http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/09/electric_vehicles_to_be_showca.html Electric vehicles to be showcased in Kalamazoo for Drive Electric Week September 09, 2015
[image / Ben Brown http://imgick.mlive.com/home/mlive-media/width480/img/kzgazette_impact/photo/18716544-standard.jpeg Several electric vehicles will be on display and available for rides at the People's Food Co-op in Kalamazoo on Sept. 16 in conjunction with National Drive Electric Week ] KALAMAZOO, MI -- Several electric vehicles will be on display and available for rides Sept. 16 in Kalamazoo as part of Drive Electric Week. Also, screenings of the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Kalamazoo in conjunction with Drive Electric Week, which celebrates and promotes electric vehicles. At least six different models of electric vehicles will be available for rides from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the People's Food Co-op, 507 Harrison St., in Kalamazoo. [Plugins will include the Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, Mitsubishi i, Zero Motorcycles EVs, and Chevy Volt pih] according to organizers. Local owners of electric vehicles will be on hand to share their stories and a display will be set up from Four Elements Energy showing solar hook-up for the vehicles. "Electric vehicles use much less of the planet's resources than traditional gas vehicles" and cause "so much less planet destruction," Ben Brown, event organizer and owner of an electric vehicle, said in a news release. "Electric cars are not just for elite or pretty people, they are for all people who need a reliable, sustainable car." The Kalamazoo event coincides with National Drive Electric Week, which runs Sept. 12-20 and is presented by Plug in America, Sierra Club, the Electric Auto Association and Nissan LEAF, which is the exclusive auto sponsor. Awards will be given to area organizations who have been leaders in electric vehicles and sustainability efforts in Kalamazoo, including Cole Nissan, the Western Michigan University Office for Sustainability, and the People's Food Co-op. The Sept. 16 event will coincide with the People's Food Co-op's 100 Mile Market, which features locally grown or produced food and is held Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. Free public screenings of the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Van Deusen Room of the downtown Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S. Rose St., and Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11:35 a.m. in the Light Fine Arts Building at Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy St. Both events will feature a question-and-answer session with Brown in addition to the movie screening. [© mlive.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVent-Plugins-People-s-Food-Co-op-NDEW-3-30-6-30p-9-16-Kalamazoo-MI-tp4677527.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 For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
