Carbon Day Boston

Carbon Day Boston

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Copley Square
Boston, MA 02116

Join Boston University in Copley Square for an open air event showcasing electric vehicles and public information. Personal hybrid and all electric transportation of the near future, from trucks to bicycles, will be on display in Copley Square. Creators, manufacturer’s representatives, and owners will be on hand to answer questions and hand out information about their vehicles. Learn about the future city network of charging infrastructure that will be available as well as what Smart Neighborhoods and the Smart Grid can do. Participants include MIT Electric Vehicle Team, ConVerdant Vehicles, National Grid, Wheego, Vectrix Corp., Segway of Boston, MyBike, and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources – Clean Cities Coalition.

For more information, and to find out how to get involved, email nathan@bu.edu

Sponsored by Boston University Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability Initiative jointly with the Electric Vehicle Urban Infrastructure Study (EVUIS).

Carbon Day is held internationally on September 15th to raise awareness of anthropogenic carbon emissions and how to reduce them.