This is from Gina Coplan-Newfield of the Sierra Club. Gina was the overall organizer who eventually held court over 29 cities. Check out the news links. There were a lot.
As you may have heard, Sunday was National Plug In Day, and we held Plug In Day events in a whopping 29 cities nationwide to call attention to the many exciting benefits of electric vehicles. And then a few of us had the opportunity on Monday to meet with White House officials in the West Wing after driving to the White House in a Nissan Leaf, delivering more than 52,000 signatures on a Sierra Club EV petition, and taking part in a White House Twitter Town Hall about the intersection between EVs and the new proposed fuel economy standards.
I invite you to:
1) Read our blog article that shines a spotlight on some of the terrific local Plug In Day events (including the giant EV parade in LA):
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2011/10/electric-car-national-plug-in-day.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and
2) Take a look at our media round-up from the effort (there was a LOT of coverage; kudos to my communications colleagues at Sierra Club, Plug In America, and the local partner groups -see below my signature links to the articles).
We at the Sierra Club were so pleased to work with Plug In America, Electric Auto Association, and local partner groups to organize the events, and we were thrilled that thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies took part.
Looking forward to next steps,
Gina
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Gina Coplon-Newfield
Senior Campaign Representatives for Electric Vehicles
Sierra Club
[email protected]
mobile: 617-571-4523
Media Round-Up: National Plug In Day
National Newspapers/News Sites
National Plug In Day Highlights Benefits and Popularity of Electric Vehicles
The Huffington Post
No author. 10/16/2011
Get your EVs running: First National Plug In Day is Oct. 16
L.A. Times Blogs, L.A. Times.com (online version of L.A. Times)
By Susan Carpenter. 10/10/2011
Kiss an electric car: It’s National Plug In Day
USA TODAY
By Chris Woodyard. 10/16/2011
Coulomb Technologies Celebrates 1st National Plug-In Day; Offers FREE ChargePoint Network ChargePass Cards All Weekend
MarketWatch (member of Wall Street Journal Digital Network)
Press Release from Coulomb Technologies. 10/16/2011
Also posted by: TheAutoChannel.com
Speeding Up the Electric Vehicle Revolution
GOOD Magazine
By Sarah Laskow. 10/14/2011
Local Newspapers/News Sites
National Plug-In Day comes to St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville, Fla., and Featured a Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf
First Coast News (local news for Georgia and Florida)
By William Bortzfield. 10/17/2011
Denver day for plug-in cars brings out new, surprises with old
Denverpost.com (online version of The Denver Post)
By Weston Gentry. 10/17/2011
Electric vehicles on display at first National Plug In Day
Santa Cruz Sentinel.
By Cathy Kelly. 10/16/2011
Austin drivers celebrate National Plug-In Day
KVUE News (local Austin news)
By Jade Mingus. 10/16/2011
Electric Vehicles Parade Down Main St.
Santa Monica Patch (local news site: santamonica.patch.com)
By Kurt Orzeck. 10/16/2011
Electric Car Event In Kingspot, TN
WCYB (local Kingsport news)
No author. 10/16/2011
Celebrate National Plug In Day Sunday
Santa Monica Daily Press
By Kelly Zhou. 10/15/2011
Electric car enthusiasts participate in National Plug-In Day
TriCities.com (for area of Kingsport, Tennessee)
No author. 10/14/2011
Springfield, MO Joins National Plug-In Day Saturday
OzarksFirst.com (local Missouri news)
No author. 10/14/2011
The Town Of Monteagle Gets Plugged In
The Chattanoogan (local Chattanooga news)
No author. 10/13/2011
Electric Vehicles Coming to Mercer Island for National Plug In Day
Redmond Patch (Mercer Island)
No author. 10/6/2011
TUCSON PLUGS IN 2011 / October 16 / Electric car event is part of nationwide celebration
Tuscon Citizen
By Hot Off The Press (Release). 10/4/2011
Blogs
In San Francisco, a Gathering of the E.V. Converted
The New York Times, Blogs Section. Wheels
By Jim Witkin. 10/17/2011
Plug In Day Celebrates Electric Vehicles
DomesticFuel.com
By Cindy Zimmerman. 10/17/2011
US: Nissan supports first National Plug In Day
AutomotiveWorld.com
10/17/2011
America Celebrates National Plug In Day
EnergyBoom.com
By Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. 10/17/2011
National Plug-in Day sees largest ever EV parade
The Green Car Website (UK alternative vehicle blog)
No author. 10/17/2011
National “Plug in Day” then “Revenge of the Electric Car”
Clean Technica.com
By Breath on the Wind. 10/15/2011
Nissan Brings Leaf Owners Together For Plug-in Day
MediaPost.com
No Author. 10/14/2011
National Plug-In Day Event in Santa Monica this Sunday
Blogging Los Angeles
By Matt Mason. 10/13/2011
EV fans set Oct. 16 as National Plug In Day
Autoweek.com
By Angie Fisher. 10/12/2011
Celebrate Your EV This Sunday at the First Ever National Plug-In Day for Electric Vehicles!
