FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2015 CONTACT: Agnes Gomes-Koizumi [email protected] 323.937.5488 AltCar Expo Green Car & Energy Show Returns to the Bay Area May 28th at Oakland City Hall View, test-drive, and talk to leading green vehicle experts Oakland, CA - AltCar Expo, the nation’s leading forum for green car ride and drive, public education and demonstration of the latest green technology vehicles, will take place on Thursday, May 28th, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., at Oakland City Hall. The AltCar Expo Ride & Drive is free and open to the public. AltCar Expo will present the most extensive array of green vehicles in one place, including: electric, hybrid electric, hydrogen, natural gas, propane & bio-diesel vehicles. Most are available to test drive and many may even be purchased during the Expo. The event will feature vehicle debuts, lectures and demonstration opportunities. The vehicle and booth display areas will be open to the public from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. AltCar Expo trade conference portion will begin at 9:00 a.m., and is directed primarily to elected officials, private and public fleet owners, municipalities and industry. Highlights of the Thursday conference program include: 9:00 a.m. Bay Area Climate Collaborative Launch of Ready, Set, Charge Fleets: A Guide to EV Deployment for Fleet Managers This is the roll-out presentation of the Ready, Set, Charge Fleets: A Guide to EV Deployments for Fleet Managers guidebook. The presentation will consist of a step-bystep walk through by Dave Head, Consultant, Retired Fleet Manager, Sonoma County, followed by a question and answer period presented by Mike Harrigan, Senior Program Manager, Bay Area Climate Collaborative. 12:00 p.m. Welcome by Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland 12:15 p.m. A “Tough” Look at Funding A panel discussion moderated by Richard Battersby, Equipment Manager for the City of Oakland and Director of the East bay Clean Cities Coalition featuring the Air Resources Board, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Bay Area Climate Collaborative and the California Energy Commission. The AltCar Conference is co-presented by the City of Oakland Public Works & the East Bay Clean Cities. Event partners include: Honda, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, smart, San Francisco Clean Cities, Silicon Valley Clean Cities, Breathe California, Association of Bay Area Governments & the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley. AltCar Expo will take place at Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland CA 94612. For further information, visit http://altcarexponorcal.com/ or call (310) 390-2930. Press inquiries; please contact Agnes Gomes-Koizumi at [email protected] or (323) 937-5488. ###