Electric-Car Driver To Plant Trees In 48 States On Cross-Country Trip - Green Car Reports
Despite its name, National Drive Electric Week is actually an international awareness event for plug-in electric cars. Formerly known as National Plug-In Day, it's organized by advocacy group Plug-In America, the Sierra Club, the Electric Auto Association, and numerous smaller entities. The now week-long event is actually comprised of dozens of local electric-car rallies, promotions, and other events, both in the U. S. and abroad. Two days ago, Brian Kent set off from his home in Albion, New York, in his 2013 Nissan Leaf to kick off a 48-state road trip that will include participating in the Drive Electric Week. Kent expects to cover over 26,000 miles in his Leaf, a 2013 model with an EPA-rated range of 75 miles (or 84 miles on a full recharge). ALSO SEE: Nissan To Continue Sponsoring National Drive Electric Week Through 2017. "I believe it's incumbent upon those of us familiar with plug-in vehicles to spread the word as best we can," Kent said in a Plug-In America press release. He expects the trees he plants to remove enough carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere over their lifetimes to negate the CO2 emissions related to the electricity consumed by his Leaf on the trip. Source: www.greencarreports.com
