National Drive Electric Month
Las Cruces, NM
Sep 08, 2018
Las Cruces, NM
Sep 08, 2018
| Day: | Saturday, September 8, 2018 NOTE: this event has already happened, find current-year events on the Attend page. |
| Time: | 2 PM to 4 PM |
| Location: | South West Environmental Center 275 N Main St Las Cruces, NM 88001 |
Event Report
We gave a fairly technical presentation highlighting the advantages of electric cars. One person who attended was the sustainability director for the City of Las Cruces. Base on her input, we are planning a lobbying campaign to get the City to start adding electric cars to its fleet.
photo by: Joseph Yaroch Members of the local community view a presentation on electric cars by John Gilkison at the Southwest Environmental Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. |
Event Description
For this month's open meeting, we will focus on specific actions that individuals can take to improve the climate. The main presentation will be given by John Gilkison. Mr. Gilkison is a local author, environmental advocate, and amateur astronomer. He been a blogger for EV World (a online magazine, evworld.com) for the last 12 years writing about energy issues, aerodynamics, electric vehicles, and environmental issues generally.
In this talk, we will examine the rationale for the purchase of an electric car. Other topics will include steps to take to reduce household use of energy.
Registered Attendees
There are currently 11 attendees registered.
Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend
| Vehicle | Registered |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model S | 2 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1 |
| Ford C-MAX Energi | 1 |
| Tesla Model X | 1 |
| 4 Models | 5 |
Registered attendees report 103,554 electric miles driven.
