National Drive Electric Week

National Drive Electric Week
Electrify Freeport!
Freeport, ME
Sep 25, 2022

Day: Sunday, September 25, 2022 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Location: Freeport High School
30 Holbrook St.
Freeport, ME 04032
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2022.

Event Report

Electrify Freeport (https://freeportcan.org/events/electrify-freeport) was billed as a clean energy expo.  In addition to the NDEW event, which took place in the venue's parking lot, there were vendors and panel discussions inside the high school's cafeteria focusing on a variety of ways to embrace clean energy in and around the home.  One of the three panel discussions was on Plug-In Vehicles.  That panel was moderated by Freeport Town Councilor (and EV owner) John Egan, and featured Travis Ritchie, President of Maine EV Association; Josh Caldwell, Natural Resources Council of Maine; and Molly Siegel, Program Manager for Efficiency Maine.  More than 75 people attended this 10:30 a.m. panel discussion on a beautiful Sunday morning.  Local Plug-In related-sponsors included Lee Auto Mall, Lee Nissan LEAF of Topsham, Casco Bay Ford, and MJR Electric, a local woman-owned business focused on installing charging stations in the home.   The vehicles for the NDEW portion of the event that seemed to generate the most excitement included the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, Jaguar I-Pace, and Tesla Y and 3models.  The organizing committee was pleasantly surprised by the number of people  who expressed to FreeportCAN members how grateful they were for having this first-time NDEW event in their community.    

photo by: Judy Wood
Tesla 3

More photos from this event.

Event Description

 



Freeport Climate Action Now (FreeportCAN) is hosting "Electrify Freeport," a free, clean energy expo to showcase the many ways a family can reduce carbon emissions in their lives.  Check out an array of electric vehicles, solar panels, heat pumps, battery operated lawn care tools and e-boats.  There will be opportunities to test drive Plug-In vehicles and e-bikes, panel discussions, clean energy vendors, food trucks, prizes and more!  Updated event information can be found at freeportcan.org/events/electrify-freeport.  





Registered Attendees

There are currently 88 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Chevrolet Bolt 5
Kia Niro Electric 3
Ford F-150 Lightning 2
Ford Mustang Mach-E 2
Nissan Leaf (2018+) 2
Rivian R1T 2
BMW i3 REx 1
Hyundai Ioniq 5 1
Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid 1
Jaguar I-Pace 1
Kia Soul EV 1
Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) 1
Polestar 2 1
Tesla Model Y 1
Toyota Prius Prime 1
Toyota RAV4 Prime 4WD/AWD 1
Volkswagen ID.4 1
17 Models 27

Registered attendees report 556,849 electric miles driven.

Presented By

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

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

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