Inhabitat.com
By Laura K. Cowan. 10/11/2011
National Plug-In Day Events Roundup
Chevrolet Voltage (Chevy blog)
By Doug Wernert. 10/11/2011
October 16 is National Plug In Day
DomesticFuel.com
By Cindy Zimmerman. 10/11/2011
National Plug In Day to be Celebration of EVs, Plug-in Hybrids
DailyTech.com
By Shane McGlaun. 10/10/2011
Tucson Prepares for National Plug-In Day on October 16
PluginCars.com
By Benjamin Nead. 10/7/2011
National Plug-In Car Day: Promoting Electric Cars, Educating Future Buyers
GreenCarReports.com
By George Parrott. 10/7/2011
Web Sites
Ford showcases the industry’s most complete line of clean vehicles in Austin
Examiner.com
By James Nelson. 10/17/2011
NYC Plug-in Day - Pier 54
City Guide NY (events listings for NY)
No author. 10/16/2011
It’s National Plug In Day – Celebrate the benefits of plug-in electric vehicles
Examiner.com
By Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. 10/16/2011
Nissan Supports National Plug In Day; Theatrical Premier of 'Revenge of the Electric Car'
Nissannews.com
Posted by Nissan. 10/14/2011
Also posted by: PR Newswire
Built By Michigan Campaign Celebrates Plug-In Day Sunday, Oct. 16
Ecology Center (ecocenter.org)
No author. 10/14/2011
Electric Vehicle Taxonomy, National Plug In Day
Greentechmedia.com
By Eric Wesoff. 10/13/2011
Plug in your electric car in Boulder, Colorado
GoElectricDrive.com
By Benoit Colin. 6/29/2011
Twitter
Kiss an electric car: It’s National Plug In Day http://usat.ly/oTOufo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
USA TODAY money (Financial section of USA Today)
@USATODAYmoney. 10/16/2011
National Plug-In Day is being held nationwide this Sunday - show your support & join the festivities in a city near you http://on.fb.me/o0hfPV" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Nissan LEAF
@NissanLEAF. 10/14/2011
#electric#car#ev Nissan Supports National Plug In Day; Theatrical Premier of 'Revenge of the Electric Car' - Yahoo F... ow.ly/1f8xwf
Green Car Magazine
@GreenCarMag. 10/14/2011
Local electric vehicle enthusiasts to gather at national Plug-in Dayevent in Kingsport http://goo.gl/fb/xyolz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Times-News Online
@timesnewsonline. 10/14/2011
@NissanNews is supporting #NationalPlugInDay w/ the @NissanLEAF! tinyurl.com/3sd3233
Simply Rides (online automotive lifestyle magazine)
@SimplyRides. 10/14/2011
Saturday is National Plug In Day! Celebrate at the Electric Tailgate Party at Pier 54 in NYC and learn more... http://fb.me/11jYhWrCJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
NJSierraClub
@NJSierraClub. 10/14/2011
Electric car enthusiasts participate in National Plug-In Day -http://bit.ly/r1hEUY
Malaysian Prius
@priusmy. 10/14/2011
#NationalPlugInDay is on Oct 16! EV tailgates, lectures & more electric car fun! Is it coming to your town? Find out:goelectricdrive.com/NewsEvents/Lat…
GoElectricDrive (goelectricdrive.com)
@GoElectricDrive. 10/12/2011
Get your EVs running: First National Plug In Day is Oct. 16 http://lat.ms/pEjRo1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
L.A. Times Environment
@LATenvironment. 10/10/2011
One week from today is National Plug-In Car Day. http://hgm.me/ov6AQq" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Green Car Reports
@GreenCarReports. 10/9/2011
Are You Participating In National Plug In Day on Oct 16th?: I'm curious how many people are participating in Plu...http://bit.ly/oUsb6S" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
GM-Volt (official tweets from GM)
@gmvolt. 10/8/2011
Facebook
Tesla Motors: Post about “Revenge of the Electric Car”. 271 likes.
http://www.facebook.com/teslamotors?sk=wall" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
10/17/2011
Fisker Automotive: Several posts about NPID and the Santa Monica parade.
http://www.facebook.com/fiskerauto" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
10/16/2011
Nissan: Post about National Plug In Day. 201 likes.
http://www.facebook.com/Nissan?sk=wall" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
10/13/2011.