• Comment: Not sure that worldevday.org is a reliable source. CNMall41 (talk) 07:28, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

World EV Day is a celebration of electric vehicles. It is celebrated on the 9th September each year[1]. The day is dedicated to sustainable electric mobility. Close to 1 billion people have engaged with World EV Day[2].

Activities

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World EV Day was launched in 2020 by Green.TV Media Ltd to celebrate electric vehicles, with ABB as the original founding partner. Ade Thomas, the Founder of Green.TV Media, originated the idea in COVID lockdown. Lockdown, plus the global surge in EV interest, led to the idea gaining momentum and capturing the interest of a global network of founding partners

World EV Day has been discussed in the Houses of Parliament[3] in the UK and in the White House in the US.

World EV Day was trademarked by Green.TV the original founders[4]

Announcements aligned to World EV Day

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Organisations that have chosen World EV Day to announce electric vehicle news (reverse chronological order).

2023

  • National Grid celebrates it's 1,000th electric vehicle[5]
  • RAW charging offers free EV charging on World EV Day[6]

2022

  • GRIDSERVE announced the construction of their Gatwick Electric Forecourt[7]

2021

2020

  • UK Government announcement of £12m funding into EV research[10]
  • In celebration of World EV Day, 9 September 2020, Nissan marked the production of the 500,000th Nissan LEAF[11]
  • UK Highways England announces £9million investment in electric vehicle "try before you buy" scheme[12]

See also

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World EV day supporters

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World EV Day has attracted a range of supporters including ABB, the AA, ALD, Auto Trader, BYD, DPD, DS Automobiles, Dennis Eagle, EAV, EO, EA Global, the Electrification Coalition, Good Energy, GRIDSERVE, Hyundai, IONITY, Jaguar Land Rover, LeasePlan, Mahindra Electric, Maxus, myenergi, NIO, National Grid, Newmotion, Nissan, Octopus EV, Ohme, Pinergy, Polestar, SSE, Scottish Power, Tata Motors, Tusker, Vanarama, and Volta Trucks.

References

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  1. ^ "World EV Day". Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  2. ^ "World EV Day". www.internationaldays.co. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. ^ a b Shapps, Grant (2021-09-09). "Hansard Topical Questions". Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  4. ^ "Intellectual Property Office". 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  5. ^ "National Grid celebrates it's 1,000th electric vehicle on World EV Day". National Grid. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  6. ^ "RAW charging celebrates World EV Day". Fleet World. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  7. ^ "World EV Day 2022: GRIDSERVE starts construction on Gatwick Electric Forecourt". 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  8. ^ Kalpana, Pathak (2021-09-09). "Jio-BP partners with BluSmart to set up EV charging infrastructure in India". LiveMint. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  9. ^ Sargeant, Emma (2021-07-09). "Paua electric fuel card partners Fastned on World EV day 2021". www.Pauatech.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  10. ^ "Supercharging the future on this #WorldEVDay". Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  11. ^ "Nissan celebrates production of the 500,000th LEAF". global.nissannews.com/. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  12. ^ "Leading the charge on WorldEV Day!". www.gov.uk. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2023-08-31.