'Anyone UtahU connected get 5-20% discount on EV purchase or lease'
http://kuer.org/post/u-launches-electric-car-discount-program U Launches Electric Car Discount Program [20151214] Andrea Smardon [image http://kuer.org/sites/kuer/files/styles/x_large/public/201512/9920-blur.jpg (leaf) Image courtesy University of Utah audio http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuer/audio/2015/12/UDriveElectric_WEB_0.mp3 ] The University of Utah is hoping to reduce its emissions by targeting commuters. The U launched a program Monday to help community members buy electric cars at a cheaper price. It’s called U Drive Electric [ http://udriveelectric.org/ ]. Employees, students, or anyone connected to the university can purchase or lease electric vehicles at a discount of 5 to 20 percent off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. Myron Wilson is the U’s Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer. “We did a pretty extensive study of how the U could improve our own emissions, and one of the biggest components was commuters driving to the U, and so we’re looking for programs to help reduce those emissions,” Wilson says. There are three participating car dealers: Larry H. Miller Ford Lincoln in Sandy, Tim Dahle Nissan and BMW - both in Murray. The discounts are available for multiple makes and models, including plug-in hybrids. Sarah Wright is Executive Director of Utah Clean Energy, a partner in the project. She says this is the first in the nation bulk purchase of electric vehicles for a university. “Utah Clean Energy’s hope for this program is that it makes purchasing an electric vehicle easier and more affordable, and that it creates a bigger market for one of the best solutions that we have to our air quality problems on the Wasatch Front,” Wright says. U Drive Electric is made possible in part by a grant from Utah Clean Air Partnership, or UCAIR [ http://www.ucair.org/ ]. The limited-time program runs through the end of the year. An informational workshop will take place Thursday, Dec. 17th at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. [© 2015 kuer.org] ... http://unews.utah.edu/community-electric-cars-come-to-u-campus/ Community Electric Cars Come to U Campus Dec 14, 2015 U tackles dirty air by making electric car buying easy and affordable ... ... http://sustainability.utah.edu/resource-center/contact.php The University of Utah - Myron Willson Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer ... designs, plans, and coordinates the activities in the Sustainability Resource Center and across campus ... http://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/u-drive-electric/ For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-UtahU-Launches-EV-Buy-Lease-Discount-Program-tp4679230.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
