Xcel EV proposal hearings next week and Twin Cities Auto Show EV Ride & Drive Neighborhood

[Jukka Kukkonen]

Xcel Energy EV Proposal hearings

Make your voice heard and attend virtually Xcel Energy EV Proposal hearing next week March 6 at 2 p.m. or March 8 at 7 p.m.
As an EV Owners you should attend one of these hearings and share your experiences and perspectives. This is a very important proposal for Xcel and would provide a lot of charging infrastructure and even electric busses to Minnesota.
Information and event links: https://www.xcelenergy.com/company/rates_and_regulations/filings/electric_vehicle_proposal

Twin Cities Auto Show

Please consider volunteering at the Twin Cities Auto Show Electric Vehicle Neighborhood, March 31 – April 8. As you will notice the show is back at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

 

Electric Vehicle Neighborhood Ride & Drive will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis. You will be talking to attendees about EVs and your experience.
Lisa Thurstin is coordinating this and she is requesting 2-3 people per shift so there is 1 or 2 people in the vehicle test drive queue area (2022 had 10-30 minute wait depending on the vehicle), and 1 person among the electric vehicle display viewing area.

 

The event includes:

• Test drive of 4 - 8 EVs
• Static vehicle displays and EV charging demonstrations.
• See how to set up charging at home through Xcel Energy interactive garage.
• Learn more about the cost savings of driving electric.

 

The following vehicles will be available for a test drive: Kia EV6 GT Line AWD, Polestar 2, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Hyundai Ioniq 5 (more may be added to the list)

 

Location: Minneapolis Convention center

1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Dates: Friday, March 31 – Sunday April 8, 2023

 

Electric Vehicle Neighborhood Ride & Drive

Sign up link https://signup.com/go/gtCzTSc

 

Event:

• Test drive vehicles: Kia EV6 GT Line AWD, Polestar 2, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Hyundai Ioniq 5.
• Display vehicles: To be announced soon
• Xcel Energy will have the interactive “Garage” with vehicle displayed inside along with level 1 & level 2 EVSE demos

• Gary Curtis Driving Experience drivers manage test drive
• Admin check-in of license, insurance & breathalyzer is managed by Gary Curtis Driving Experience staff
• Attendees will have blue paper bracelets once they have been checked with DL & insurance.
• Surveys will be collected by Energy Resource team via Survey Monkey QR codes where attendees use their own phones except for the few random people then we will have 2 tablets available.
• Our booth comes with electricity and Wi-Fi provided by Auto Show
• We will be giving away tire gauges provided by Xcel (same as last year) which people were happy with.
  
  
  

Have a great weekend,

 

Jukka

 

Jukka Kukkonen
MN EV Owners coordinator
651 428 3155, ju...@shift2electric.com 
www.MNEVOwners.org  , www.facebook.com/groups/mnevowners/
MNEVO is a chapter of EAA www.ElectricAuto.org