National Drive Electric Week
Richmond National Drive Electric Vehicle and eBike Event
Richmond, CA
Sep 28, 2023
| Day: | Thursday, September 28, 2023 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT |
| Location: | Richmond Civic Center 450 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804 |
Event Report
The city of Richmond California has just wrapped up the 9th Annual NDEW event. The event was co-sponsored with Cool the Earth/ Ride and Drive Clean and Marin Clean Energy. Annika Osborn, from Cool the Earth demonstrated vehicle 2 grid charging technology by using her Volkswagen ID 4 to cook delicious popcorn for the event attendees.There were several special
highlights to note this year. Richmond announced
receiving an additional CARB Clean Mobilities Option Voucher Program award to expand
the Richmond Moves on demand electric shuttle service area. In collaboration with the Richmond Community
Foundation and California Clean Initiatives funds, Lightning Motors displayed the
electric van model that the Rtransit paratransit program will use to replace the
gas fleet vehicles, and Richmond deployed a new Beam for All Solar EV Charging Arc
and Miocar car share vehicle within the Parchester Community.
Several local organizations
were in attendance: the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Contra
Costa Transportation Authority, 511 Contra Costa, Richmond – San Rafael Bridge
Commute Program, the Richmond Community Foundation, Rad Power Bikes, SparkPoint
Contra Costa West, Moxion Power, Electric Fish and the Richmond Employment and
Development Volunteers.
Also on hand were half a dozen models of Rad Power electric bikes, and a private owner displayed his electric scooter.
Every year we are
fortunate to have members from the local Electric Automobile Association and private
vehicle owners who share their experience and encourage vehicle ownership. This year, Assistant Fire Chief Chris Bachman
from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District displayed one of their
Rivian fleet trucks. Richmond Councilmember
Cesar Zepeda was very impressed with the vehicle and will be supporting similar
vehicle acquisitions for the Richmond Fire fleet. Lastly, Bing Gu from California- Sunlight brought
his Tesla and demonstrated portable solar charging.
A special thank you
goes out to all who participated. We
will see you next year!
photo by: Lou at c1937@znet.com Photo 1 - Richmond NDEW Photo 2- Vehicle 2 Grid Charging Demonstration |
Event Description
Registered Attendees
There are currently 101 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 4 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 4 |
| Tesla Model Y | 3 |
| EV Conversion | 2 |
| Ford Fusion Energi | 2 |
| Other Plug-In Vehicle | 2 |
| BMW i3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Bolt EUV | 1 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1 |
| Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid | 1 |
| Ford C-MAX Energi | 1 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 1 |
| Kia Niro Electric | 1 |
| Nissan Ariya | 1 |
| Nissan Leaf (2018+) | 1 |
| Rivian R1T | 1 |
| Smart fortwo electric drive | 1 |
| Tesla Model X | 1 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 1 |
| 19 Models | 30 |
Registered attendees report 1,129,939 electric miles driven.
