Draft:World EV Day

World EV Day is a celebration of electric vehicles. It is celebrated on the 9th September each year. The day is dedicated to sustainable electric mobility. Close to 1 billion people have engaged with World EV Day.

Activities
World EV Day was launched in 2020 by Green.TV Media Ltd to celebrate electric vehicle s, with ABB as the original founding partner. Ade Thomas, the Founder of Green.TV Media, originated the idea in COVID lockdown. Lockdown, plus the global surge in EV interest, led to the idea gaining momentum and capturing the interest of a global network of founding partners

World EV Day has been discussed in the Houses of Parliament in the UK and in the White House in the US.

World EV Day was trademarked by Green.TV the original founders

Announcements aligned to World EV Day
Organisations that have chosen World EV Day to announce electric vehicle news (reverse chronological order).

2023


 * National Grid celebrates it's 1,000th electric vehicle
 * RAW charging offers free EV charging on World EV Day

2022

2021
 * GRIDSERVE announced the construction of their Gatwick Electric Forecourt


 * World EV Day discussed in the Houses of Parliament
 * BluSmart announced a partnership with Jio-BP to build charging infrastructure across India
 * Paua announces a partnership with Fastned on World EV day

2020


 * UK Government announcement of £12m funding into EV research
 * In celebration of World EV Day, 9 September 2020, Nissan marked the production of the 500,000th Nissan LEAF
 * UK Highways England announces £9million investment in electric vehicle "try before you buy" scheme

World EV day supporters
World EV Day has attracted a range of supporters including ABB, the AA, ALD, Auto Trader, BYD, DPD, DS Automobiles, Dennis Eagle, EAV, EO, EA Global, the Electrification Coalition, Good Energy, GRIDSERVE, Hyundai, IONITY, Jaguar Land Rover, LeasePlan, Mahindra Electric, Maxus, myenergi, NIO, National Grid, Newmotion, Nissan, Octopus EV, Ohme, Pinergy, Polestar, SSE, Scottish Power, Tata Motors, Tusker, Vanarama, and Volta Trucks.