
Loyola College has three charging stations in its horseshoe entrance on St. Charles Avenue. (Courtesy of Mayor’s Workplace)
Loyola College New Orleans will in all probability be web internet hosting the 2021 New Orleans Electric Vehicle Showcase on Saturday (Sept. 25).
Homeowners and would-be householders {of electrical} vehicles are invited to the free event giving most people a chance to look beneath the hood of among the many latest electrical autos from producers like Chevrolet, Nissan and Tesla. It’s part of National Drive Electric Week and is launched by the city of New Orleans, Entergy New Orleans and the Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership.
Loyola College has promoted transitioning to cleaner fuels since 2011, when it installed two electric charging stations within the precept entrance to campus on St. Charles Avenue all through from Audubon Park. It now has three Stage 2 EV chargers for use by the Loyola neighborhood.
“At Loyola College, we lead by instance,” said Loyola President Tania Tetlow, who drives {an electrical} vehicle, “making certain that our college students and workers may be the subsequent technology of trailblazers in resiliency and innovation for years to return right here in New Orleans.”
The 2021 New Orleans Automobile Showcase will attribute the latest electrical vehicles accessible available on the market and supply attendees the prospect to check out EVs, talk to EV householders, and ask questions regarding the know-how.
Dozens of EV householders will carry a variety of vehicles for friends to take a look at, and Entergy New Orleans will in all probability be accessible with its e-Tech group to produce data on accessible rebates for every residence and enterprise charging and to showcase their fleet {of electrical} Chevy Bolts.
As of Thursday morning, 51 people have been registered to attend, representing 451,093 electrical miles pushed on 9 fully totally different fashions {of electrical} autos.
The showcase will occur Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. throughout the Marquette Horseshoe adjoining to Thomas Corridor at 6363 St. Charles Ave. Face masks are required. See here to register to attend.
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