Originally published on EVANNEX.
This weekend, I was able to attend two different National Drive Electric Week events here in Florida. I’ve been attending these events for years and they’re always a lot of fun. It gives me an opportunity to check out new electric vehicles and meet other electric vehicle (EV) owners. This year, I had an epiphany — nearly every EV owner I met had pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3. And, many other non-Tesla EV owners had just purchased a new, inventory, or CPO Tesla Model S. It appeared, in this ultra-small sample size, as if Tesla was converting other EV owners to their brand in a really, really big way.
From left to right: Jorge Sierra, creator of Radar Alerts, Roger Pressman, author of Getting Ready for Model 3, and Nick Howe, author of Owning Model S
That said, old school Tesla owners were out in full force. We met plenty of Model S owners and a handful of brand new Model X owners as well. Check out the stunning Tesla Roadster in yellow with black wheels. And, it was pretty cool to get a chance to meet a Toyota RAV4 EV owner here in Florida who had picked up his somewhat-rare SUV (with battery pack and other power train components supplied by Tesla Motors) on the west coast.
Another interesting development — these National Drive Electric Week events had more attendees, more electric cars, and more car companies representing EVs with dedicated booths. Very encouraging. To that end, I was able to capture some photos to showcase the wide variety of EVs I encountered — check out the gallery below. I saw everything from the “Tron” style all-electric police motorcycle (first image) to an all-electric “Lambo-greeny” (last image). But, what really caught my attention was the fact that nearly every owner of every electric vehicle I photographed (see below) told me they had a Tesla on order…
In any event, we had a blast during this year’s National Drive Electric Week get-togethers and wanted to thank the organizers from both the Space Coast EV club and West Palm Beach sustainability program for inviting us to their two events this past weekend — we’re looking forward to next year’s events.
All photos except the first are provided by CleanTechncia
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!
Have a tip for CleanTechnica, want to advertise, or want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? Contact us here.
Former Tesla Battery Expert Leading Lyten Into New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Era — Podcast:
I don't like paywalls. You don't like paywalls. Who likes paywalls? Here at CleanTechnica, we implemented a limited paywall for a while, but it always felt wrong — and it was always tough to decide what we should put behind there. In theory, your most exclusive and best content goes behind a paywall. But then fewer people read it! We just don't like paywalls, and so we've decided to ditch ours. Unfortunately, the media business is still a tough, cut-throat business with tiny margins. It's a never-ending Olympic challenge to stay above water or even perhaps — gasp — grow. So ...
