DRIVE Electric Arizona, Valley of the Sun Electric Vehicle Association, City of Phoenix Office of Sustainability, Salt River Project and Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition partnered together to bring to Phoenix its premier N.D.E.W. event!

First, a huge THANK YOU to all our volunteers, coordinators, partners, sponsors and attendees. We could not have done this without you!

This year, we had fantastic support from community organizations and event sponsors. In addition to the organizers listed prior, we extend our deepest gratitude to: Acura of Tempe, American Solar & Roofing, Arizona Public Service, Arrowhead Cadillac, Audi Arrowhead, Buzze, Courtesy Automotive, Gateway Community College, Legacy EV, San Tan Ford, Waymo

Our event featured raffle prizes, generously donated by our sponsors and vendors. The “cost” of a raffle ticket was a free drive in an EV! Prizes included a portable EV wall charger, Google Nest Thermostat, Phoenix Zoo Tickets, a free Eco-Hitch installation, and other fantastic gifts and swag. Congratulations to our raffle winners!

Vehicles that were offered for ride and drive: Acura ZDX, Audi E-Tron GT, BMW iX, Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Chevrolet Equinox EV, Chevrolet Silverado EV, Ford F-150 Lightning, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Kia EV9, Lucid Air, Nissan Ariya, Polestar 2, Polestar 3, Rivian R1S, Rivian R1T, Tesla Model Y, Volvo XC40 Recharge

Total number of guest drives: ** 168 **

The most popular driven vehicles:

First (tied): Chevrolet Silverado EV & Lucid Air

Second: Chevrolet Equinox EV

Third (tied): Cadillac Lyriq & Rivian R1S

Fourth: Rivian R1T

Static vehicles for display included: BMW i4, Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Fisker Ocean, 1964 Ford E-100 conversion, Ford F-150 Lightning, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Honda Prologue, Jaguar i-Pace, Kia EV6, Lucid Air, Mercedes-Benz EQE, Nissan Ariya, Polestar 2, Tesla Cybertruck “Cyberbeast”, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, Zero Motorcycle

The event was held adjacent to the Uptown Farmer’s Market, which has thousands of patrons each and every Saturday.

Photo credit: Liesl Pimentel w/ Plug In America