2nd Annual Electric Car Ride & Drive

September 22, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Green Energy Consumers and SustainPVD are celebrating National Drive Electric Week, a nationwide celebration of electric vehicles (EVs), with an electric car ride & drive at the Roger Williams Park Boathouse (map). Join a fun-filled day of test drives of electric cars from local dealers, and electric car owners will also be on-hand to share their expertise. Evert supported by National Grid, RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Clean Cities and RI Office of Energy Resources (OER).

If you want to bring your own EV, register on the NDEW events page here: https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2006

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  • Date: September 22, 2019
  • Time:
    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue

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🗓️ Wednesday, August 5, 7 PM
🎵 Free and open to the public, no tickets required
🍔 Food trucks from @pvd_foodtruckevents!
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🚘 Pro-tip: use the Find My Car app to make it easier to head out after.

Thank you to presenting partner @rifoundation, and to supporters:
@providenceact
@cityofprovidence
@pvdparks
@klr_cpa 
@washtrust
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