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HP OPINION UPCOMING EVENT PROMISES TO BE ELECTRIC ' EVENT AT THE BOARDWALK CELEBRATES NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK, WRITES MARSHALL WARD family has been ariving electric cars for years now. Aiming toreduce our re- liance on fossil fuels, our first EV was a 2014 — then followed by a 2018 — Nissan Leaf. Both are 100 per cent electric with no gas backup and zero tailpipe emis- sions. You just plug it in be- tween trips. Just around the corner is National Drive Electric MARSHALL WARD Column Week (NDEW), a North America-wide celebration raise awareness of the benehts of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and more. For the past several years, the Waterloo Region Electric Vehicle Associa- tion (WREVA) has hosted an annual NDEW event in the region, with this year's walkfrom pon to 3p.m.on Saturday, WREVA Sounder Mark Coughlan believes the best way to introduce people to the benefits of driving an electric vehicle is by allow- ing current owners, who live and work in Waterloo y their successfully navigat switch to electric vehicles, plaining the steps and pr viding real- ‘world int as to what a new EV owner can expect" ‘said Cough- ne xplained ther be over 20 static displays of electric vehicles currently available within the prov- ince of Ontario. People cu- rious about EVs — or own- ee veeister ule Pe gechdigerhliet past events, visitors have pad lots of questions about verse — about howe yurchasing, a- m, maintenance, charg. ing at home and on the road, range, seasonal con- ditions, and available gov- ernment/non-government incentives. My family loves how the Nissan Leaf is super quiet, requires almost no ‘mainte- spend (a few dollars a week) on electricity charg- ing our cars in the garage, during off-peak with a standard wo: volt outlet. hlan said his inter- est in EVs was sparked by rising fuel prices about a decade ago, and he has seen widespread interest, given recent surges in the cost of as. 99 His family started with aused Chevy Volt, a plug- The Waterloo Region Electric Vehicle Association will host the region's annual National Drive Electric Week event on Oct. 1. in hybrid. "It only took me a few weeks of Mle ownership to realize that going forward I would never purchase an- other gas car," he sais “Over the years since then my whole family has converted to electric vehi- cles and I have Griven or tested most mi Coughlan andl are both happy to answer curious passersby who have ques- tions about electric cars — most frequently we get questions about charging. He said many people are surprised to learn that Mark Coughlan photo. 202 ‘22 sequiadeg ‘Aepsiny, | ef2UOIYD COWeEM | "most EV owners are able to do 99 per cent of their charging at home, in their driveways or garages. joardwalk is a fitting loca- tion for hosting the upe: ing NDEW event, since it was one of the Region's first businesses to install free EV chai Marshall Ward isa Freelance writer and artist. Check out his award-win- ning podcast at bonnpark- -com. happening at The Board- RA famoso = PIZZERIA Seriously Good Pizzas. Try some at your neighbourhood pizzeria 15 King St S, Waterloo, ON 519-954-1900 | famoso.ca ACTA AA a es FIREWORKS NIGHTLY AT 10PM BOOK YOUR OVERNIGHT AT NIAGARAFALLSTOURISM.COM eo 'e[2]UOIyDOOLETEM