170 rallies on deck for National Drive Electric Week - Autoblog (blog)
Record Number of Cities Take Part in Fifth Anniversary of National Drive Electric Week. 2, 2015—An oil field worker, a "hippy chick" race car driver, high school students, celebrities, secretaries of energy, congressmen, mayors and moms will all unite for the fifth annual National Drive Electric Week, boasting more events this year... More than 170 events in 165 cities coast-to-coast, in Canada and Hong Kong will feature plug-in vehicle ride-n-drives and related activities from Sept. 12 to 20, 2015. In 2014, events totaled 152 in 150 cities for an attendance topping 90,000. "What strikes me the most about National Drive Electric Week is the incredible diversity of our participants and our event organizers' passion," said Plug... National Drive Electric Week, celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, is based on the idea that nothing beats learning the ropes from existing owners and ride-and-drives in clean, quiet and powerful plug-in vehicles for converting... Plug In America, the Sierra Club and the Electric Auto Association team up with local groups to organize events, which typically feature all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars from every automaker on the market. "The growing popularity of plug-in electric vehicles shows that there are no detours on the road to clean energy,". Source: www.autoblog.com
