National Drive Electric Week
Drive Electric Week Clean Ride & Drive Expo
Bedford, NY
Sep 26, 2021
Drive Electric Week Clean Ride & Drive Expo
Bedford, NY
Sep 26, 2021
| Day: | Sunday, September 26, 2021 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 12:00 - 3:00 pm EDT |
| Location: | Bedford Hills Train Depot 46 Depot Plaza Bedford, NY 10507 |
Event Report
Bedford2030 hosted a Clean Transportation event at the Bedford Hill train station on Sunday, September 26, 2021. We estimate a total of 250 attendees. We had a number of partners participate include:- Audi of Hawthorne (e-Tron and e-Tron Sportback)
- Tesla of Tarrytown
- Premier Auto - Volvo (XC40 Recharge)
- Colonia Ford (Mach-e)
- Bewegen Electric Bike Share
- Westchester County including an all electric BeeLine transit bus that attendees could board
- Sierra Club with local advocacy information
- 511 RideShare
- Empire Clean Cities (Advocates for electric school buses and clean transportation)
- Bedford Police Department including their Nissan Leaf used for traffice enforcement
- Bedford Mowers - including all electric large and small lawn equipment
- Hickory & Tweed - a local bike shop with electric and regular bike
- Plan it Wild - a local landscaping company highlighting the advantages of electric lawn equipment
- NY League of Conservation Voters - including information on electric school buses. They also sponsored a White Plains school bus to attend the show and for attendees to board
- IDEA Committee - local diversity, equity and includsion committee
- An Owners Corner that included:
- Tesla Model Y
-Tesla Model X
- Toyota Rav4 Prime
- Hyundai Kona
- Hyundai Ioniq
- VW ID4
- Porsche Taycan
- Chevy EUV
- Chevy Volt
- 1969 F-100 pickup retrofitted to be electric
There were several notable attendees including:
- Westchester County Executive, George Latimer
- White Plains Mayor, Thomas Roach
- Bedford Supervisor, MaryAnn Carr
- Bedford Deputy Town Supervisor and Democratic Supervisor Candiate, Ellen Calves
- Repblucian Supervisor Candiate, Tom Scott
- Bedford Town Board member, Bobbi Bittaker
photo by: Jon Marc - Bedford2030 Bedford students checking out an electric school bus |
Event Description
This event is sponsored by Electrify America
Registered Attendees
There are currently 18 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model Y | 2 |
| Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid | 1 |
| Porsche Taycan | 1 |
| Smart fortwo electric drive | 1 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 1 |
| 5 Models | 6 |
Registered attendees report 111,000 electric miles driven.
