Electrify Expo Returns To New York, GMC To Debut EV Line

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Electrify Expo is returning to New York with an occasion at Nassau Coliseum in Lengthy Island on October 12-13, 2024. The occasion is predicted to attract hundreds of attendees to expertise the most recent in electrical transportation, together with automobiles, vans, e-bikes, e-scooters, and extra.

Thought of to be North America’s largest EV competition, it covers a couple of million sq. ft of out of doors area on the coliseum, and brings collectively main automotive producers like Ford, Lexus, Lucid, Nissan, Porsche, Rivian, Tesla, and Toyota.

GMC can be making its Electrify Expo debut with its HUMMER EV and Sierra EV Denali, and Expo attendees will even have the chance to check drive numerous electrical automobiles, together with the Tesla Cybertruck, and study concerning the expertise behind them.

The expo goals to cater to a variety of pursuits, from EV fans and early adopters to these merely interested by electrical transportation. With New York being a number one marketplace for EV adoption, significantly within the Lengthy Island space, the occasion supplies a priceless alternative for customers to discover the rising variety of electrical choices obtainable.

Along with showcasing electrical automobiles and vans, Electrify Expo will even characteristic quite a lot of micromobility choices reminiscent of e-bikes and e-scooters, reflecting their growing recognition as a major mode of transportation for a lot of residents. The occasion will even embrace the ultimate race of the Electrify Race League Nationwide Championship, a customized automobile present known as Electrify Showoff, and the Amazon Recharge Zone, which is able to provide instructional programming about EVs.

Electrify Expo opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on each Saturday and Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online or in particular person.

Launched in 2021 by automotive trade veteran BJ Birtwell, Electrify Expo emerged from the rising wave of client curiosity in electrical automobiles. Recognizing the necessity for a devoted area the place folks might expertise these automobiles firsthand, Electrify Expo shortly gained traction. Inside just some years, it has developed into North America’s largest electrical car competition, increasing from three occasions in its inaugural 12 months to an eight-city tour in 2024.

This speedy development displays not solely the growing recognition of EVs but in addition Electrify Expo’s dedication to showcasing the complete spectrum of electrical mobility. Initially targeted on electrical automobiles and vans, the expo now encompasses e-bikes, e-scooters, e-motorcycles, and extra, mirroring the diversification of the EV market and its influence on all types of transportation.

The next electrical automobiles are anticipated to be on show on the New York leg of Electrify Expo:

Ford: Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning
GMC: HUMMER EV, Sierra EV Denali
Lexus: 2024 RZ 450e, 2024 RX 450h+, 2024 NX 450h+, 2024 TX 550h+
Lucid: Air fashions
Nissan: ARIYA, LEAF
Porsche: Taycan
Rivian: R1T, R1S, R2, R3
Tesla: Cybertruck, Mannequin S, Mannequin 3, Mannequin X, Mannequin Y
Toyota: Grand Highlander Hybrid, Prius Prime, RAV 4 Prime, bZ4X, SiriusXM (Sienna HV)
Volvo: EX30, C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, EX90

Along with automakers, the New York Expo will embrace different micromobility choices from prime manufacturers on two and 4 wheels, reminiscent of e-bikes, e-scooters, and others, together with: