National Drive Electric Week

National Drive Electric Week
Lexington Kentucky EVs
Lexington, KY
Sep 25, 2022

Day: Sunday, September 25, 2022 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Location: Kentucky Utilities Parking Lot
1 Quality St, Lexington, KY 40507
Lexington, KY 40507
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2022.

Event Report

Speakers: 
33 EV owners

Acknowledgement:  
EVOLVE KY Board and members (rides and event support);  
Tesla Owners of Kentucky (rides and event support)
Members Heritage CU ( green loans ); 
LGE-KY (local Utility); 
Pedal Power (electric bikes); 
Broom Wagon(electric bikes); 
ElectrificationCoalition (EV lobby group); 
Pinnacle Ford ( Used EVs: Mustangs and Model Y); 

Unusual or popular Vehicles:  
S3XY Teslas , Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning, Austin Mini-Cooper EVs, Electric Bikes !

Links:

Here are four links to TV coverage of our EV ride/drive event this Sunday !

 https://youtu.be/33JZ_b5GIjY

 https://youtu.be/UP_4nahlhjg

 https://youtu.be/TOfSAOX6nXU

 https://youtu.be/yXOP-UdVar4

And here is a print story from Fox 56 with additional quotes ….

https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/evolve-ky-encouraging-people-to-switch-to-electric-vehicles-during-drive-electric-week/

A number of pictures, etc have been posted on the EVOLVE KY facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/EVolveKY/


General Comments:  Wonderful partnership of EVOLVE KY, Kentucky's EV Advocacy Group and the Tesla Owners of Kentucky to organize and put on the event.  Special Thanks to LGE-KU for the use of their parking lot.  In addition to being there to hand out gifts/mementos, the Maintenance guy stayed and helped for the entire event.  All four of Lexington's TV stations came out and did interviews and took rides in EVs to get first hand experience.


photo by: CBS Affiliate WKYT TV, Channel 27, Lexington Ky
Team members of Members Heritage Credit Union and members of EVOLVE KY manning tables to engage event-goers. EVOLVEKY board members , Wrensey Gill and Mike Proctor ; EVs from the Nissan Leaf at the right to the Ford F-150 Lightning Pick-up depict the breadth of the scope of EVs from the last 10 years.

Event Description

 

Location of the event at the bottom of this description

The Tesla Owners Club of Kentucky and EVolve KY, both non-profit organizations, are hosting an event in Lexington for the general public to see and compare a wide range of Electric Vehicles. The event will feature all vehicles that can be plugged in, and that a person can ride in or on. 

Owners and auto dealers will have numerous vehicles for show and ride and drives. Expected vehicles include Tesla (S, 3, X, Y), Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, Lucid Air, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Kia EV6, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt/Volt, VW ID4, and many more!

Be sure to check out our sister event in Louisville on Saturday, Sept 24

This is an opportunity to talk directly with electric vehicle (EV) owners about their real world experiences with electric vehicles. Want to know what it's like to take a long road trip in an electric car? Our members have thousands of miles of road trip experiences. Curious about how to find a charger on the road and how long it takes to charge? The answers are here.   What about maintenance?  There's very little maintenance needed, and owners can tell you why.

It will be at the discretion of each owner to allow attendees to enter their vehicle. It is also at their own risk to take attendees on "ride alongs". Meeting organizers are not responsible for damage to vehicles or stolen property. Attendees should be respectful of the owners property.

If you have any questions, please use  the blue "Contact" button above to send a message to the meeting organizer.

Check out our organization pages:
Tesla Owners of Kentucky - https://www.TeslaKY.com

Location of event

Registered Attendees

There are currently 96 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Tesla Model Y 7
Tesla Model 3 5
Tesla Model S 4
Ford Mustang Mach-E 2
MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door 2
Tesla Model X 2
Volkswagen ID.4 2
Chevrolet Bolt EUV 1
Chevrolet Volt 1
Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid 1
Fiat 500e 1
Ford F-150 Lightning 1
Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid 1
Nissan Leaf (2018+) 1
Rivian R1T 1
15 Models 32

Registered attendees report 979,609 electric miles driven.

Presented By

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

All NDEW 2024 sponsors support Plug In America's coordination of National Drive Electric Week.

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