National Drive Electric Week
EVs for EVV (National Drive Electric Week)
Evansville, IN
Oct 02, 2022
| Day: | Sunday, October 2, 2022 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 4:00 - 7:00 pm CDT |
| Location: | 6100 E. Lloyd Expressway Evansville, IN 47715 |
Event Report
Celebrity Drivers led off the test drives, including: Gretchen Irons, host of The Best Day Ever Evansville, which is Evansville’s YouTube Channel; University of Evansville Head Basketball Coach David Ragland; University of Southern Indiana Head Basketball Coach Stan Gouard; and attorney and former IU trustee Pat Shoulders who has a long resume of civic activity. Prize money given away totaled $975 for the various promotional contests held at EVs for EVV.
More than 30 EVs participated in this inaugural event. Those vehicles ranged from 2012 thru 2022 models, including: a Rivian truck; a Ford Lightning truck; a Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycle; a Nissan LEAF; a Kia EV6; two Chevy Volt’s; a number of Chevy Bolt’s, Ford Mustang Mach-E’s and Tesla Model 3’s; two Tesla Model S’s; a Tesla Model X; a Tesla S Plaid; two Tesla Model Y’s; a Porsche Taycan; an Audi Q4 e-tron; and a Volkswagen ID.4. Two of the Tesla Model 3’s were available for test drives.
Scheller’s Fitness and Cycling brought 14 e-bicycles and 1 e-tricycle, with helmets provided, for test rides, and EBikes-escape also brought e-bikes. The e-bikes covered a wide range of models, including a Harley-Davidson.
Richard Steiner, president of the statewide Hoosier Electric Vehicle Association, came from Indianapolis to offer test drives in his Tesla, and to be the judge for the Best of Show award that included a $100 prize plus an artist-designed trophy, which went to attorney Neil Chapman for his combination of EVs – a Rivian and a LiveWire. People’s Choice trophy went to Lance Seaton for his Kia EV6, which powered the event’s P.A. system.
photo by: John Britt-Nellis Crowd shot of bottom one-eighth of "EVs for EVV" |
Event Description
Tri-State
Creation Care will be holding Evansville, Indiana's first-ever Electric Vehicle
ride-&-drive, EVs for EVV, on
Oct. 2, 2022, from 4:00-7:00pm CT, at 6100 E. Lloyd Expressway. EVs will
be displayed, provided for ride-alongs, and/or available for test drives.
EVs already committed to the event include: a Rivian e-truck; an e-motorcycle,
Chevy Bolts and a Volt, Ford Mustang Mach-Es, and Tesla models 3 and S plus
possibly a Y, along with new EV models being provided by auto dealers. All EV owners are welcome to
participate. Besides electric cars, there will also be 15 various models
of e-bikes to test ride, and possibly e-carts and PTVs. EVs for
EVV will be held in conjunction with the Road Knights of Evansville’s
established classic/muscle vehicles cruise-in.
Event includes: unique
artist-designed trophies plus $100 prizes for the EV Best of Show and People’s
Choice award winners, a photo contest with $475 in prizes, a $50 scavenger hunt, $100 attendance prizes for both attendees and
EV participants, music, kids' activities, and vendor tables -- so fun for all. Open to the public. No registration or attendance fees, but a
donation to Tri-State Creation Care is suggested for those who test drive an
EV. No fee for vendor tables either. For further info, email acnellis@twc.com or call (not text) 812-424-6832
Registered Attendees
There are currently 33 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 5 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 1 |
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 1 |
| Tesla Model S | 1 |
| Tesla Model Y | 1 |
| 7 Models | 14 |
Registered attendees report 543,443 electric miles driven.
