National Drive Electric Week
Lihue, HI
Sep 27, 2020
Lihue, HI
Sep 27, 2020
Day: | Sunday, September 27, 2020 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
Time: | 2pm-5pm |
Location: | Hokulei Village Safeway Chargers 4454 Nuhou St Lihue, HI 96766 |
Event Report
KauaiEV had an awesome EVent! Because of Covid we did not have a regular Ride and Drive EVent like the years before, instead we had a caravan visiting our charging stations. Mission Zero Hawaii donated a 2-day Kia Soul rental, so a potential EV buyer could attend in the Soul and really get to know the car, she was later able to test-drive a Nissan Leaf as well. Another potential EV buyer came as a passenger in a Nissan Leaf, and then switched and rode in one of the Kia Niros. Other than that we sadly had to discourage test rides and drives.
photo by: Eric Burton - The Kauai Store We had a total of 18 all electric cars, 14 stayed for the drone photos! We had Kia Niros and Souls, Nissan Leaf 2014-2019, Tesla Model S and Model 3, a Chevy Bolt! |
Event Description
For this NDEW we will have an EV caravan again and follow it with a photo session and public Talk Story at 4pm at the Kealia Overlook! Weʻll drive together, visit the charging stations of Lihue and Kapaa and pay attention to social distancing and masks when we get out of the cars. Hopefully weʻll find many working chargers and many photo ops along the way.
- Start 2pm in Puhi a the Hokulei Village Safeway EV chargers
- Drive to chargers in Lihue and Kapaa, stop for charger demonstration
- End at Kealia overlook for group photo and drone video
- Public welcome to view cars and talk to owners 4 – 5pm
- Face masks and social distancing required at all times outside of vehicles
Weʻll start at the Hokulei Village Safeway Chargers. Please look at the maps at the end of the event description for exact route.
We will end the caravan a bit before 4pm at the Kealia Overlook to take photos of EVs. After that, around 4pm some of us will stay there and the public is invited to join us to talk story, look at the EVs and ask questions.
During the caravan, we have scheduled a dial-in zoom meeting so we can describe the route and information about chargers. After dialing in, put it on your speaker phone and mute yourself so you can hear the information. You should receive the zoom link after registering, if you need it please contact KauaiEV on Facebook or through our website. It is not necessary to dial in if you'd rather not. Many thanks to the Sustainable Energy Hawaii LLC for allowing us to use their zoom account for this meeting.
Please RSVP using the button at the top of this page to receive a zoom link.
Please note there are very interesting Hawaii specific EV webinars scheduled as well, on the NDEW site 9/26 event and our 10/3 EVent.
When you are outside of your car please wear a mask covering your mouth, nose and chin at all times, observe a 6ft distance, and follow all Kauai Covid-19 guidelines and precaution measures. We strongly discourage test rides or drives. Outdoor gatherings on Kauai are limited to 25 people, should there ever be more some of us may have to wait in their cars.
We will meet at the Hokulei Village Safeway Chargers, visit Kukui Grove (Starbucks), Rice Street Shopping Center, have a longer stop for photos at the new Kauai County Chargers, drive by Walmart to the 3 locations at Wilcox, drive through Hanamaulu towards Kapaʻa, stop at the Coconut marketplace, visit the Safeway chargers, and end at Kealia Overlook to take photos of EVs and those who want can stay for the public Talk Story.
Registered Attendees
There are currently 17 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
Vehicle | Registered |
---|---|
Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 4 |
Kia Niro Electric | 2 |
Tesla Model 3 | 2 |
Tesla Model S | 2 |
Kia Soul EV | 1 |
Nissan Leaf (2018+) | 1 |
6 Models | 12 |
Registered attendees report 328,615 electric miles driven.
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