National Drive Electric Week

National Drive Electric Week
Drive The Future EV Showcase - cars that will help save the future
Ambler, PA
Sep 24, 2022

Day: Saturday, September 24, 2022 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 5:00 - 9:00 pm EDT
Location: Ambler
217 East Butler Avenue
Ambler, PA 19002
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2022.

Event Report

In addition to EV industry leader Tesla with 23 vehicles S3XY models we had 6 Rivian R1T + 1 R1S, 5 Mustang Mach-E, 1 BMW 1X, and a very rare Genisis GV60 EV and Lucid Air.  
We even had a Mini Cooper SE hardtop EV.
We had 2 Zero Motorcycles, and 1 EV conversion / shop with EV scooters.

The place was totally jammed for a couple of hours.

We had a row of 10 EV's dedicated to giving rides - 3 - 4 per car per run.  The course took riders past 14 level 2 EV chargers here in Ambler, PA before heading to the superhighway for an EV launch.  


photo by: Rick Denzien
Pictured Left to Right: Neysa Riccardi, Debra Lee, Mary Margret Moser, Julia Nakhleh (all 100% EV drivers) Rick Denzien - "Women and EVs Panel" - 25 women attended in the Weavers Way Cafe 6:30 - 7:00 pm in Ambler, PA to discuss the freedom, charging, any trepidations around EV travel. Other topics touched on the new IRA law to build out the rapid transition to sustainable transportation.

More photos from this event.

Event Description

 

National Drive Electric Week 
Drive The Future EV Showcase (TM)
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Open to the Public: 5:00 pm - 09:00 pm (rain or shine)
Location: 217 East Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002
Electric Vehicle Display By Owners, EV Retailers, Rides & Test Drives
Solar & Grid experts will be on hand.

EV Dealer & Vendor Sponsor Link: http://thrivefest.us/sponsor.html
Car & Vendor setup 4:00 pm

Music by:  Zero Emission Musician - RickDenzien.Bandcamp.com
Paul Hietmann
Jim Holton
Zero Emission Musician: Neysa Ricciardi
Zero Emission Musician - Debra Lee

Solar Information & Displays (EV powered sound system)
Kids' Fun Zone  *  Music  * After Show Party * 


Registered Attendees

There are currently 264 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Tesla Model 3 12
Rivian R1T 6
Tesla Model Y 6
Ford Mustang Mach-E 5
Chevrolet Bolt 3
Tesla Model X 3
Kia Niro Electric 2
Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) 2
Nissan Leaf (2018+) 2
Tesla Model S 2
Toyota Prius Prime 2
Volkswagen ID.4 2
Zero Motorcycle 2
BMW i3 1
Chevrolet Volt 1
Chevy Spark EV 1
EV Conversion 1
Genesis GV60 1
Hyundai Ioniq 5 1
Hyundai KONA Electric 1
Kia EV6 1
Lucid Air 1
MINI Cooper SE Hardtop 2 Door 1
Polestar 2 1
Rivian R1S 1
Toyota RAV4 EV (2012 and later) 1
Toyota RAV4 Prime 4WD/AWD 1
27 Models 63

Registered attendees report 1,676,093 electric miles driven.

Presented By

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Electric Vehicle Association logo
Sierra Club logo
EVHybridNoire logo
Drive Electric USA logo

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All NDEW 2024 sponsors support Plug In America's coordination of National Drive Electric Week.

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