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Photos: Showcasing EVs and Educating the Public in Alabama

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As part of National Drive Electric Week 2023, the North Alabama Area Chapter of Drive Electric Alabama hosted an electric vehicle showcase.

The event, which was open to the public, featured over two dozen EVs, brought in by their owners. One EV owner, who's from Ohio, was driving through the area and brought theirs as well.

At the free event, attendees had the opportunity to hear directly from EV owners about what they liked about their vehicles. Representatives from the Tennesee Valley Authority (TVA), which supplies power to Huntsville Utilities, were also in attendance to answer questions about powering EVs.

TVA also had one of its own EVs from its fleet on display: a Tesla Model 3.

Mark Bentley, Executive Director of the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, organized the event and was onsite to answer any questions attendees had about EVs and other alternative fuels.

Drive Electric Alabama is a statewide coalition dedicated to "improving [the] state through the adoption of electric vehicles." The statewide initiative is coordinated by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).

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More than two dozen EVs of varying models were at the Drive Electric Alabama EV Showcase.

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EV owners were onsite to answer questions attendees had about their vehicles.

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Some vehicles on display at the event were brought in by local dealerships and were for sale.

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A popular fleet pickup EV model, the Ford F-150 Lightning, was on display at the Drive Electric Alabama event, with its frunk open so attendees could see the storage space.

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A Rivian R1T was on display. This vehicle's owner told Government Fleet that he had been following the company since it was founded in 2009 and was familiar with the company's mission. When he chose to go from an ICE pickup to an electric pickup, he said he knew he wanted to go with a Rivian.

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A Tesla Model Y, owned by Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition Executive Director Mark Bentley, was on display.

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TVA brought one of its fleet vehicles, a Tesla Model 3, for attendees to see.

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