National Drive Electric Week
Long Beach, CA
Sep 28, 2013
Long Beach, CA
Sep 28, 2013
| Day: | Saturday, September 28, 2013 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Location: | California State University Office of the Chancellor 401 Golden Shore Long Beach, CA 90802 |
Event Report
THe day started with a skype chat with the NPID crowd in Amsterdam, followed by a press conference and dedication of the new Adopt a Charger at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach. Present at ribbon cutting were; Ed Begley, Jr., Paul Scott from Plug in America, Kitty Adams from Adopt a Charger, EV Advocate Chelsea Sexton, and Paul Polizzotto from CBS EcoMedia, and Chancellor Tim White from Cal State University. Vice-Mayor Robert Garcia presented a proclamation naming 9/28 National Plug in Day in the City of Long Beach in honor of long time EV Advocate, Doug Korthof. Lisa Rosen and William Korthof accepted the award in Doug’s honor.
Our event had 692 attendees, and close to 500 people took a test drive in a plug in car, electric motorcycle, or electric bicycle. The CSU Chancellor’s Office lot was filled with 242 plug in cars of all makes and models.
photo by: Mark Neumann Ed Begley, Maggie Connaghan, and Mark Neumann. |
Event Description
Los Angeles/Orange County National Plug in Day
When: Saturday, September 28th 9:00am - 2:00 pm
Where: California State University Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90802
Please RSVP so we know your t shirt size, and have a chance to win a Clipper Creek residential charger or an all day electric bike rental for two from Pedego of Long Beach. In addition to test driving plug in cars from smart for two Electric Drive, Nissan, Honda, and Chevy, attendees can test drive Brammo Electric Motorcycles and Pedego electric bicycles. Pedego is setting up a bike valet and there is a great bike path along the water. The Queen Mary is hosting the Vintage Japanese Car Show, and all attendees will receive a t shirt an a voucher for discounted admission to the Aquarium of the Pacific.
We are also cutting the ribbon on the smart sponsored Adopt a Charger at the Office of the Chancellor. The equipment was donated by Google with maintenance & electrical sponsored by smart, so the charge can be offered fee free to EV drivers. See you there!!
Registered Attendees
There are currently 510 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
|---|---|
| Nissan Leaf (2011-2017) | 93 |
| Tesla Model S | 26 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 24 |
| BMW ActiveE | 9 |
| Toyota RAV4 EV (2012 and later) | 9 |
| Other | 8 |
| Ford C-MAX Energi | 7 |
| Honda Fit EV | 6 |
| Tesla Roadster | 6 |
| Fiat 500e | 5 |
| Toyota Plug-in Prius | 5 |
| Chevy Spark EV | 3 |
| Mitsubishi i-MiEV | 3 |
| Toyota RAV4 EV (1997-2003) | 3 |
| Fisker Karma | 2 |
| Ford Focus Electric | 2 |
| Zero Motorcycle | 2 |
| Ford Ranger EV (1997-2003) | 1 |
| Nissan Leaf (2018+) | 1 |
| Smart fortwo electric drive | 1 |
| 20 Models | 216 |
Registered attendees report electric miles driven.
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