The bustling Pakington Street will host many elegant vehicles and their feminine drivers for the first time.
EV-Day will be held along the busy Geelong West street on Sunday, June 29, from 9am to noon to recognise the influence of women on the future of transport.
Event organiser David Dillon said the event was a great chance to come along and meet like-minded people while learning about what hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) were available.
He also said he hoped the inaugural event would be a “great success”, while helping raise money for two charities.
“I realise that the new evolution of things is EV motor vehicles… (with many) driven by people who are quite sensible and concerned about the environment,” he said.
“(The event will support) The Sexual Assault and Family Violence Centre and Brain Tumor Alliance Australia, especially for Diane Dunn (from Meredith), who has unfortunately moved into stage four of brain cancer.
“They’re two charities that do great things around the Geelong community and report on their performances and all the things they achieve each year.
“They’re quite open, transparent, well run and a good example of what they can do and how many people are getting a wonderful impact from it.”
More residents across the Geelong region were becoming owners of EVs, according to the City of Greater Geelong, which found that use of the public EV charging network had jumped from 967 charging sessions in 2020 to more than 18,600 in December 2024.
