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 |
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 |
Event Description
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.
