National Drive Electric Week in Orlando is ON

It's been a few days - my apologies. I had a stomach flu, on my birthday no less, which made mustering up the will to sit up and write a blog with some photos seem daunting at best. 

It did give my dear husband Brian a chance to drive my Volt to work one day, which I am sure he enjoyed. I was a little stressed out that he would hurt my stats but to the contrary, he did great and I've crept up to the #78 spot on the Leaderboard:

Thanks for that,  Honey! I also lost about 5 pounds without having to diet OR exercise, so that was a bonus I suppose. Always one stomach flu away from those skinny jeans...

The headline today is about National Drive Electric Week. This is a national event that encourages events around the country over the course of a week (this year it's September 12-20) focused purely on plug-in electric vehicles. I've been stalking this webpage for several weeks, waiting for someone to put up an event in Orlando. However, as of this past Sunday, no such event was there, with the closest event being in Satellite Beach, about an hour away from my house (and certainly more than the 50 or so EV miles I get per charge). 

I contacted the national organizers and they set me up as City Captain. This wasn't exactly my desire, but I'd rather take on another big project than not see this event happen in Orlando this year. I've heard it's been held here in the past, but I'm still not sure where the momentum got lost. 

Since signing up, I've put a lot of activity in motion, which I will report on as soon as the details are confirmed. The date and location should be solidified in the next few days and then you can expect another flashy, exciting blog announcement. Well, you know, as flashy as I can be. I'm just not that flashy.

Block off your calendars for September 12 and hopefully you'll get a chance to see some GREAT cars (yes, including a Tesla) and maybe even drive a few.