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Inauguration Parade West

In the largest event of its kind, Plug In America has assembled over 70 plug-in vehicles to rally and then drive in formation through city streets. Read and distribute the event flier. Join us January 17, 2009, at 9:00AM at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Saturday January 17th - 9:00 AM - Santa Monica Civic Center

Please Join Us! We've got plenty of reasons to celebrate. A new year. A new administration. Martin Luther King's Birthday. And we have a message for Congress, Detroit, and President-elect Barack Obama: America wants pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; the most fuel-efficient cars ever made.

In the largest event of its kind, Plug In America has assembled over 70 plug-in vehicles to rally and then drive in formation through city streets.

You may have heard this event mentioned in the LA Times, OC Register, Wired, Edmunds, or in various blogs and magazines. From as far away as Germany all the way to the heart of Detroit.

See more than three-dozen Toyota RAV4 EVs, Tesla Roadsters, Vectrix motor scooters, Zero Motorcycles, and Phoenix SUTs. Keep your eyes open and you may spot a prototype Mitsubishi iMiEV, a prototype Ford Escape plug-in hybrid electric, a converted 1971 Porsche, the "Solar Taco" Tacoma pickup, and more.  See a more complete list below.

Hear Director Chris Paine and Senator Fran Pavley speak at the press conference. (Chris' crew will also be filming the event!)

Donate to the organization that is pushing hardest for the electric car movement. The event is free, but donations will help defray costs such as a $2K bill for a city police escort. Donations of at least $100 will get you a ride in a brand new Tesla (these spots are limited, so sign up now!) or a rider spot in one of the EVs in the parade.

Donations of $50 include a free gift that you can pick up at our booth at the press conference including one of the following: 1) A copy of the book "Plug-in Hybrids; the car that will recharge America"; 2) A copy of the DVD "Who Killed the Electric Car?" or 3) A mini Tesla Roadster. If you are unable to attend and would still like to contribute, your gift can be mailed.

Ring in the new year, and the new pro-EV administration, with a parade of the most technologically advanced vehicles on the planet.

Resources

Read and distribute the event flier
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Print out and bring posters like these

Parade photo album with stock images and parade photos.

Parade Entries (per Jan 16, 2009)

OEM Built
40 Toyota RAV4 EVs
4 Teslas
1 Solectria
1 Balqon 50-ton truck
1 PHEV school bus by IC Enova
1 PHEV Dodge Sprinter Van
3 Zero Motorcycles
1 Brammo motorcycle
1 prototype PHEV Ford Escape (in testing at SoCal Edison)
1 prototype Mitsubishi iMiEV (in testing at SoCal Edison)
2 Phoenix SUTs
1 SolarCity SolarTaco (only gas car, affixed with solar panels)
2 Vectrix
2 Chevy S-10 EVs

Conversions, All EV except when stated:
3 PHEV Prii, converted by Plug In Hybrid/Andy Frank, Plug In Conversions Corp and EnergyCS
1 eBox by AC Propulsion
1 VW Jetta by AC Propulsion
1 Jeep by REVConversion
2 Porsches
1 Ford Escort
1 Hummer H2 (all-EV)

Event Location

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium parking lot

1855 Main St.

Santa Monica, CA 90401.

The Parade will travel from Civic south on Main Street to the neighborhood of Ocean Park, then back to the Civic via Nielson Way.

Santa Monica, CA 90401

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