National Drive Electric Week went heavily virtual this year and we went with it. Many hosts organized large – national scale events on great topics that would normally have been addressed during our in-person event. So, we went hyper-local with the help of our 4 presenters. We met with the Austin Energy Emerging Tech team, learned about what to avoid when installing home charging with Smart Charge America, visited Moment Motors, an Austin based custom electric vehicle shop, and learned about state-wide issues to watch during the upcoming legislative session with TxETRA. Thanks so much to our presenters: Amy Atchley and Bobby Godsey from Austin Energy, Marc Davis with Moment Motor Co., Joseph Barletta from Smart Charge America, and Tom “Smitty” Smith from TxETRA. AND, all the AustinEV members who brought their great questions. We all had a great time!

Session recordings:

Join us for a series of online sessions to celebrate this year’s National Drive Electric Week. Meet with the Austin Energy Emerging Tech team, learn about what to avoid when installing home charging with Smart Charge America, visit Moment Motors, an Austin based custom electric vehicle shop, and learn about state-wide issues to watch during the upcoming legislative session with TxETRA.

We will be organizing this series over the week from September 26 – October 4, 2020

Please register for the event on the National Drive Electric Week site so you can be counted in the attendee count, then choose which sessions you want to attend by clicking on the RSVP links below to receive access to the link for the virtual session.

If you want to help produce the virtual event, please register on the NDEW site as a volunteer.

Current Agenda –

Sept 28 – noon – 1pm – lunch with the Austin Energy emerging tech team
(Meet with Amy Atchley and Bobby Godsey to discuss Austin Energy transportation electrification efforts)
[RSVP for this session here]

Sept 29 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm – an evening chat and virtual tour with Marc Davis with Moment Motors
(building custom conversions in Austin, TX, virtual tour and Q&A)
[RSVP for this session here]

Sept 30 – noon – 1pm – lunch with Smart Charge America’s Joseph Barletta
(planning your home charger install, charging infrastructure and Q&A)
[RSVP for this session here]

Oct 1 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm – an evening with TXETRA’s Tom “Smitty” Smith
(state-wide initiatives, opportunities at the next legislative session and Q&A)
[RSVP for this session here]

These are the Austin focused events for the 2020 NDEW event – to learn more about all of the options you have to attend virtual events and learn more about EVs over this week, please visit the National Drive Electric Week Events listing.

28 April @ 18:00 – 19:00 CDT

We have an exciting event we want you to know about.  With all of us being cooped up in our houses, we know you may be dying to see a Tesla Model Y.  Aaron Choate is willing to share his vehicle with us using modern technology [via a Zoom web conference].  The plan is he will have his phone running with the Zoom app.  Michael Danberry will moderate the meeting to unmute people to ask questions of Aaron.  Aaron will then show us and answer questions about his new ride.

Please join this joint venture between the Tesla Owners Clubs of Austin and San Antonio, and AustinEV.  The meeting is limited to the first 100 people.

This event will happen on Tuesday 28 April from 6-7 pm (see the link below).

This is a past event and we have a recording!

Join all the fun at Fully Charged Live this weekend. The partners have been hard at work pulling together a great show. The final program has been released and this promises to be a fun electric vehicle gathering with cars on display and presentations. A great place to meet the people doing things to make this real.

Come say hello in the EV Corral and the Ride & Drive! We have a great group of owners who would be happy to share their experiences driving electric!

More about Fully Charged Live North America

Fully Charged Live is coming to Austin February 1st & 2nd 2020
and you can be a part of the show!

The Electric Auto Association is coordinating an EV Corral during the two days of the event where you can show your electric car or volunteer to share your experiences as an EV owner.

We are looking for examples of all the types of electric vehicles you can buy today in the United States. Factory produced or custom conversion, all are invited to share their experiences.

Register your vehicle to display / ride along or sign up to volunteer at:

http://bit.ly/fullychargedvolunteer

Sign up for a 4 hour shift and you will get free admittance
for the rest of the day’s schedule.

More about Fully Charged Live North America