{"id":187623,"date":"2025-04-16T08:11:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/ev-test-drives-prove-educational-at-little-river-earth-fest\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T08:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:11:35","slug":"ev-test-drives-prove-educational-at-little-river-earth-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=187623","title":{"rendered":"EV test drives prove educational at Little River Earth Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Steve Henderson had never driven an electric vehicle before Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But after slipping behind the wheel of an all-electric Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck provided by Donohoo Chevrolet at Little River Earth Fest, Henderson walked away with a new appreciation for what an EV can do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe acceleration is incredible \u2013 way above what I thought it would do,\u201d said Henderson, a Hoover resident who attended the event at Little River Canyon Center with his wife, Donna. \u201cIt was like on a ride at Disney or something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Hendersons own a conventional, gas-powered 2002 F-150 pick-up, and they said the short test drive definitely made them more likely to consider going electric with their next vehicle purchase. The all-electric truck\u2019s smooth, quiet ride also impressed the couple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe acceleration puts you back in your seat,\u201d Donna Henderson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donohoochevrolet.com\/\">Donohoo Chevrolet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, in collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/driveelectric.alabama.gov\/resources-events\/\"><span class=\"s3\">Drive Electric Alabama<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition,\u00a0offered free EV test drives at\u00a0Saturday\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visitlookoutmountain.com\/events\/earth-fest-2025\/\"><span class=\"s3\">2025 Little River Earth Fest<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at Little River Canyon Center. It was the first time test drives have been available at a Drive Electric Alabama EV showcase, as\u00a0Donohoo Chevrolet showcased\u00a0Chevy\u2019s EV lineup, which includes crossovers, SUVs and full-sized pick-up trucks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition, members of Drive Electric Alabama chapters displayed a\u00a0variety of EV makes and models and\u00a0talked 1-on-1 with many visitors to the Little River Earth Fest in an effort to educate the public about technology, affordability and what it\u2019s like owning an EV.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe best way to learn about EVs is to talk to people who drive them every day or to simply drive one yourself,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alabamacleanfuels.org\/\"><span class=\"s3\">Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition President<\/span><\/a> Michael Staley. \u201cWe appreciate Donohoo Chevrolet helping create this opportunity for people to take test drives. Having personal experience, even if that\u2019s driving an EV for only a few minutes, can really change someone\u2019s perspective about EVs and may inspire them to consider driving electric in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s4\">Drive Electric Alabama has two more EV showcases planned for later this month, both on Saturday, April 26 \u2013 the Birmingham Earth Day EV Showcase at The Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham and the Bay Area EV Showcase at Chickasabogue Park just outside Mobile. Details for both events can be found online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/driveelectric.alabama.gov\/resources-events\/\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/driveelectric.alabama.gov\/resources-events\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Henderson had never driven an electric vehicle before Saturday. But after slipping behind the wheel of an all-electric Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck provided by Donohoo Chevrolet at Little River Earth Fest, Henderson walked away with a new appreciation for what an EV can do. \u201cThe acceleration is incredible \u2013 way above what I thought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11763],"tags":[73563,72458,26748,1749,754,14682,15288,15580,4810,13597],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-187623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alabama","tag-alabama-clean-fuels-coalition","tag-drive-electric-alabama","tag-drives","tag-earth","tag-educational","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-fest","tag-prove","tag-river","tag-test"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EV test drives prove educational at Little River Earth Fest - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=187623\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EV test drives prove educational at Little River Earth Fest - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Steve Henderson had never driven an electric vehicle before Saturday. 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