COLORADO ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH WITH EVS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 6, 2022

Con­tact:
Amber King, Dri­ve Clean Colorado

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COLORADO ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH WITH EVS

Sev­er­al events around the state will fea­ture elec­tric vehicles

[DENVER, CO] – Many orga­ni­za­tions will be host­ing events around Col­orado to cel­e­brate Earth Day, and Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado will be there to give Col­oradoans the oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­ri­ence elec­tric vehi­cles first­hand to encour­age adop­tion for a more earth-friend­ly trans­porta­tion future.

The Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado team will be on hand at these events to answer ques­tions about what it’s like to dri­ve an EV, charg­ers (both at home and on the road), state and fed­er­al tax incen­tives, rebates, and more. 

Each year, it’s becom­ing increas­ing­ly clear that EVs are here to stay and rep­re­sent the future of clean, pol­lu­tion-free dri­ving. A recent sur­vey by Con­sumer Reports and the Union of Con­cerned Sci­en­tists shows that over 60 per­cent of prospec­tive car buy­ers in the U.S. are inter­est­ed in elec­tric vehi­cles; pub­lic inter­est, across geog­ra­phy and income lev­el, is growing. 

“When peo­ple think of ways to take care of our plan­et on Earth Day, switch­ing to an elec­tric vehi­cle usu­al­ly comes to mind,” said Julia Davi­la, Com­mu­ni­ca­tion and Engage­ment Man­ag­er at Dri­ve Clean Col­orado, the orga­ni­za­tion behind Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado. “But many peo­ple have no expe­ri­ence with EVs and have many ques­tions, from tech­ni­cal aspects to charg­ing logis­tics. These events are a way to have those ques­tions answered by real-world EV own­ers and EV experts.”

Den­ver Muse­um of Nature & Science’s “Cli­mate Action In Our Community” 

Den­ver, CO

Den­ver Muse­um of Nature & Science

April 21, 7:00pm – 8:00pm

This vir­tu­al event will fea­ture a vari­ety of Col­orado experts talk­ing about their sus­tain­abil­i­ty work in diverse sec­tors like food, build­ings, out­door recre­ation, and more. Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado will be shar­ing ini­tia­tives around elec­tric vehi­cle adop­tion here in the state and will speak more broad­ly about the role of green transportation.

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Phil Long EV Out­let Earth Day Clinic

Col­orado Springs, CO

Phil Long EV Outlet

April 22, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

The Phil Long EV Out­let is cel­e­brat­ing Earth Day by show­cas­ing a vari­ety of pre-owned EVs at their deal­er­ship, offer­ing test dri­ves, and hold­ing edu­ca­tion­al ses­sions, run by the Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado team. 

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Lake­wood Earth Day EV Ride and Drive

Lake­wood, CO

Her­itage Bel­mar Park

April 23, 11:00am – 6:00pm

The City of Lake­wood is host­ing an Earth Day cel­e­bra­tion with a vari­ety of sus­tain­ably-mind­ed ven­dors, food trucks, music, kid-friend­ly activ­i­ties, and best of all – elec­tric vehi­cles! Test-dri­ve a vari­ety of EVs from deal­er­ships and elec­tric bikes from E‑bike of Col­orado. Plus, we’ll be shar­ing infor­ma­tion about Xcel Energy’s EV/charging pro­grams and rebates.

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Town of Erie EV Showcase

Erie, CO

McGre­gor Shel­ter, Erie Com­mu­ni­ty Park

April 30, 9:45am – 1:00pm

Chat with the Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado team and Vol­un­teer EV Coach­es about every­thing EVs, Xcel Ener­gy EV/charging pro­grams and rebates, and dis­cov­er a vari­ety of ven­dors from solar to renew­able ener­gy orga­ni­za­tions at this com­mu­ni­ty event.

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City of Lafayette Earth Day Every­day EV Showcase

Lafayette, CO

Bob L. Burg­er Recre­ation Center

April 30, 10:00am – 2:00pm

The City of Lafayette invites com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers to enjoy the out­doors and learn about ways to pro­tect the Earth, fight cli­mate change, and cre­ate a sus­tain­able Lafayette in our every­day lives. Plus, Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado is host­ing Lafayette’s Elec­tric Vehi­cle Show­case. Check out the lat­est EV mod­els and learn ways to save mon­ey when switch­ing to elec­tric, like Xcel Energy’s pro­grams and rebates.

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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.