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It's National Drive Electric Week - September 8-16, 2018. <font
color="#006600"><b>The Sustainability Action Network is presenting
the Lawrence Electric Vehicles Showcase</b><b> </b><b>on
Saturday, 15 September</b></font>, 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.<br>
<div align="center"><img src="cid:part1.96E45F54.2A215D14@ixks.com"
alt="EV gallery" class="" width="366" height="352"><br>
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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. <font color="#006600"><b>Plug-in
EVs produce no carbon tailpipe emissions when charged with
renewable energy</b></font>. 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.<br>
<div align="center"><img src="cid:part2.77F4ED5A.E6E37F1F@ixks.com"
alt="inefficient internal combustion" class="" width="379"
height="262"></div>
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<b><font color="#006600">It will be an exciting lineup of EVs at the
Lawrence Showcase:</font></b><br>
<ul>
<li> 3 Nissan LEAFs</li>
<li>4 Tesla Model S, 1 Tesla Model X, 4 Tesla Model 3</li>
<li>1 Toyota Prius Prime</li>
<li>2 Chevrolet Bolts, 2 Chevrolet Volts</li>
<li>1 Honda Clarity </li>
<li>5 electric bicycles<br>
</li>
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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. <font color="#006600"><font color="#000000"><font
color="#006600"><b>We'll have</b><b> electric bicycles too</b></font>.
</font></font><font color="#006600"><font color="#000000"><font
color="#006600"><font color="#000000">Electric cars are a
great improvement over fossil cars, but <font
color="#006600"><b>E-bicycles are the gold standard, using</b><b>
but a fraction of a percent of energy used by any motor
vehicle</b></font></font></font>. 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.<br>
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</font></font><font color="#006600"><font color="#000000">Two City
Commissioners will be at the showcase with their electric
vehicles. Also, <font color="#006600"><b>a </b></font></font></font><font
color="#006600"><font color="#000000"><b><a
href="https://assets.lawrenceks.org/assets/agendas/cc/2018/09-11-18/proclamation-lawrence-drive-electric.html">Proclamation
by the Lawrence Mayor for Drive Electric Day</a></b><font
color="#006600"><b> will be read at the Lawrence City
Commission meeting</b></font> at City hall, </font></font><font
color="#006600"><font color="#000000"><font color="#006600"><font
color="#000000">on <font color="#006600"><b>Tuesday, 11
September, at 5:45pm</b></font>. Furthermore, at the
same meeting, </font></font></font></font><font
color="#006600"><font color="#000000"><font color="#006600"><font
color="#000000">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!).<br>
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</font></font><font color="#006600"><font color="#000000">We're
grateful for <font color="#006600"><b>our co-sponsors</b></font>,
the <font color="#006600"><b>Sierra Club/Wakarusa Group</b></font>
and <font color="#006600"><b>The Merc Co+op</b></font>, and
support from the <font color="#006600"><b>Kansas Cycling
Association</b></font>. This local event is one of 300
community events being celebrated across the country during
National Drive Electric Week. Check our event page at - </font></font><a
href="http://www.sustainabilityaction.net/lawrence-electric-vehicles-showcase-drive-electric-week/">Lawrence
Electric Vehicles Showcase - Drive Electric Week</a><font
color="#006600"><font color="#000000">, and </font></font><a
href="https://www.facebook.com/events/236878777120078/">Lawrence
Electric Vehicle Showcase - Facebook</a><font color="#006600"><font
color="#000000">.</font></font>
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