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NH Celebrates 3rd Annual National Drive Electric Week
100% electric and hybrid electric vehicles will be on display in front of the Statehouse downtown Concord, 8 a.m. to Noon on Sept. 20.
National Drive Electric Week (formerly National Plug-In Day) is planned for the Granite State on September 20th at City Plaza, Concord (in front of the State House). Event organizers include ConVerdant Vehicles, Granite State Clean Cities, New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association and New Hampshire Sierra Club. Drive Electric Week organizers, in conjunction with the Electric Auto Association, planned this annual nationwide observance as a means to draw attention to the environmental, economic and other benefits of plug-in electric vehicles (EV) at 130 separate events in 35 states and abroad – breaking records again as the largest celebration to date.
New Hampshire’s 3rd Annual National Drive Electric Week Celebration takes place in front of the State House in Concord from 8-12pm during the Concord Farmer’s Market. Electric cars like Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, BMW i3 and others will be on display from local dealerships or their owners with charging stations, fliers, electric bicycles, and more. Learn more about electric achievements in New Hampshire and up-coming events. Additional information will be on hand, such as flyers on environmental benefits of electric cars, charging stations and inverters. Free to the public.
For more information about National Drive Electric Week, go to driveelectricweek.org.
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WHO: Event Organizers, ConVerdant Vehicles, NH Sierra Club, NH Automobile Dealers Association, Plug-In America and Granite State Clean Cities Coalition;
WHAT: Third Annual Drive Electric Week Celebration
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WHEN: September 20, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, during the Concord Farmer’s Market
WHERE: Capitol Plaza, in front of the State House, Capitol Street, Downtown Concord, NH
SEE: Electric Cars, bicycles, plug-in charging stations, hand-outs, Segways and more
Spokespeople available upon request for radio and reporter interviews.
**PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES OF ELECTRIC CARS**
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About Plug In America: Plug In America is leading the nation’s plug-in vehicle movement. The nonprofit organization works to accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation’s dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment. We drive electric. You can, too. www.pluginamerica.org.
About the Sierra Cub: The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 2.1 million members and supporters nationwide. The Sierra Club’s Beyond Oil campaign advocates for a switch to Electric Vehicles as one important way to reduce emissions and cut our addiction to oil. The New Hampshire Chapter was established in 1992. For more information, visit www.nhsierraclub.org and www.sierraclub.org/electric-vehicles.
About the Electric Auto Association: The Electric Auto Association, formed in 1967, is a nonprofit educational organization with 75 chapters worldwide that promotes the advancement and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. www.electricauto.org.
About Granite State Clean Cities Coalition: The Granite State Clean Cities Coalition is a collaborative of over 100 public and private interests from all regions in New Hampshire. Coalition members support the goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil, and improving air quality, through the use of domestically produced, cleaner burning alternative fuels and other fuel reduction strategies. www.granitestatecleancities.nh.gov .
About ConVerdant Vehicles: ConVerdant Vehicles is a leading provider of electric vehicle charging stations and aftermarket solutions for electric cars including Plug-Out inverters which allow plug-in vehicles to become emergency generators. www.converdant.biz
About New Hampshire Automobile Dealerships Association: New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association (NHADA) is a not-for-profit trade association, representing the motor vehicle industry throughout New Hampshire. The association’s focus is to protect, foster and promote business activities of the motor vehicle industry and to develop positive relations with government and the public.
