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Above: Photo of a Nissan LEAF. The first deliveries of the Nissan LEAF are expected in December of 2010 and continuing through 2011. In San Diego, the first 1,000 LEAF buyers will get free installation of infrastructure in their home.
On November 21, the public will get a look at the electric and alternative-fueled vehicles that are or will soon be mass-marketed here, as the San Diego region leads the nation to in creating electric-vehicle charging stations.
The San Diego Alternative Fuels Education Day is set for Saturday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free event marks the first time that all mass-market electric vehicles will be displayed together in one place, along with the electric charger vendors who will be part of a more than $100 million infrastructure investment in the San Diego region starting next year.
The event will be held at the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center on Fashion Valley Road. The public is welcome. Panel discussions will highlight current and planned efforts to put alternative fuels to work in our region, including presenters from San Diego Gas and Electric, and more.
The event includes presentations by representatives of Nissan, E-Tec, SDG&E, and others who are helping to transform the San Diego region into the country’s leading zone for clean vehicles. Actual vehicles such as the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, the Anyev, and others will be on display.
“San Diego is getting the largest vehicle electric charging infrastructure deployment project in the United States next year, with the first units coming in June and July,” said Joel Pointon, Clean Transportation Program Manager at SDG&E. “SDG&E began working with Nissan two years ago and secured our region the inside track for early rollout, which includes a $100 million dollar investment from the Department of Energy plus another $8 million from the California Energy Commission.”
The first deliveries of the Nissan LEAF are expected in December of 2010 and continuing through 2011. In San Diego, the first 1,000 LEAF buyers will get free installation of infrastructure in their home.
The San Diego Regional Clean Fuels Coalition (www.sdcleanfuels.org) is an organizational partnership dedicated to reducing the San Diego Region’s dependence on conventional-petroleum-based fuels in order to improve the region’s air quality.
More information is available by contacting Greg Newhouse, of the San Diego Regional Clean Fuels Coalition at gnewhous@sdccd.edu or (619) 388-7673.
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