National Drive Electric Week 2020

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.

AustinEV Virtual Lunchtime EV chat

We will be hosting the first AustinEV Virtual Lunchtime EV chat via Zoom on Thursday 6/25/2020 from noon to 1pm.

We won’t build a formal agenda – just hanging out and chatting about what’s up with EVs as we all need a break from our remote work during lunch.

Please follow the meetup URL below to RSVP for the chat and get access to the URL.

AustinEV Virtual Lunchtime EV chat

Thursday, Jun 25, 2020, 12:00 PM

Online event
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1 EV Enthusiasts Attending

We will be hosting the first AustinEV Virtual Lunchtime EV chat via Zoom on Thursday 6/25/2020 from noon to 1pm. We won’t build a formal agenda – just hanging out and chatting about what’s up with EVs as we all need a break from our remote work during lunch.

Check out this Meetup →

VIRTUAL Event – Tesla Model Y Q & A

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!

Fully Charged Live on February 1st & 2nd

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

Show your EV in the EV Corral at the Fully Charged Live event

FULLY CHARGED LIVE

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

New resource for Austinites Looking to Buy Electric

Austin Energy has released a new website dedicated to helping Austinites choose the electric vehicle that is best for them and explore the incentives that may be available to help them make the purchase.

Visit: https://ev.austinenergy.com/

A conversation with Guy Hall

AustinEV chapter members met for a lunch at Blacks BBQ to visit with Guy Hall (Chief Strategy Officer, Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association – President Emeritus, Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association – Board Secretary Electric Auto Association, Director Sacramento Clean Cities Board). The group talked about how the Electric Auto Association can better support the chapter and started planning for how the Austin chapter can play a part in the Fully Charged Live Event coming to Austin in February 2020 (more on this later).

Don’t Be Fuelish: The Future of Passenger Vehicles in Texas – 2019-04-25

Join the Austin chapter of the Electric Auto Association for:

Don’t Be Fuelish: The Future of Passenger Vehicles in Texas

April 25 – 6:30 to 8 pm – JCC Austin – Room 150d – 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, TX

Internal combustion engines are outdated; clean car technology is already good and getting better all the time. So why are we still stuck in the gasoline era, and what will it take to end it?

Performance Art Piece Performed by Coltura Members

[Please let us know you will be attending by RSVPing]

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Austin Eco Network – On trying to buy an electric car in Austin

We support EVs here in Austin right?  Read about Amy’s adventure trying to get one…

THAT TIME I TRIED TO BUY AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE… AND NO ONE WOULD SELL IT TO ME

Amy saying goodbye to her Honda Civic

Amy saying goodbye to her Honda Civic

National Drive Electric Week 2018

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EVENT CANCELED – The weather forecast for the 15th has storms hitting Austin all day – we are canceling the Austin event

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Join us to celebrate National Drive Electric Week Saturday, September 15th, and climb into the driver’s seat of the newest electric vehicles available in Austin! We will be presenting the latest electric cars, scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, buses, skateboards and bikes.

Grab lunch from one of our food trucks and enjoy the live music, workshops and activities for kids!

Day: Saturday, September 15, 2018
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Location: Electric Dr
900 Electric Dr
Austin, TX 78703

For more information and to sign up to show your electric vehicle, you can visit the event page on the National Drive Electric Week site.

Many thanks to our local sponsors:

Super Charger Sponsors:
Austin Energy, TxETRA and Smart Charge America

Level 2 Sponsors:
Native Solar

Partners Include:
Earth Day Austin and Austin EcoNetwork