http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/contra-costa-spring-home--garden-show-to-host-free-electric-vehicle-test-drive-event-300242967.html Contra Costa Spring Home & Garden Show to Host Free Electric Vehicle Test-Drive Event "Experience Electric" at Concord Pavilion, April 2-3 OAKLAND, Calif., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the Contra Costa Spring Home and Garden Show on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 will be able to test drive some of the newest models of electric cars at the Concord Pavilion, located at 2000 Kirker Pass Road in Concord. The "Experience Electric – The Better Ride" campaign will offer free electric vehicle (EV) test drives both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vehicles slated for testing at the ride-and-drive event include the BMW i3 REX, Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf. Licensed drivers can try out these EVs on a first-come, first-served basis and feel the differences between driving with electricity versus driving a gasoline-powered car. Those taking test drives will receive Experience Electric souvenir sunglasses. "Test-driving at a dealer's showroom can be a bit intimidating, but there's no pressure or sales hype at our events," said Vanessa Minei, Marketing Manager with the Center for Sustainable Energy, a partner in the Experience Electric campaign. "We've all seen EVs on the road, but this is a chance to try one out, have some fun and feel the electric experience." Experience Electric is a joint initiative of MTC, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and a consortium of EV organizations including the Center for Sustainable Energy. The campaign's goal is to increase EV adoption throughout the nine-county Bay Area. Accelerating EV use is a key strategy for state and local governments to reduce emissions from gas-powered vehicles, improve air quality and achieve goals for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. To learn more about Experience Electric and future ride-and-drive events, visit www.facebook.com/thebetterride or www.energycenter.org/ExperienceElectric. MTC is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is the agency chartered with protecting air quality in the Bay Area. [© 2016 PR Newswire Association] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVent-EV-test-drive-Free-sunglasses-Pavilion-10a-5p-4-2-3-Concord-CA-tp4681285.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
