This commercial for the Nissan Leaf electric car — slated to go on sale in the U.S. in December — ought to melt the hearts of even the most stubborn global-warming naysayers. We’re pulling for you, polar bears!
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Bear necessities
Monday, September 13th, 2010Transportation animation
Friday, September 3rd, 2010If this isn’t the coolest, cutest video we’ve ever seen promoting electric cars, we don’t know what is.
I-GO plugs into Carbon Nation world premiere
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
One of our plug-in electric cars is located in the Millennium Park garage. But it’ll be above ground in the spotlight during the festivities surrounding the world premiere and free screening of Carbon Nation (pictured above), a new film about climate change solutions by documentary filmmaker Peter Byck. Comedian Hal Sparks will perform, and the big green lug from Shrek the Musical will meander down the green carpet. We’ll be sharing I-GO’s EV plans with visitors, and we hope you’re among them!
Here are the details:
Carbon Nation Celebration
Tues, Aug 10, 7-10pm
Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St. between Michigan Ave. and Columbus Ave.
Free admission
Yep, free. Our plug-in gets charged, but you won’t.
Take it or i Miev it
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Get a sneak peak at Mitsubishi’s new electric vehicle at a free special event for I-GO members only!

WHAT:
I-GO’s i MiEV Demo
WHEN:
Tuesday, July 27, 5:30pm – 8pm
WHERE:
I-GO Car Sharing (at the Center for Neighborhood Technology)
2125 W. North Ave., Chicago, Illinois
(Light snacks & refreshments will be served)
Please RSVP to Lauren@igocars.org with your name and the names of any guests.
Mitsubishi’s adorable, new, zero-emissions electric vehicle (EV) puts the grin in green. It gets up to 100 miles on a full battery charge. Emits only 30% of the CO2 of a gas-powered minicar even when taking into account emissions at the power plants that generate the electricity needed to charge the car. And it costs at least one-third less to drive (or even less, depending on the price of electricity and whether it’s charged during off-peak hours) than a comparable gasoline vehicle. The i MiEV gets its oomph from high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries and a compact, highly efficient motor.
Oh, and it looks like an egg. Or, if Japanese anime is your thing, a Pokemon character. If it had cheeks we’d pinch them.
So why are we telling you this? Because I-GO is one of the few places in North America where Mitsubishi has chosen to demo the i MiEV, currently sold only in Japan. And we’re inviting I-GO members to drop by our office to take a spin.
As an environmentally driven nonprofit, I-GO is making plans to add electric vehicles to its fleet. The i MiEV demo is a rare sneak preview of one such EV our members may be driving in the near future. We’d love to hear what you think of it. Your feedback will help us evaluate our EV options.
We’ll also be doling out discounted I-GO memberships at the event. So bring along a friend, family member, coworker, or classmate who’s been contemplating the car-sharing lifestyle. And queue up for a ride around the block in the i MiEV with I-GO CEO Sharon Feigon.
No, you can’t reserve the i MiEV for an I-GO trip — yet. But you can reserve any of the other diverse, low-emission vehicles in our fleet. Half of them are hybrids. Two are plug-in hybrids that also get stratospheric mileage and help reduce our addition to oil and gas.
RESERVE AN I-GO CAR TODAY!
At I-GO, we’re focused on an greener, cleaner tomorrow. Renewable energy and dwindling dependence on fossil fuels. Affordable sustainability. Car sharing is already eco-friendly. Let’s plug in and make it even friendlier.







