National Drive Electric Week

Media

Our Media Contacts

Lindsey Perkins, Plug In America: [lperkins at pluginamerica dot org] 323-973-4798
Marc Geller, Electric Vehicle Association: [media at myeva dot org]
Larisa Manescu, Sierra Club: [Larisa dot Manescu at sierraclub dot org] 202-675-2392
Shane Reese, EVHybridNoire: [shane at evhybridnoire dot com] 919-339-3785
Jonathan Overly, Drive Electric USA: [jonathan at ETCleanFuels dot org] 865-803-7555

Get Event Info

Email [support at driveelectricweek dot org] for general event inquiries. To contact local event organizers, use the "Contact" button on any local event page. To find local events, search for events, visit the events map or peruse the complete events list.

Contact [sponsorship-2024 at driveelectricweek dot org] for national sponsorship opportunities.

Impact Overview: NDEW 2024


2021

September 15, 2021 Communities Experience Electric Vehicles during 11th Annual National Drive Electric Week

2020

September 22, 2020 National Drive Electric Week shifts online in its tenth year

2019

October 7, 2019 State & local leaders charge forward on progress during National Drive Electric Week

September 4, 2019 Ninth annual National Drive Electric Week kicks off September 14-22

2018

September 25, 2018 Dozens of New Electric Vehicle Programs Launched During Largest Ever National Drive Electric Week

August 31, 2018 National Drive Electric Week celebrates clean, safe, fun electric vehicles in 300 communities September 8–16

2017

September 22, 2017 National Drive Electric Week Reaches All 50 States With 276 Events

July 24, 2017 Record Number of Cities To Take Part in 7th Annual National Drive Electric Week

2016

September 26, 2016 Record Number of Cities Celebrate Sixth Annual National Drive Electric Week

September 1, 2016 Electric Car Sales to Surpass a Half Million Vehicles

June 15, 2016 Sixth Annual National Drive Electric Week: September 10-18, 2016

2015

September 29, 2015 National Drive Electric Week 2015 Breaks Attendance Record for Second Consecutive Year

September 11, 2015 180+ Events Across The Country Will Highlight The Benefits Of Driving An Electric Car

September 2, 2015 2015 Record Number of Cities Take Part in Fifth Anniversary of National Drive Electric Week

August 19, 2015 Cross Country in an EV--Planting Trees Along the Way

July 31, 2015 Oil Field Worker Organizes for National Drive Electric Week

June 11, 2015 EV Sales Leader Nissan Extends Sponsorship of National Drive Electric Week through 2017

January 21, 2015 National Drive Electric Week 2015--Dates Set

2014

September 24, 2014 National Drive Electric Week 2014 Attendance Increases by More than 150 Percent Over Previous Year

September 20, 2014 Guinness World Record For Number Of EVs In A Parade Set During National Drive Electric Week In Cupertino

August 26, 2014 Record Number of Cities Observe 4th Annual National Drive Electric Week

June 27, 2014 This is bigger than Harley's Electric Motorcycle, Chris Paine Brings it Home For National Drive Electric Week

May 5, 2014 Save the Date: National Drive Electric Week

Proclamations

Year Location Declarer Doc
2024 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Erica Stewart
2024 Louisville, Kentucky, KY Mayor Craig Greenberg
2024 Clark County, NV Clark County Commissioner Just
2024 Columbus, OH Columbus City Council - Counci
2023 Kingman, AZ Mayor Ken Watkins
2023 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Erica Stewart
2023 Winter Park, FL Mayor Philip Anderson
2023 Wichita, KS Mayor Brandon Whipple
2023 Louisville, Kentucky, KY Mayor Craig Greenberg
2023 NJ Governor Murphy
2023 Clark County, NV Commissioner Justin Jones
2023 Columbus, OH Columbus City Council - Counci
2023 WA Governor Jay Inslee
2022 Kingman, AZ Mayor Ken Watkins
2022 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Erica Stewart
2022 Columbus, OH Columbus City Council
2021 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Heidi Harmon
2020 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Heidi Harmon
2019 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Heidi Harmon
2019 NC Governor Roy Cooper
2019 WA Governor Jay Inslee
2019 Bellevue, WA Mayor John Chelminiak
2018 San Luis Obispo, CA Mayor Heidi Harmon
2018 WA Governor Jay Inslee
2014 WA Governor Jay Inslee

Photos & Videos

Oxnard, CA
Photo Credit: Mike Pace

Kent Bullard describes the features and operation of his 2015 Nissan Leaf to interested attendees at the National Drive Electric Week exhibition held at the Channel Islands Harbor near Oxnard, California on Sunday, September 11, 2016. The event had well over 25 cars represented by owners as well as many dealers.

Photos: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 earlier years.

Videos: 2016 2015 2014

See a list of news stories about National Drive Electric Week both locally and nationally.

We'd like to see lots of support for National Drive Electric Week via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Attendees are encouraged to post about their experience at events using the hashtag #NDEW2024. See our social media guide for more tips and hints on how to best share your National Drive Electric Week experience.

 

Tips on getting media attention and templates for press advisories and press releases are available on the Resources page.

2019 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2018 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2017 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2016 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2015 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2014 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2013 National Drive Electric Week: event map, event list, Instagram photographs.

2012 National Plug In Day: event map, event list, Instagram photographs, Flickr.

2011 National Plug In Day: event map, event list, photographs and information are here.

Presented By

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

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

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