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WHAT: On February 2, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, OUC–The Reliable One, Progress Energy and Nissan North America will announce plans to move Central Florida’s environmental agenda forward – by promoting electric vehicle transportation.
The City of Orlando with Nissan North America will launch the Zero Emission Mobility Project, an initiative to promote the development of electric-vehicle infrastructure and adoption of electric cars. Nissan will be the first automaker to mass-market all-electric vehicles, beginning with the Nissan LEAF. Orlando is one of the first markets in the world where the Nissan LEAF will be available when it goes on sale later this year.
This project is further supported by the Get Ready Central Florida initiative – a coalition comprised of Orange County Government, the City of Orlando, OUC–The Reliable One, and Progress Energy—with the goal of expediting Central Florida’s progress in preparing the infrastructure for EV transportation.
VISUALS: Mayor Dyer and Mayor Crotty will test drive the Nissan LEAF, the industry’s first all-electric, zero-emission car designed for the mass market.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Jefferson Street Parking Garage – Downtown Orlando, 62 W. Jefferson St. (Between Orange Ave. and Garland Ave.)
WHO: Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Nissan North America, OUC–The Reliable One, Progress Energy
