Events
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Toyota is planning to show off its use of electrified technology in the 2020 Olympics—although that includes few if any EVs.
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National Drive Electric Week was bigger, broader, better than ever this year
This year's National Drive Electric Week was expected to be the biggest to date after organizers announced 175 events had been planned as of July. The seventh annual event to promote electric cars grew even larger than anticipated, with 278 separate local meets, presentations, and drive events...
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National Drive Electric Week to be bigger than ever: 175 events so far
The White House's energy week may have been low on renewable and zero emission technology, but National Drive Electric Week is poised to make up for it. Each year, Plug In America, the Electric Auto Association, and the Sierra Club join forces to implement one week of electric car events, parades...
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Drive Electric Week: 236 events in 212 cities, 7 countries, 46 US states this year
The 2016 National Drive Electric Week was the biggest ever, according to organizers.
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National Drive Electric Week kicks off one month from today
National Drive Electric Week takes place September 10-18.
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed even had a few green-ish cars
It's a unique event on the motoring calendar, a bucket-list item for many attendees, and a wonderful mix of fast cars spanning 110 years, priceless classics, and often quite a lot of mud. The Goodwood Festival of Speed, which took place last weekend, brings a truly staggering variety of historic...
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We're now in the middle of National Drive Electric Week, the largest ever, with events planned for almost 200 cities. But yesterday Los Angeles managed to pull off a double-header: Its event brought together the first production versions of the new 107-mile 2016 Nissan Leaf and a running prototype of the upcoming 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV. To the best of our knowledge, it's the first time the two have ever been in the same place at the same time. And we've got the photos. DON'T MISS: Drive Electric Week Larger Than Ever: 165 Cities, 3 Countries, Starting Sep 12 Each car provides greater range...
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Drive Electric Week Larger Than Ever: 165 Cities, 3 Countries, Starting Sep 12
National Drive Electric Week starts September 12.
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Electric-Car Driver To Plant Trees In 48 States On Cross-Country Trip
A Nissan Leaf owner plans to drive across 48 states in support of National Drive Electric Week.
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Oil Hauler Brings Electric Cars To Heart Of Oklahoma Oil Country
A National Drive Electric Week event will be held in Oklahoma City.
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Nissan To Continue Sponsoring National Drive Electric Week Through 2017
National Drive Electric Week, the annual event devoted to advocating plug-in electric cars, will be sponsored by Nissan for the next three years, organizers announced today. The Nissan Leaf is by far the highest-production electric car in history, now closing in on 200,000 global sales since the...
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National Drive Electric Week: 150 Cities, 90,000 People, Electric Cars All Over
National Plug-In Day became National Drive Electric Week for the first time, with seven days worth of electric-car events.
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A rally in Cupertino, California sets a new record as part of National Drive Electric Week.
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National 'Drive Electric Week' Planned For September, With 100-Plus Events
National Plug-In Day is now National Drive Electric Week, with the same goal or promoting plug-in cars.
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August 'Largest Electric Vehicle Gathering' Events And Rally Canceled
The third annual BC2BC electric-car rally is cancelled three weeks before the planned kickoff.
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Electric-Car Rally Celebrates 'Sociability Run' 100 Years Ago: UPDATE
A century after the first major Electric Sociability Run, electric cars rallied in West Virginia.
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National Plug-In Day: Roundup Of Electric-Car Activities
Attendees in over 100 cities got to know electric cars as part of the third National Plug-In Day.
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Update: 93 Cities Taking Part In Sunday's National Plug-In Day
The third National Plug-In Day will be the biggest ever, organizers say.
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For the third year in a row, plug-in cars drivers and advocates will turn out to promote electric driving and educate potential buyers.
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99 Years Later, Electric Car 'Sociability Run' Honored In DC
This is a momentous year for electric car fans: the 99th anniversary of Washington, D.C.'s historic Electric Sociability Run of 1914. To commemorate that event, enthusiasts are planning a similar rally this Memorial Day weekend. Many, if not most folks in America are familiar with today's electric...
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National Plug-In Day To Promote Electric Cars: This Sunday!
What are you doing this Sunday? If you're an electric-car advocate or fan, you probably already know that Sunday is the second annual National Plug-In Day. And if you're considering the purchase of a plug-in electric car--or just interested in learning more--you should definitely make a note to...
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Tiny, Rare And Green: Cyclops II Shown At Amelia Island
Amidst the Bugattis and Duesenbergs at last weekend's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance was a rare gem: a faithfully recreated Cyclops II.
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Future Car Challenge Won By Gordon-Murray T27 Electric Car
It may have just three seats, look like something from a science-fiction movie and have a forward-hinging front door, but the Gordon-Murray T27 Electric Car has just won the 2011 Future Car Challenge. Held the day before the vintage vehicle run open to pre-1906 cars that has taken place between...
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Don't Forget: Sunday Is National Plug-In Day!
If you've not already got something planned this Sunday 16th October, why not make it to one of the 20 cities coast to coast that are hosting events for National Plug-In Day? In what is being described as the largest simultaneous grassroots electric car event in history, thousands of electric...
Antony Ingram