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Benefits of electrical vehicles showcased Sept. 9-17 at an event near you!
SAINT PAUL, Minn. , Aug. 29, two thousand seventeen /PRNewswire/ — A fresh seven-state partnership in the Midwest led by the American Lung Association is helping to get people behind the wheel of plug-in electrical and hybrid vehicles during National Drive Electrified Week, Sept. 9-17 .
The program, called Midwest EVOLVE, emphasizes the clean-air benefits, cost-savings and joy of plug-in electrical cars. The vehicles are being showcased and provided to consumers for rail and drives in seven Midwestern states: Ohio , Michigan , Indiana , Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota , and North Dakota .
Almost three dozen National Drive Electrical Week events are being held in states that are a part of Midwest EVOLVE – which stands for Electrical Vehicle Opportunities: Learning, eVents, Practice – a three-year partnership inbetween the American Lung Association and eight Clean Cities coalitions via the Midwest to demonstrate the spectacle and environmental benefits of plug-in electrified and hybrid vehicles.
At Midwest EVOLVE events, consumers, government officials, fleet administrators and dealership personnel have an chance to learn about the environmental benefits of electrified and hybrid vehicles, and the ease of charging vehicles at home, at work or at public charging stations.
“Plug-in electrified and hybrid vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, due to their better batteries, decrease in cost, an increase in choice, and more charging stations,” said Lisa Thurstin , senior manager, environmental programs for the American Lung Association in Minnesota and coordinator of the Twin Cities Clean Cities Coalition. “There’s no better way to practice the spectacle and clean-air advantages of plug-in vehicles than to get behind the wheel and practice them for yourself.”
As a part of the three-year project, the Lung Association and the eight Clean Cities coalitions are hosting more than two hundred large and puny Midwest EVOLVE events, including rail and drives, workplace-charging seminars, and other events, at brand-neutral settings via the Midwest. The very first events were held in the spring of 2017.
During National Drive Electrical Week, dozens of events are being held in the Midwest, both related to the Midwest EVOLVE project and unrelated, including:
“Often the Midwest has often been overlooked as a market for electrified cars,” said Thurstin, who oversees Midwest EVOLVE. “Sometimes fresh enviro-friendly vehicles are very first available in California or Fresh York , so as a consumer you have to be vocal that you want the latest and greatest technology to be available at the dealership near you.
“As a part of EVOLVE, we’re working with automakers and local dealerships to line up vehicles for test drives, to make sure that consumers in the Midwest get a chance learn about their advantages and figure out what best fits their needs,” Thurstin said.