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Electric Vehicle Outreach and Ride and Drives<\/h2>\n

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Our education and outreach events expose a new audience to electric vehicles and help show how easy it is to incorporate clean transportation into your life.<\/h5>\n

We work with EV advocates and other organizations to bring these events to life. Plug In America<\/a>,\u00a0NJ CAR<\/a>, NJEVA<\/a>, and electric vehicle owners throughout the state are just some examples of this partnership.<\/p>\n

Complete our Outreach Request Form<\/a> if you are interested in exploring the opportunity to host a Ride and Drive or have our clean transportation experts table at your event.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Upcoming Events” shape=”round” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fdrivegreen%2Fupcoming-events%2F”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

EV Ride & Drives<\/h4>\n

These events allow participants to test drive an EV in a fun, informative, and engaging environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-users” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1676984915604{padding-top: 10px !important;}”]Our DriveGreen team is on site to register participants for test drives and answer questions about electric vehicles and available incentives.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675264823267{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]EV retailers and dealerships provide the vehicles and staff to help facilitate test drives.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-motorcycle” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675264834766{padding-top: 10px !important;}”]Local EV owners are often invited to display their vehicles and chat about their personal experience with driving electric.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-charging-station” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]Industry partners including utilities, installation companies, and local sustainability organizations are invited to join to make the event a clean transportation one-stop shop.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1924″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1928″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1925″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

View information and photos from our past EV Ride and Drive events<\/h6>\n

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Public Events<\/h4>\n

Our electric vehicle and anti-idling teams bring their expertise to public outreach events, such as green fair and town festivals, to:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-plug” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675264744579{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]Show the benefits of driving electric[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-piggy-bank” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675264764424{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]Talk about valuable incentives[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675264777973{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]Put idling misconceptions to rest (no, you don’t need to “warm up” your car)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-question” color=”green” background_style=”rounded-outline” size=”lg” align=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675264789015{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]Answer your clean transportation questions[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1927″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1929″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1926″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

View information and photos from past public events<\/h6>\n

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Outreach Request Form<\/h4>\n

Use this form to request our EV and Anti-idling teams at your event. Please note:<\/p>\n