L-R: Alumni Engagement Executive Director Julie Lafford, 91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, Plug鈥檔 Drive CEO Cara Clairman, and Faculty of Environmental Studies Dean Alice Hovorka and Senior Development Officer Amanda Stastook our test drive reception.
On June 6, 2019 the Division of Advancement partnered with the Faculty of Environmental Studies to host a unique event at the Plug鈥榥 Drive Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre. Open to alumni and the broader 91亚色 community, guests were invited to a reception with the opportunity to network with fellow alumni and test drive electric vehicles.听
Plug鈥榥 Drive was founded by 91亚色 alumna and President and CEO Cara Clairman (MES 鈥93, LLB 鈥93). The Centre is the world's first experiential learning facility dedicated to electric cars. The facility is open to the public, where you can explore how electric cars save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and experience top performance. Test drive vehicles included nine different makes and models of electric car, like the Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron, BMW i3, Chevrolet BOLT and Ford Fusion Energi.听
Ammon Cherry, BEs student and President of BESSA, explores test drive vehicles at Plug鈥檔 Drive Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre.
The event included a lively networking reception where alumni connected and with the 91亚色 leadership team. Speakers included President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton, Vice-President Advancement Jeff O鈥橦agan, and Faculty of Environmental Studies dean Alice Hovorka who spoke to their bold visions for the University. Clairman gave an insightful talk on the myths of electric vehicles, the changes the Centre has made for electric vehicles in Canada, and looked to the future of electric vehicles.
Glendon and FES alumnus Darnel Harris (BA 鈥11, MES 鈥15) felt the reception was 鈥渁 great event鈥 that allowed him to enjoy driving electric cars. 鈥淚t also allowed me to meet the 91亚色 leadership team and learn more about the exciting future of 91亚色.鈥
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