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News from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: October 3, 2013
CONTACT: Dolores Rebolledo, 603 271-6751
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New Hampshire Celebrates National Plug-In Day on October 5th
Concord, NH – The Granite State Clean Cities Coalition is encouraging New Hampshire residents and visitors to celebrate National Plug-In Day, this Saturday, October 5, 2013. Coordinated by the Plug In America Organization, Plug-In Day is an unprecedented nationwide observance drawing attention to the environmental, economic and other benefits of plug-in electric vehicles (EV) through 75 simultaneous events exhibited in at least 35 major cities. New Hampshire’s celebration of National Plug In Day will include an event on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in front of the State House lawn in Concord. This event is the result of a partnership between Granite State Clean Cities, NH Sierra Club, NH Automobile Dealers Association and ConVerdant Vehicles.
The electric vehicle display runs concurrently with and is adjacent to the Concord Farmers’ Market. Electric cars like Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Tesla S and others will be on display from local dealerships and car enthusiasts, with charging stations, fliers, electric bicycles, Segways and more. Additional information will be on hand providing information on the environmental benefits of electric cars, charging stations and inverters. The event is open and free to the public.
In addition, earlier this week Governor Maggie Hassan issued a Proclamation designating Saturday, October 5, 2013 as “Plug In Day in New Hampshire”. For more information about Plug-In Day, go to www.pluginamerica.org.
About Granite State Clean Cities Coalition: The Granite State Clean Cities Coalition is a collaborative of over 100 public and private interests from all regions in New Hampshire. Coalition members support the goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil, and improving air quality, through the use of domestically produced, cleaner burning alternative fuels and other fuel reduction strategies. www.granitestatecleancities.nh.gov .
About Plug In America: Plug In America is leading the nation’s plug-in vehicle movement. The nonprofit organization works to accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment. We drive electric. You can, too. www.pluginamerica.org.
