National Drive Electric Week

The National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today’s availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, motorcycles, and more. They are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than gasoline vehicles, are better for the environment, promote local jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

Electric Mobility Canada is proud to support all the EV drivers associations, and other organizers dedicated to promote this celebration throughout Canada. We invite you, your friends and colleagues to be part of the events in your region.

NDEW 2015
See our NDEW 2015 Section to learn more.

NDEW 2016

You can visit the NDEW website to learn more about this initiative and see all the events happening in North America.

Here is a list of events to be held in Canada in 2016:

British Columbia

1.
Name of the event
Sechelt Electric Vehicle Festival 2016

Date & Time
September 17, 2016
10AM-4PM

Location
Sechelt, BC

Highlights
Come ready for another fun day on the waterfront of Sechelt Inlet. Games, food, and fun – along with EV’s, electric bikes, Segway rides and more! Sponsored by SSC Properties – and others to be announced.

Organizer
SSC Properties & VEVA

2.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Peachland

Date & Time
September 18, 2016
10:30AM-1PM

Location
Peachland, BC

Highlights
Information about EV’s and a short EV Parade.

3.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Victoria

Date & Time
September 18, 2016
10AM-4PM

Location
Quadra Centre (rear parking lot)
3960 Quadra St
Victoria, BC

Highlights
EVs IN MOTION : Ride & Drive + EV Display — See, ride in and drive the cars of the future… today!

Saskatchewan

1.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week in Regina

Date & Time
September 10, 2016
Noon-5PM

Location
Peavy Mart
3939 E Quance Gate, Regina
SK Regina, SK S4V 3A4

Highlights
Event Sponsors, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure retailers, EV fleet representatives, Saskatoon local environmental and electric vehicle advocacy organizations will be set up and ready to answer all of your questions!

2.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week in Saskatoon

Date & Time
September 17, 2016
Noon-5PM

Location
Peavy Mart
820C 51 St E
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0X8

3.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Swift Current

Date & Time
September 14, 2016
2PM-6PM

Location
Kal-Tire
Swift Current, SK

Highlights
Event Sponsors Kal-Tire, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure retailers, EV fleet representatives, local environmental and electric vehicle advocacy organizations will be set up and ready to answer all of
your questions!

Manitoba

Name of the event
MEVAFest

Date & Time
September 10, 2016
11AM-4PM

Location
In front of Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, MB

Highlights
MEVAFest is part of ManyFest, an important event held in downtown Winnipeg.

Organizer
Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association
info@manitobaev.ca
Learn more here.

Website
manitobaev.ca

Ontario

1.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Waterloo

Date & Time
September 17, 2016
11AM-3PM

Location
Conestoga Mall
550 King St N
Waterloo, ON N2L 5W6

Highlights
In conjunction with National Drive Electric Week, ChargeWR and the Waterloo Region Electric Vehicle Association(WREVA) are hosting an Electric Vehicle Meet-up and information forum for the public. ChargeWR is a non profit division of Sustainable Waterloo Region, groups dedicated to the sustainability of our region. WREVA is a local group made up of owners and enthusiasts of Electric Vehicle (EV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). Owners will answer your questions about current EV models, purchase/operating costs, provincial rebates and local charging infrastructure within the Waterloo Region. Static displays of electric vehicles will be on hand.

Organizer
ChargeWR & WREVA

2.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Kitchener

Date & Time
September 14, 2016
7PM-8:30PM

Location
Kitchener Public Library
Forest Heights 251 Fischer-Hallman Rd
Kitchener, ON N2M 4X8

Highlights
In conjunction with National Drive Electric Week, the Waterloo Region Electric Vehicle Association (WREVA) is hosting an open meeting at the Kitchener Public Library.

Organizer
WREVA

3.
Name of the event
“I Drive Electric” Cruise

Date & Time
September 10, 2016
10AM-5PM

Location
475 Front Street East (Front St. E. and Rolling Mills Rd.)
Toronto, ON M5A 1G9

Highlights
In celebration of National Drive Electric Week, Plug’n Drive invites you to join us for the “I Drive Electric” Cruise at the Canary District in downtown Toronto. This event is Plug’n Drive’s way of recognizing the leadership of early EV adopters who are lowering their carbon footprint and thanking them for helping Canada transition to a more sustainable transportation future. With parking for over 300 cars, all EV owners are invited to cruise down in their EV for a day of food, music, activities and giveaways to show off their cars, meet other owners and share their electric driving experiences with the public. EV owners are also encouraged to bring a friend who has yet to take the electric plunge in order to offer them free test drives in the latest EV models and to introduce them to the EV driving community. There will be food available with seating, the “Electric Vehicle Avenue” exhibitor area with a display of all the latest EV makes and models, charging stations and free EV test drives.

Organizers
Plug ‘N Drive
Register here.

4.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Aurora

Date & Time
September 18, 2016
10AM-5PM

Location
9 Industrial Parkway South
Aurora, ON L4G 3V9

Highlights

The Canadian EV Society presents an electric vehicle Ride-n-Drive event. Owners will be present to answer questions and drives will be offered in various EV’s.
The event will conclude with an EV Cruise at 5PM.

Organizer
Canadian EV Society

5.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Windsor

Date & Time
September 10, 2016
10AM – 2PM

Location
Renewable Energy Tech Center
1680 Kildare Rd
Windsor, ON N8W 2W4

Highlights
Join members of the Windsor-Essex Electric Vehicle Association (WEEVA) as well as local car dealers to find out about plug-in electric cars in our region!

Organizer
Windsor-Essex Electric Vehicle Association (WEEVA)
www.weeva.ca

6.
Name of the event
National Drive Electric Week Event – Woodbridge

Date & Time
September 11 2016
10AM-3PM

Location
Kortright Centre
9550 Pine Valley Drive
Woodbridge, ON L4L 1A6

Highlights
“The 1st Annual Southern Ontario Owners’ group End-of-Summer Show-and-Shine Social” is open to the public to meet owners and learn about EV’s with thanks to the Kortright Centre for opening their facility to us in conjunction with their Green Energy Doors Open event (part of Doors Open events happening on the 11th throughout Ontario).