National Drive Electric Week
Fresno, CA
Sep 12, 2015
Fresno, CA
Sep 12, 2015
| Day: | Saturday, September 12, 2015 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 10AM - 3PM |
| Location: | Fashion Fair Mall 645 E Shaw Ave Fresno, CA 93710 |
Event Report
On a weekend with almost 100-degree temperatures, ash and smoke in the air from fires in the Sierras, and alerts from the Air Quality District on high ozone levels, the Best.Ride.EVer! campaign had a very successful day in Fresno. The event was co-hosted by Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and Project Clean Air, in coordination with National Drive Electric Week Fresno, and Team Captain Tom Cotter. The event included static displays from solar companies, a credit union, CVRP booth, Clean Air Project, NRG, an electric school bus, and 24 personal EV owners and their vehicles. The ride and drive was a highlight of the event and featured 12 vehicles from six local dealers. A taco truck was also on hand providing two FREE tacos to test-drivers and participants., courtesy of PG&E. A local Spanish radio station, 92.1, was on hand announcing the event ‘live’, and giving out free popsicles.
photo by: Charge Across Town Anne Rutherford of Clovis Nissan. Tom Schiebelhut and Karen Schiebelhut looking at the 2015 Nissan LEAF. |
Event Description
Bring your family and friends for this one-day only opportunity to
test-drive a number of different electric vehicle (EV) models in one place.
Learn how to reduce your driving costs while curbing pollution.
Join us in the Central Valley for an afternoon of electric vehicle fun! There will be free tacos for the first 200 test drivers
from Fresno’s reigning Taco Truck Throwdown winner El Premio Mayor, a live
radio broadcast, and of course a number of EVs for you to test drive and check
out.
Already own an EV? Join us
and display it in the largest gathering of EVs in Fresno.
Date: Saturday,
September 12th, 2015
Time: 10 AM - 3 PM
Location: Fashion Fair Mall (Northeast Parking Lot at Shaw Ave
& N 1st Street)
645 E Shaw Ave
Fashion Fair
Mall
Fresno, CA 93710
Please register (not
required to attend) and volunteer at the top of this page.
Volunteers needed at all levels!
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Local Event Activities
Ride-and-Drives
When people take a ride in an EV, they are much more likely to
appreciate that these vehicles are real, high performing, plausible, fun, and
exciting vehicles to drive. See for yourself and try the Best.Ride.EVer!
Electric Tailgate Party
Our last event made the news on KSEE 24 with the "Largest Gathering
of Electric Cars" in the Central Valley. Once again, real EV owners will
show off the cars we love and provide information to the public.
Award Ceremony/Press Conference
We
will present an award to a local company, public official, agency, or
community organization that has done a lot to promote EV-readiness in
the Central Valley.
National Event
The Central Valley’s event
is one of more than 160 across the country where electric vehicle owners
and their neighbors will hold electric car parades, “tailpipe-free”
tailgate parties, recognition of leaders promoting EVs, launches of new
public EV charging stations, and other public events. The event is part
of the fifth annual National Drive Electric Week (formerly National
Plug In Day).
Presented By / Sponsors / Organizers
National
Drive Electric Week 2015 is presented by Plug In America, the
Sierra Club, and the Electric Auto Association.
Nissan LEAF is the exclusive automotive sponsor. Also sponsored by ClipperCreek and PlugShare.
Fresno event organizers: Central Valley Electric Vehicles, Center for Sustainable Energy, California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC) and San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities Coalition (Project Clean Air).
Fresno event sponsors: NRG, PG&E, and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Captain: Tom Cotter, CaliforniaFIRST
Co-Captain: Vallerie Gonzalez, Center for Sustainable Energy
Artwork
Like the art for our event header? The inverted watercolor
skyline is adapted from Michael Tompsett's "Fresno California Skyline."
View and purchase the full version at http://fineartamerica.com/
Registered Attendees
There are currently 126 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Volt | 5 |
| Chevy Spark EV | 4 |
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 4 |
| Tesla Model S | 3 |
| BMW i3 REx | 2 |
| Fiat 500e | 2 |
| Ford Focus Electric | 2 |
| Mitsubishi i-MiEV | 2 |
| Tesla Roadster | 2 |
| EV Conversion | 1 |
| Ford Fusion Energi | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive | 1 |
| Toyota Plug-in Prius | 1 |
| Toyota RAV4 EV (2012 and later) | 1 |
| 14 Models | 31 |
Registered attendees report 464,329 electric miles driven.
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