ohio’s economy, and enhancing our nation''s energy security by promoting and encouraging the use of cleaner, domestic fuels and efficient vehicles.
9. Piston Society Motorcycle Shop, Cincinnati - licensed Zero motorcycle dealer.
Plug-in Electric Vehicles scheduled to be at the event:
1. Workhorse W-15 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Pick-Up Truck * New this year*
2. Workhorse EGen Plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck with drone
3. Tesla Model S 4-door Plug-in sedan
4. Tesla Model X 4-door Plug-in SUV
5. BMW i3 4-door Plug-in sedan
6. BMW i8 Plug-in hybrid 2-door sports car
7. BMW 530e iPerformance Plug-in hybrid 4-door sedan * New this year*
8. Chevy Volt hybrid electric 4-door sedan
9. Nissan LEAF Plug-in 4-door sedan
10. Garage OTR Plug-in Electric Bikes *New this year*
11. Zero Electric Motorcycles *New this year*
12. Chevy Bolt 4-door Sedan * New this year*
Unique Electric Vehicles from Workhorse and The Garage OTR: *All new this year*
1. Workhorse Surefly hybrid electric 2-seat helicopter * Unable to be at Show* (Hopefully next year)
2. Garage OTR Segways
3. Columbia Par Car Summit 4 (LSV)
4. Segway PTs
5. Segway Mini Pro
6. Stromer Electric Bikes
7. Easy Motion Electric Bikes
8. A2B Electric Bikes
9. Zumaround Electric Kick Scooters
10. Urban Arrow Electric Family/Cargo Bike and more...
Plug-in Electric Vehicles we hope to have at the event:
1. UPS hybrid electric delivery truck - made locally by Workhorse - 2 are making deliveries in Cincinnati
2. FedEx hybrid electric delivery truck - made by locally Workhorse - 2 are making deliveries in Cincinnati
3. Electric passenger vans
Check back for updates!
Registered Attendees
There are currently 92 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model S | 5 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 4 |
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 3 |
| Tesla Model X | 2 |
| Zero Motorcycle | 2 |
| BMW i3 | 1 |
| Cadillac ELR | 1 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 1 |
| Mitsubishi i-MiEV | 1 |
| Other Plug-In Vehicle | 1 |
| Toyota Plug-in Prius | 1 |
| 11 Models | 22 |
Registered attendees report 551,086 electric miles driven.
In the News…
- How much electric-car range is 'enough'? 300 miles much better than 200 miles: survey
- Chevy Bolt EV vs Tesla's Model 3, Model S: CNET, Consumer Reports compare electric cars
- China's electric-car sales now twice those in US for Jan-June 2017
- Tesla Model S durability: cars with 250K and 300K miles still humming along happily
- Nine things you should know about the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car
- 2012 Chevy Volt has now crossed 400,000 miles, range remains steady
- Workhorse to Exhibit W-15 Electric Pickup Truck at the National Drive Electric Week™ Event in Cincinnati September 9
- Climate change worse, faster than projected, scientists tell Trump in leaked report
- Zero Motorcycles
- Alpha Baking doubling its electric truck fleet
- Workhorse Unveils It's Plug-In Hybrid Pickup Truck
- To honor Energy Week, lease an electric car: 10 lessons from new EV driver
- Electric Car Price Guide: every 2017 all-electric car, with specs (updated)
- Plug-in hybrid price guide: every 2017 model, with specs
- Drive a Chevy Bolt EV electric car 313 miles on a charge: here's how
- First impressions of Chevy Bolt EV by Nissan Leaf driver
- Tesla trucks: semi to be shown in Sept, pickup in 18-24 months
- Electric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go global
- Audi e-tron Sportback Concept: full electic-car details, photos from Shanghai auto show
- VW Electrify America plan for electric-car charging across U.S. released
- Nissan, EVgo add Boston-to-DC fast chargers; BMW adds charging to national parks
- Future Volvo electric car to be built in China
- Tesla to double global Supercharger fast-charging network this year, it says
- Tesla Model S battery life: what the data show so far
- Electric car charging: the basics you need to know (updated)
- 2018 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid carries over with few changes (updated)
- The very first electric pickup truck has arrived — and it could take on Ford one day
- We Drive Workhorse’s Electric Pickup; Ryder Signs Up to Support It (Car and Driver
- PARIS: SureFly debuts personal helicopter
- Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickup truck revealed (video)
- Life with Tesla Model S: out with the old, in with the new
- 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf: first drive of updated 125-mile electric car
- This family has two Chevy Bolt EV electric cars, uses no gas at all
- 2017 electric motorcycle buyers guide
- Chevy Bolt EV costs $28,700 to build, Tesla Model 3 a bit higher: analysis
- Nissan electric SUV to be shown as concept car this year
- Tesla extends free Supercharger use to all current owners
- BMW i3 REx: owner's 3 years with range-extended electric car
- Subaru plans for all-electric versions of existing model lines
- 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car: first teaser photo (headlights!) emerges
- Lots of ways to get $10K off 2017 Nissan Leaf electric car by end of June
- South's good ol' boy drag racers whupped by Tesla, not happy about it
- 2017 Chevy Bolt EV electric car at 6 months: owner's likes, recommendations
- Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, May 2017: what dominance looks like
- Car buyers have no idea electric-car charging stations even exist
- Electric cars cleaner than any gas-only car for 97 percent of U.S. drivers
- Musk shows Tesla Model Y teaser, confirms Model 3 deliveries next month, at annual meeting
- Chevy Bolt EV: nationwide sales moved up to August for electric car
- Tesla Model X gets uniform 5-star safety ratings from NHTSA, first SUV to do so
- European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for Jan-April 2017
