National Plug In Day to Feature Electric Vehicle Test Drives

Sunday is National Plug In Day!  Sixty cities all over the country will be holding events to celebrate and provide free test drives of electric cars.

Here in Utah the Salt Lake City event will be a music festival with a wide variety of electric vehicles on site.  It will be a great time to learn more about these vehicles.

There are at least a dozen EVs on the market right now for lease or purchase including pure electrics, extended-range electrics and hybrids.  They include the Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Mitsubishi iMiEV, Plug-in Prius, Ford Focus EV, Honda Fit EV, Fisker Karma and the BMW ActiveE Coda.

The Plugged-In Music Festival and EV Drive planned for the Gallivan Center from noon until 6p.m. on Sunday, September 23rd will feature many of them.

A possible star of the show could be the new full size "Volt style" electric pick-up truck and SUV that averages over 100 MPG by VIA Motors, a Utah based EV manufacturer.  This Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) enables larger 4WD vehicles, including SUVs and light trucks, to drive the first 40 miles in all-electric mode with near zero emissions, and a full range of 400 miles on a single fill-up. For most drivers, this means a full range of over 100 MPG in typical local daily driving.  The VIA Motors E-REV powertrain can be applied to a large variety of light trucks, SUVs and delivery vehicles, making it ideal for fleet vehicles. This E-REV powertrain was designed to work in popular light trucks such as the GM Silverado, the Ford F-Series and the Dodge Ram series of trucks.

You can learn more about the Plugged-In Music Festival and EV Drive here: http://www.facebook.com/events/446353648742507/