National Drive Electric Week
Depew, NY
Sep 18, 2019
Depew, NY
Sep 18, 2019
| Day: | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 6 p.m.–8 p.m. |
| Location: | Culinary Arts Center at Auburn Watson 3295 Walden Ave. Depew, NY 14043 |
Event Report
National Drive Electric Week in Greater Buffalo, NY: An Evening of Electrifying Taste [ in Food + Automobiles ]
September 18, 2019 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Culinary Arts Center at Auburn Watson, 3295 Walden Ave., Depew, NY
14043
Our inaugural event was a wild success!
Picture a regionally
record-setting
array of EVs from Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Nissan, and
Tesla--all on the same lot, provided by automotive staff--plus a
complement of other brands brought in by participants . . . from a $4,000
pre-owned smart ed to a six-figure Tesla Model X P100DL. Even a Zero
motorcycle!
We welcomed an astonishing 180 attendees within a one-hour
radius, and one automotive retail team with a marathon commute from Cleveland.
Nearly a hundred demonstration drives and rides stretched from 5 p.m to 9
p.m. under ideal late-summer conditions. Traffic control staffers in
hi-viz vests directed the stream of vehicles onto the Culinary Arts Center
at AuburnWatson property. The entire front and rear lots on site ended
up packed with vehicles and roaming tire kickers, many with Mexican fare
prepared indoors by top local chef Mike A. and his dedicated crew. On
top of it all, many who attended donated overwhelming amounts of
non-perishable food for Feed More WNY, including an entire e-tron full of
packaged food courtesy of Audi Buffalo.
The takeaway from this whirlwind, via one of the volunteers: We
finally broke the "glass ceiling" by assembling all the major EV vendors
from the area. No tension, only the startling opposite when every team
and participant mingled, aware that the EV era has fully arrived. Between the food, the people and the
cars . . . we hit this one out of the park.
- Auburn Watson (Wayne, Chris and family)
- Chef Mike A. and his remarkable staff
- Vlad and Ivan for crowd control
- Audi Buffalo
- Towne BMW
- Northtown Hyundai, Jaguar and Kia
- Mike Barney Nissan
- Tesla Cleveland-Lyndhurst
- Aero Cosmetics Wash Wax ALL
- WKBW News
- National Drive Electric Week
- any other VIPs not mentioned
photo by: Chris Watson National Drive Electric Week in Greater Buffalo, NY: An Evening of Electrifying Taste [ in Food + Automobiles ] September 18, 2019 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Culinary Arts Center at Auburn Watson, 3295 Walden Ave., Depew, NY 14043 |
Event Description
National Drive Electric Week in Greater Buffalo, NY: An Evening of Electrifying Taste [ in Food + Automobiles ]
Join your friends at the Culinary Arts Center at Auburn Watson for a tastefully energizing evening of fine food and fine electric cars.
We are celebrating National Drive Electric Week 2019 with a special midweek event.
Get
behind the wheel of a variety of brands of electric vehicles, including
the latest model revisions from Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Kia and Tesla.
Meet local owners, get answers to your ownership questions, and take in a full tour of their personal vehicles on display.
This
is your best chance of the year to enjoy delicious appetizers and
refreshments, win prizes, and discover how easy it is to go electric.
Admission is free but we will be accepting non-perishable food donations to assist FeedMore WNY. Business casual and parking is available.
Again, kindly pre-register to attend as a guest or participate as an owner.
We’ll see you and your donation on September 18!
Registered Attendees
There are currently 171 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
| Tesla Model 3 | 9 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 4 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 2 |
| Tesla Model S | 2 |
| BMW X5 iPerformance | 1 |
| Cadillac ELR | 1 |
| Ford Focus Electric | 1 |
| Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid | 1 |
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 1 |
| Nissan Leaf (2018+) | 1 |
| Smart fortwo electric drive | 1 |
| Tesla Model X | 1 |
| Zero Motorcycle | 1 |
| 13 Models | 26 |
Registered attendees report 425,984 electric miles driven.
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