National Drive Electric Week

National Drive Electric Week
Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase
Lawrence, KS
Oct 01, 2023

Day: Sunday, October 1, 2023 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm CDT
Location: South Park
1140 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2023.

Event Report

The Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase was our largest ever, with a total of 42 vehicles (two registrants were actually bicycle shops with multiple E-bicycles).  The Chevrolet Bolt was the most numerous at six, followed closely by the Hyundai Ionic at five of them.  There were three Ford F-150 Lightnings, three Teslas, three Volkswagen ID.4, and two Kias - a Kia EV6-GT and Kia Sprotage PHEV.  Then there was a sprinkling of singles, most notably a Lucid Air, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chrysler Pacifica, Rivian R1S, Volvo S90, Mustang MachE, and Jeep 4Xe.  We had our first ever E-motorcycles - a Zero and a Honda conversion - and several legacy EVs - 2013 Ford C-MAX Energi, 2015 Chevy Spark, and a 2017 Ford Fusion Energi.  And of course the Gillig BEV bus and lots of E-bicycles.



photo by: Mike Yoder
Lawrence Kansas Electric Vehicle Showcase – 2023

Event Description

 

The Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase will be on Sunday, 1 October 2023, 11:00am-3:00pm.  The show will be held on the east side of South Park.  Sustainability Action Network welcomes our two co-sponsors this year to our fifth annual show:  the City of Lawrence Sustainability Office and the City of Lawrence Transit System.   As in past years, we plan to have a wide variety of electric vehicles, from E-bicycles, to electric cars and pickups, to electric buses, and more.  The public will be able to talk with the EV owners, and learn the many advantages of driving an EV.

The U.S. transportation sector now produces more climate heating emissions than does the electric generation sector.  Plug-in EVs are zero carbon when charged with renewable energy, and greater efficiency means lower carbon, even when charged by coal fired electricity.  EVs get 100mpg equivalent or better, and the typical driving range of various makes is from 100 miles to 315 miles (Lucid Air and Teslas up to 400 miles).
Photos from our past shows


Registered Attendees

There are currently 81 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Chevrolet Bolt 3
E-Bike 3
Ford F-150 Lightning 3
Volkswagen ID.4 3
Tesla Model S 2
Cadillac LYRIQ 1
Chevrolet Bolt EUV 1
Chevrolet Volt 1
Chevy Spark EV 1
Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid 1
Ford C-MAX Energi 1
Ford Fusion Energi 1
Ford Mustang Mach-E 1
Giant 1
Hyundai Ioniq 5 1
Hyundai Ioniq 6 1
Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid 1
Jeep Wrangler 4xe 1
Kia EV6 1
Lucid Air 1
Other Plug-In Vehicle 1
Rivian R1S 1
Rivian R1T 1
Tesla Model 3 1
Tesla Model Y 1
Volvo S90 AWD PHEV 1
26 Models 35

Registered attendees report 1,004,045 electric miles driven.

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