I spent a four hours today at the Drive Electric Week event at Alliant Energy in Madison.
Well hosted - Tshirts, Water and Cookies, someone was always nearby to answer questions.
I stayed so busy - I took no pictures and didn't even have a chance to eat the lunch I packed for myself.
https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=801"Alliant Energy is collaborating with Wisconsin Clean Cities and local dealerships to bring in new electric vehicles for a ride-and-drive event."
"Those attending will get the chance to test drive or ride in an electric vehicle. (Many people are surprised at the instant torque, quiet and smooth ride, and savings a gas-free engine provides.) The public is invited to test drive or ride in an electric vehicle We encourage supporters and interested local residents and businesses to learn about cost savings and environmental benefits of driving electric!"It was "Test Drive" event with both dealers and private individuals. So I rode & drove in a dealer Nissan Leaf, Ford Fusion (Hybrid), Ford C-Max (Hybrid) and a private C-Max( hybrid) with 60,000 miles on it. I admired the slew of Tesla's and spoke to proud owners. Lots of Level 2 charging stations and waiver forms.
I took a duffel of gear, gloves, jackets, pants, helmets, eye protection, and volunteered my Zero up for test drives. I got a good half a dozen riders. I pre-programmed ECO mode to 40% torque (just in case) but every rider owned 600cc+ bikes so they got the trill of full Sport mode.
Alliant Energies provided the funding for Newton Police department's Zero!
http://www.newtondailynews.com/2016/08/16/npd-part-of-electric-motorcycle-pilot-program/a6pbvvx/Newton Iowa applied for the just cost of the Zero, Alliant stepped up and funded the entire project as a pilot to gain the data to develop credits for other departments or city agencies.
I'm glad Alliant's staff and guests had a chance to see, touch and even ride a Zero especially because of their support of Zero's.