Public Invited to FREE ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY, Sept. 28

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you charged up about electric vehicles (EVs)? Bring your family and friends for this one-day-only opportunity to get "plugged into" the future of transportation. The free ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY ispresented by the Plug-In 2013 Conference & Expositionand National Plug In Day, and will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Liberty Station, 2401 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106 in the Trader Joe's parking lot.

Localresidents who already own an EV are invited to park their cars on display (on a first-come, first-served basis) and network with the local community as part of the National Plug In Day celebration.

Attendees at ELECTRIC VEHICLE DAY can:

• Get behind the wheel and test-drive a variety of EVs, including (subject to change) the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Spark EV, Chevy Volt, BMW i3 (passenger rides only in the BMW vehicle), Fiat 500e, Ford C-Max Energi, Ford Focus EV, Ford Fusion Energi, GEM, Tesla Model S, Toyota Plug-In Prius, Toyota RAV4 EV and VIA Motors Extended Cab Pick-Up Truck.
• Check out EV chargers and learn how easy it is to charge an EV at home or throughout the San Diego region, with more than 500 public charging stations available.
• Learn how to save money with San Diego Gas & Electric's special EV rates that can help drivers pay the lowest price for EV fuel when charging from midnight to 5 a.m.
• Learn about state and federal incentives available for zero-emission and plug-in electric vehicles from the EV experts at the California Center for Sustainable Energy.
• Find out about life as an EV owner from an expected 100-plus neighbors who will show their cars, having already made the switch to this cleaner, more energy-independent vehicle option.

More information and registration: www.energycenter.org/EVDay

Corporate Sponsors: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, CADILLAC and CHEVROLET

Regional Sponsors: California Center for Sustainable Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric and San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition 

National Plug In Day Sponsors: Plug In America, Sierra Club and Electric Vehicle Association

Electric Vehicle Day Organizer: Electric Power Research Institute

SOURCE Plug-In 2013