National Drive Electric Week
Cincinnati EV Showcase and Ride & Drive
Cincinnati, OH
Oct 05, 2024
Cincinnati EV Showcase and Ride & Drive
Cincinnati, OH
Oct 05, 2024
| Day: | Saturday, October 5, 2024 NOTE: this event has already happened. |
| Time: | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT |
| Location: | Highgrain Brentwood Brewpub 9176 Winton Rd Cincinnati, OH 45231 |
Event Report
Drive Electric Cincinnati’s National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) celebration went great with ideal weather!
This was our biggest event of the year with about 200 attendees. We gave over 80 ride/drives with 21 EVs available for ride or test drive, reflecting excellent turnout. The Cybertruck and Hummer EV were out on rides or test drives most of the time. Many attendees took advantage of the opportunity to try out more than one EV model. Other models available for ride/drive included Tesla Model X, Y, and 3; Hyundai Ioniq 5 and 6; Mercedes EQB, Kia EV6, VW ID.4, Lucid Air, F-150 Lightning, Nissan Ariya, Fisker Ocean, Polestar 2, Kia Niro EV, and BMW X5 PHEV.
We had even more “EV Showcase” vehicles available for people to climb in and out and chat with their owners to hear first-hand about the EV ownership experience. We had 44 EVs total, spanning the price range from the beautiful Lucid Air to the affordable Chevy Bolt EV.
In addition to numerous private owners, thanks to these companies for bringing vehicles:
- EVentures Rentals
- Tesla Blue Ash
- Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati
- BMW of Cincinnati North
Huge thanks to HighGrain Brentwood for providing their excellent site for the event, plus the incentive of a free drink token to encourage everyone to take an EV ride or drive. Some diners in the restaurant came out to see what the excitement was and stayed to chat with EV owners about driving electric. Our event sign on Winton Road had great visibility to drivers-by. Several EV owners spontaneously joined us!
photo by: Gary Heaton NDEW participants chat while waiting for an F-150 Lightning and Nissan Ariya to return from giving EV rides and reclaim their spots in our gallery of EVs available for ride & drive. A Tesla Model Y is available for test drives and a Kia EV9 (right rear) is available for showcase. |
Event Description
Join us for Drive Electric Cincinnati’s biggest Showcase and Ride & Drive event of the year with the greatest variety of EVs. This year HighGrain Brewing is hosting our National Drive Electric Week event for the first time from their new location in Brentwood, making it easy to take a break for tasty food & drink. Event is free and open to the public.
If you would like to learn more about electric vehicles, this event is for you. Check out the EVs, talk to EV owners and ask them questions about driving electric. At the event, sign up to ride in an EV or take a test drive. Take advantage of this event’s amazing opportunity to conveniently test drive multiple EVs to compare! HighGrain offers a free drink token (beer or non-alcoholic drink) to everyone who takes a ride or test drive. We expect huge array of EVs to ride or test drive, from sedans to SUVs to pickup trucks. HighGrain will have an all-electric delivery vehicle on display.
EV Owners: Our largest meet-up of the year! Add your electric car or motorcycle to our EV showcase. Chat with fellow and prospective owners. Please respond via the “Participate” button and tell us what EV you are bringing. Interested in driving on sunshine? We will have EV owners with home solar available to answer questions.
On arrival, stop by the Drive Electric Cincinnati tent to check in for test drives. Thanks to HighGrain for hosting!
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Registered Attendees
There are currently 68 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 3 |
| Tesla Model Y | 2 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 2 |
| BMW X5 xDrive45e | 1 |
| Cadillac LYRIQ | 1 |
| Fisker Ocean | 1 |
| Ford F-150 Lightning | 1 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 1 |
| GMC Hummer EV Pickup | 1 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 1 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 1 |
| Kia Niro Electric | 1 |
| Lucid Air | 1 |
| Polestar 2 | 1 |
| Ryvid Anthem | 1 |
| Tesla Cybertruck | 1 |
| 17 Models | 24 |
Registered attendees report 524,432 electric miles driven.
