National Drive Electric Week
EV Ride & Drives at Carillon Historical Park
Dayton, OH
Sep 28, 2021
EV Ride & Drives at Carillon Historical Park
Dayton, OH
Sep 28, 2021
| Day: | Tuesday, September 28, 2021 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 4:00 - 7:30 pm EDT |
| Location: | Carillon Historical Park 1000 Carillon Blvd. Dayton, OH 45409 |
| Topics: | Driving Experience New EVs Solar and EVs Used EVs |
Event Report
Drive Electric Dayton (DED) held their EV Ride & Drive event at Carillon Historical Park from 4pm to 7:30pm on Sep 28. Local dealers were invited to display their new and pre-owned EV models and allow rides and test drives. Matt Castrucci KIA brought a white KIA Niro EV and sold it at this event. Millennium Reign Energy brought a Toyota Mirai hydrogen-powered EV. Volunteer 33 EV owner members of the DED group will brought a wide range of electric vehicles for display and/or driving. Carillon parking lot allowed easy access to local roads for test drives. All the Teslas and VW ID.4's attracted attention and rides. The Bolt EUV won at lest one future buyer, as did the Mach-E. 12 walk-in guests reported that they were either likely or very likely to buy an EV as their next vehicle.
List of Privately-Owner EVs
4x Tesla Model S
4x Tesla Model 3
3x Tesla Model X
3x Tesla Model Y
3x VW ID.4 EV
2x BMW i3
4x Chevy Bolt EV
1x Chevy Bolt EUV
1x Chevy Volt
1x Ford Mustang Mach-E
1x Honda Clarity PHEV
1x Kia Soul EV
1x Porsche Taycan EV
3x Nissan LEAF
1x Jeep 4XE PHEV
1x Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Dealer-Provided EVs
1x KIA Niro EV
1x Toyota Mirai
TOTAL EVs = 36
Solar roof contractor Solar Power & Light attended for those interested in driving on sunshine.
Tesla-certified electrical contractor A-Abel were on station to brief the EV-curious about installing a home charger.
Full-service charging installation and management company Electrada attended.
ShowDogs HotDogs’ food truck was positioned to provide high-end hot dog sustenance.
Carillon Historical Park was a wonderful venue in and of itself and inside the modern building were a plethora of displays about Dayton's history as a crucible of invention, from the airplane, starter motor, air conditioning to the pop can opener. Entrance to the museum and park was not free, whereas our NDEW event was free.
Event instructions document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TlxWAi50g5LEc96TwCekiZM_qTBUEnKtM0Tg3JXYhok/edit?usp=sharing
photo by: Tim Benford L-R: Tesla Model S, Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E. |
Event Description
Drive Electric Dayton (DED) will organize an EV Ride & Drive event at the Carillon Historical Park on Tuesday, September 28th from 4pm to 7:30pm. Local dealers will be invited to display their new and pre-owned EV models and allow rides and test drives. Volunteer EV owner members of the DED group will bring a wide range of electric vehicles for display and/or driving. Carillon parking lot allows easy access to local roads for test drives.
We'll invite local solar roof contractors for those interested in driving on sunshine. Carillon Historical Park is a wonderful venue in and of itself and inside the modern building a plethora of displays about Dayton's history as a crucible of invention, from the airplane, starter motor, air conditioning to the pop can opener.
Registered Attendees
There are currently 76 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 4 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 4 |
| Tesla Model S | 3 |
| Tesla Model X | 3 |
| Tesla Model Y | 3 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 3 |
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 2 |
| BMW i3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EUV | 1 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 1 |
| Kia Soul EV | 1 |
| Nissan Leaf (2018+) | 1 |
| Other Plug-In Vehicle | 1 |
| Porsche Taycan | 1 |
| 15 Models | 30 |
Registered attendees report 902,323 electric miles driven.
