National Drive Electric Week

National Drive Electric Week
Ask Me About My EV!
La Crosse, WI
Sep 25, 2022

Day: Sunday, September 25, 2022 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page.
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm CDT
Location: Copeland Park Oktoberfest Pavilion
1130 Copeland Park Drive
La Crosse, WI 54601
Contact the event organizers, which took place in 2022.

Event Report

Helped spread the word: Coulee Region Sierra Club (mailing list 800+ people in 8-county area), Sustainability Institute at Western Technical College, Wisconsin Clean Cities, City of La Crosse Climate Action Plan, Xcel Energy, RENEW Wisconsin. I invited our city and county officials. None came. It was a very busy weekend and our attendance was down because of that, I think. Our local paper did not, as they did last year, put any articles or special notices besides the "Today in Your Back Yard" community calendar. In addition to EVs, we had our city's electric bus and several e-bikes. Plus two solar installers were there. We did get coverage from one of the three local television news stations ( https://www.news8000.com/la-crosse-electric-vehicle-owners-educate-community-about-evs/ ) Among the vehicles attending were two Rivian trucks and one Lucid Air. In addition, we had a TERN and an Urban Arrow e-cargo bike.  As usual, NO car dealers showed up or even contacted us back. This is why I wasn't able to apply for the grant for advertising, because I knew that I could not guarantee dealers would participate. Only one has brought one vehicle in two years (four events) and that was at the first one I held on my own for Earth Day 2021. Lack of paid publicity hurt, I think, but it was just me and one other person. I paid for snacks for the event and the shelter reservation. Others were happy to help publicize but no one offered to chip in. I was not able to get any helpers though I asked at the technical college and the local university and in the general community. A few EV owners came a little early to help set up.  I might try a different site next year. This is very centrally located and accessible, and nice in case of rain, but an outdoor lot in a park might work better. We had so many great cars, I'm disappointed more people didn't attend. But, as I said, we were up against many other very popular events and the weather was very nice.

photo by: Cathy van Maren
[NOT A CAPTION: I wanted to switch pictures but don't know how to undo, so the others are in the folder shown below).

More photos from this event.

Event Description

 

Join us on Sunday, September 25 from 1 to 4 p.m.
at Copeland Park in La Crosse

Owners from around the region will bring their electric cars and bikes, eager to tell you about their experiences and answer your questions. Tablers will be there, too, from City of La Crosse, Coulee Region Sierra Club, Electric Vehicle Association - Wisconsin Chapter, RENEW Wisconsin, Xcel Energy and more!

We've also invited Olson Solar Energy and Solar Connection to tell you about how you can fuel your ride with the sun!

If health and weather conditions permit, we may offer test rides.

We'll also have educational displays and information about buying and charging to hand out, plus door prizes and refreshments! 

Please sign up to bring and talk about your car, volunteer to put the event on, or just attend and learn how you can switch to electric.



Registered Attendees

There are currently 37 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Chevrolet Bolt 2
Rivian R1T 2
Tesla Model 3 2
Tesla Model Y 2
Audi e-tron 1
BMW i3 1
BMW i3 REx 1
Ford C-MAX Energi 1
Kia Niro Electric 1
Lucid Air 1
Tesla Model S 1
Volkswagen e-Golf 1
12 Models 16

Registered attendees report 460,200 electric miles driven.

Presented By

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Drive Electric USA logo

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

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