[Electronic-lan] Drive Electric Show this coming Saturday, Mayor's proclamation Tuesday

[Michael Almon]

It's National Drive Electric Week - September 8-16, 2018. *The 
Sustainability Action Network is presenting the Lawrence Electric 
Vehicles Showcase****on Saturday, 15 September*, as one of 300 similar 
events around the country.  It will take place from 1:00-4:00pm in The 
Merc Co+op parking lot, 901 Iowa St., Lawrence KS 66044.
EV gallery

Though not a panacea, electric vehicles (EVs) can significantly reduce 
the fossil energy use by cars, trucks, and buses.  The U.S. 
transportation sector now produces more climate warming emissions than 
does the electric generation sector. *Plug-in EVs produce no carbon 
tailpipe emissions when charged with renewable energy*.  And because an 
EV is lighter than a fossil fueled car, and electric motors are more 
energy efficient than internal combustion engines, an EV has a lower 
carbon footprint in general, even when charged by coal fired 
electricity.  EVs get 100mpg equivalent or better, and the driving range 
is from 100 miles to 315 miles.
inefficient internal combustion

*It will be an exciting lineup of EVs at the Lawrence Showcase:*

  * 3 Nissan LEAFs
  * 4 Tesla Model S, 1 Tesla Model X, 4 Tesla Model 3
  * 1 Toyota Prius Prime
  * 2 Chevrolet Bolts, 2 Chevrolet Volts
  * 1 Honda Clarity
  * 5 electric bicycles

You will be able to see these vehicles in the Merc Co+op parking lot, 
talk with their owners, and learn the advantages of driving an EV. 
*We'll have**electric bicycles too*. Electric cars are a great 
improvement over fossil cars, but *E-bicycles are the gold standard, 
using**but a fraction of a percent of energy used by any motor 
vehicle*.  A 4000lb car requires up to 60 Kilowatts (60,000 Watts) of 
electricity per hour, and consumes about ten times the electricity used 
by a home.  A bicyclist pedaling uses only 150 Watts to go 20mph, and 
slightly more if electric pedal assisted.

Two City Commissioners will be at the showcase with their electric 
vehicles.  Also, *a **Proclamation by the Lawrence Mayor for Drive 
Electric Day 
<https://assets.lawrenceks.org/assets/agendas/cc/2018/09-11-18/proclamation-lawrence-drive-electric.html>**will 
be read at the Lawrence City Commission meeting* at City hall, on 
*Tuesday, 11 September, at 5:45pm*.  Furthermore, at the same meeting, 
the Commission will approve an electric vehicle charging station at 733 
New Hampshire St., the first one downtown.  This will be only the sixth 
in Lawrence (The Merc Co+op will install the seventh soon!).

We're grateful for *our co-sponsors*, the *Sierra Club/Wakarusa Group* 
and *The Merc Co+op*, and support from the *Kansas Cycling 
Association*.  This local event is one of 300 community events being 
celebrated across the country during National Drive Electric Week.  
Check our event page at - Lawrence Electric Vehicles Showcase - Drive 
Electric Week 
<http://www.sustainabilityaction.net/lawrence-electric-vehicles-showcase-drive-electric-week/>, 
and Lawrence Electric Vehicle Showcase - Facebook 
<https://www.facebook.com/events/236878777120078/>.
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