National Drive Electric Week
Baltimore, MD
Sep 20, 2014

Event Report

Mark Czajka, Director, MD Volt Inc. organized the event. During a presentation and award ceremony, Mark read a Proclamation from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, proclaiming September 15-21, 2014 as "National Drive Electric Week" in Baltimore. MD Volt Inc. presented "Best Place to Plug In" Awards to Montgomery and Howard Counties for their recent legislation combating ICING of electric vehicle charging spaces. Tommy Heyboer, Legislative Aide & Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Council member Hans Riemer, received the award for Montgomery County. Tommy Underwood, Special Assistant to Council member Jen Terrasa, received the award for Howard County. Also attending were Jill Sorensen, Baltimore-Washington Electric Vehicle Initiative (BEVI) Executive Director and Board Member and Dina Beaumont, daughter of the late Bob Beaumont. Bob Beaumont created and built the CitiCar and the Tropica electric vehicles.

Additional Photos: http://bit.ly/1shDHXm

photo by: Mark Czajka Maryland Science Center plaza area facing Baltimore's Inner Harbor: Ford Fusion Energi, Nissan LEAF, Zero Motorcycle, Chevrolet Spark EV, Toyota Plug In Prius, Cadillac ELR, Chevrolet Volt

Event Description

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! PHOTOS ARE BEING POSTED HERE:

http://www.meetup.com/MDVolt/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=23805742

 

MD Volt Inc. presents the fun of riding in or driving an electric car at the Maryland Science Center on Saturday, September 20th
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Talk with EV owners about the benefits of driving electric.
  
• Learn how easy it is to charge an electric car.
  
• Learn about EV Rebates and Tax Incentives.
  
• See related Green Technologies.
  
• Receive free giveaways, celebrate award presentations and more.
  
• Event is open to everyone.

Register today, drive or ride in a car at the event, and win a free t-shirt or prize (while supplies last).

You could also win a family membership to the Maryland Science Center! Click Here!

Each driver who registers an EV will get a Perks For Plug-Ins Gift Bag which will include 2 free tickets to the
Maryland Science Center as well as other goodies!

ATTN DEALERS: SPONSORSHIP NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE RIDE & DRIVES! CONTACT US ASAP

AT MARK@MDVOLT.ORG IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.

PARKING INFO:

For guests NOT bringing an electric car, click here for parking information!

NOTE: MSC WILL ONLY VALIDATE PARKING IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED A TICKET TO THE CENTER! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE MASS TRANSIT TO GET TO THE INNER HARBOR ON SATURDAY!

Sponsored by:

Ride & Drive Sponsors:

Sheehy Nissan Glen Burnie (2 Nissan LEAFs)

Northwest BMW (1 BMW i3 w/ REX)

Bob Davidson Ford Lincoln (1 Ford Fusion Energi)

Tentative Event Map

For guests NOT bringing an electric car, click here for parking information!

Ride & Drive Maps

Registered Attendees

There are currently 130 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Registered attendees report 506,335 electric miles driven.

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