COLORADO ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH WITH EVS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 20, 2023

COLORADO ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH WITH EVS

Sev­er­al Earth Day events around Col­orado will fea­ture elec­tric vehicles

[DENVER, CO] – Through­out April, many cities and orga­ni­za­tions will be host­ing a vari­ety of Earth Day cel­e­bra­tions across the state of Col­orado. Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado will be in atten­dance to serve as a go-to EV resource for Col­oradans, answer­ing ques­tions about what it’s like to dri­ve elec­tric, charg­ing infra­struc­ture, state and fed­er­al tax incen­tives, rebates, and more. Atten­dees of these events will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­ri­ence elec­tric vehi­cles first hand, through EV show­cas­es and ride & dri­ves, and to learn more about the ben­e­fits of dri­ving electric.

Pub­lic inter­est in elec­tric vehi­cles is rapid­ly increas­ing. Accord­ing to data from True­Car, 59% of con­sumers are "EV Con­sid­er­ers," or indi­vid­u­als either some­what or extreme­ly like­ly to pur­chase and dri­ve an elec­tric vehi­cle. Not only is this per­cent­age of inter­est on the rise, but the num­ber of "EV rejec­tors" has con­tin­ued to shrink. Now more than ever, it is impor­tant to pro­vide peo­ple with oppor­tu­ni­ties to expe­ri­ence elec­tric vehi­cles first hand, and pro­vide resources to help in mak­ing informed decisions.

Engle­wood Earth Day EV Showcase

Engle­wood, CO

April 22

The City of Engle­wood is host­ing an Earth Day EV Show­case event. Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado will be at the event pro­vid­ing elec­tric vehi­cle edu­ca­tion and resources for Xcel Energy's EV incen­tives and pro­grams. There will be food and elec­tric vehi­cles on display.

El Pueblo Muse­um Earth Day Fes­ti­val EV Ride and Drive

Pueblo, CO

El Pueblo Museum

April 22, 11:00 am — 4:00 pm

The El Pueblo His­to­ry Muse­um is host­ing an Indige­nous Music and Arts Fes­ti­val this Earth Day. This fam­i­ly-friend­ly event will fea­ture local Indige­nous musi­cians, dance groups, artists, and activ­i­ties for kids. Eco-focused com­mu­ni­ty orga­ni­za­tions will have edu­ca­tion­al booths and pro­gram­ming. Among these orga­ni­za­tions, Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado will be host­ing an elec­tric vehi­cle show­case from 11am-4pm and an elec­tric vehi­cle ride and dri­ve from 12–3pm. All are wel­come to learn more about EVs, EV incen­tives from Black Hills Ener­gy, and expe­ri­ence a vari­ety of oth­er ven­dors and food trucks.

More infor­ma­tion here

Lake­wood Earth Day EV Ride and Drive

Lake­wood, CO

Her­itage Bel­mar Park

April 22, 11:00am – 5:00pm

The City of Lake­wood is host­ing an Earth Day cel­e­bra­tion fea­tur­ing a vari­ety of sus­tain­ably-mind­ed ven­dors, food trucks, music, kid-friend­ly activ­i­ties, and best of all – elec­tric vehi­cles! Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado will be host­ing an elec­tric vehi­cle show­case from 11am-5pm and an EV ride & dri­ve event from 12–4pm. Plus, we’ll be shar­ing infor­ma­tion about Xcel Energy’s EV/charging pro­grams and rebates.

More details here

Phil Long and UCCS EV Ride & Drive

Col­orado Springs, CO

Uni­ver­si­ty of Col­orado Springs

San Isabel Elec­tric EV Ride and Drive

Walsen­burg, CO

122 W. 6th Street

April 25, 8:30 am — 3:30 pm

An elec­tric vehi­cle Ride and Dri­ve event will be host­ed by San Isabel Elec­tric Asso­ci­a­tion in Walsen­burg, Col­orado. From 8:30am‑3:30pm atten­dees can test dri­ve a Tes­la Y or Nis­san Leaf at this elec­tric vehi­cle expe­ri­ence. Sign up for a test dri­ve in advance here.

Lafayette Earth Day

Lafayette, CO

Bob Burg­er Recre­ation Cen­ter park­ing lot and Open Space Out­door Classroom

Expe­ri­ence Elec­tric Road Show: Grand Junc­tion CLEER Ride & Drive

Grand Junc­tion, CO

Lin­coln Park Barn

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About Dri­ve Clean Col­orado, a Clean Cities Coalition

Dri­ve Clean Col­orado (for­mer­ly Den­ver Metro Clean Cities Coali­tion) is a non-prof­it mem­ber orga­ni­za­tion that deliv­ers a vari­ety of pro­grams to sup­port equi­table clean trans­porta­tion and effi­cient mobil­i­ty choic­es with the goal of reduc­ing green­house gas­es for clean­er, health­i­er air for Col­orado. Dri­ve Clean Col­orado is one of 75 unique Depart­ment of Ener­gy Clean Cities coali­tions across the U.S. that work local­ly to fos­ter the nation’s eco­nom­ic, envi­ron­men­tal, and ener­gy secu­ri­ty and advance afford­able, domes­tic trans­porta­tion fuels and fuel-sav­ing tech­nolo­gies and prac­tices. Dri­ve Clean Col­orado part­ners with oth­er region­al orga­ni­za­tions in the state to run the Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado ini­tia­tive which is a clear­ing­house for all things EV in Col­orado. Learn more at DriveCleanColorado.org, and fol­low along on Twit­ter and LinkedIn.