Earth Day Electric Vehicle Parade

Name: Earth Day Electric Vehicle Parade
Start: 2022-04-22T13:00:00
End: 2022-04-22T13:00:00
Location: Demetral Park

Apr 22, 2022 1:00 PM

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Demetral Park 601 N. Sixth St. , Madison, Wisconsin 53704

April 18, 2022

12:51 PM

media release: On Friday, April 22, 2022, Drive Electric Wisconsin, RENEW Wisconsin, Slipstream, Wisconsin Clean Cities, and the Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change will be hosting an Earth Day Electric Vehicle (EV) Parade in Madison. At 1:00 PM, several dozen electric vehicles will converge at Demetral Park, drive through downtown, make two loops around Capitol Square, and return to Demetral Park around 2:30 PM.

All electric cars (including electric trucks and motorcycles) are welcome to join the parade. Spectators are encouraged to attend at Demetral Park, Capitol Square, or along the parade route. Please visit Earth Day EV Parade to learn more and register for the event.

Transportation emissions account for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Electric vehicles have the most potential to significantly reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector, particularly when electricity is generated with low-carbon resources. EVs provide many benefits, including lower maintenance and fuel costs, zero local emissions, quiet operation, and fast acceleration. As Wisconsin continues to transition to clean energy, the environmental benefits of “driving electric” will continue to increase.

Local residents Carol and Andy Phelps organized Madison’s first Earth Day EV Parade in 2020 to celebrate EVs and Earth Day amid the pandemic. In 2021, more than sixty vehicles joined RENEW Wisconsin, Slipstream, and Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change for the second Earth Day EV Parade. Many EVs and electric motorcycles are expected at this year’s parade, including Ford, Volkswagen, GM, Tesla, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Audi, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Harley Davidson.

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RENEW Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a stronger, healthier, more vibrant Wisconsin through the advancement of renewable energy. RENEW works on policies and programs that expand solar power, wind power, biogas, local hydropower, geothermal energy, and electric vehicles.