[Music] making the switch to an electric vehicle can seem like a big step earlier this month the energy and environment commission hosted an electric vehicle showcase allowing people to get their questions answered by Electric Vehicle owners and dealers Edina TV was there and shares how this event worked toward meeting the city of edina's climate action plan goals [Music] you yes you you've been thinking about getting a new car haven't you ever thought about an EV you know an electric vehicle I get it you don't want to go to a dealer and get a big sales pitch EVS are complicated unreliable and expensive right wrong we've had an EV for 2 years my wife and I both love the EV um it's a better driving EXP experience it's very reliable um we've never had any issues with the battery going down to zero even close John gets it and if you're like him you're concerned about the environment you may even know that in 2019 in Edina alone 41.1% of greenhouse gas emissions came from transportation that means cars just like ours our climate action plan sets a goal for us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030 so we want to decart carbonize our transportation sector which can be done by taking less vehicle trips walking biking but another component of that is electric vehicles that's why on Saturday October 5th Edina hosted an electric vehicle event it offered residents the chance to see and touch a wide variety of electric vehicles talk to both experts and local EV owners about their EV experience we're trying to reach Edina neighbors and help folks make those connections still not sold maybe you're worried that it just doesn't have enough mus initially I was focused on the environmental footprint and wanting to do do my part and then I test drove an EV and it's such a better Driving Experience there's more torque it's immediately available at all points in driving you can accelerate out of anything if you need to um it's just more fun to drive hey like the song says The Times They are a changing any Dina is on the Leading Edge of that change moving the gas to electric vehicle needle by only 1% prevents up to 27 50 tons of greenhouse emissions annually our climate action plan aims to have 25% of vehicles needa be fully electric by 2030 the cool thing about EV is the technology is fantastic they're very safe um the range is getting better and the performance is phenomenal I bet you're kind of bummed you miss that event ain't you no problem we got you covered for residents who have questions about electrifying at home putting in an EV charger purchasing EV we have those resources on our City website on the sustainability Pages for actions that residents can take and there's a section within there that talks about electric vehicles and EV charging it's great I think there's good buzz and everybody's excited for what we're trying to do here so I think the future is yeah we'll probably do this again next year maybe by next year instead of being the one asking questions it's got the dual screen you'll be here answering them for others looking at e Fe for Edina TV I'm Tom Cornell visit Edina mn.gov sustainability for more information on actions residents can take including electrifying their homes and adding an electric vehicle charger