The day features valuable prize drawings, test drives of electric cars, and more.
Family Energy Day and Street Smart San Diego
Sunday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: CCSE - 8690 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123
Registration: Free - No registration required
Find out the simple steps you can take right away to lower next month’s energy costs in one afternoon of free, interactive family fun. The day features valuable prize drawings, test drives of pre-market plug-in cars of the future, games for kids, food and live entertainment, workshops offering cost-saving solutions, home energy savings and clean generation vendor displays and a chance to speak with experts on how to save energy and money…Plus, the opportunity to meet celebrity racecar driver and environmental activist, Carbon Free Girl, Leilani Munter. Stay tuned for event updates! (Please visit Street Smart San Diego for sponsorship information).
Top 5 reasons to visit Family Energy Day and Street Smart San Diego
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See the car of the future, or better yet, test drive one! There will be some really awesome test drives where you can try out the most advanced electric car on the market such as the Toyota Prius PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) that is coming to the U.S. marketplace in 2012. We are also working with other manufactures to bring their electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Mitsubishi MIEV, Think City North America and others.
Test drive the Toyota Prius PHEV
- Learn how to save money with clean energy: New federal and state programs will provide homeowners with greater incentives for residential retrofits. The event will have free workshops and home energy displays so you can speak with experts on how to save energy and money with the latest energy-efficient and renewable technologies.
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Meet celebrity race car driver and environmental activist, Carbon Free Girl, Leilani Munter: The mission of Leilani's Eco Dream Team is to send powerful messages calling to action 100 million race fans in the U.S. to make a difference by spreading environmental awareness about sustainable living alternatives, clean energy, alternative fuel vehicles and environmental legislation. Additionally, Leilani hopes her efforts will encourage racing sanctioning bodies to increase their environmental initiatives with expanded recycling programs and the use of alternative fuels.
Leilani Munter - Carbon Free Girl is a professional race car driver and environmental activist.
- Bring your friends and your whole family: it's a free event with activities for kids like drive solar powered cars, eat solar cookies, and listen to solar powered music!
- WIN cool prizes: you will also have a chance to win high-dollar value prize drawings, and raffles such as: Vaillant Solar Water Heating System (two collectors and 80-gallon tank)
installed by Adroit Solar (Value $9800), Chargers Tickets, Monday Night Football, Official NFL Chargers Jerseys, Padres Game Tickets (behind home plate); we will raffle a Sanyo Eneloop electric bike (Value $2,499), a solar backpack (Value $249), and a parabolic solar cooker (Value $189).
Raffle of a SANYO Electric Bike, Solar Power Backpack, and a Solar Cooker
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