Electric Vehicle Ride + Drive event highlights future of car transportation in Whitestone

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The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) hosted a ride and drive event on Tuesday, Oct. 19, in Whitestone, to showcase some of the latest electric cars and talk about the future of transportation.

The event, which took place at 15-30 Petracca Pl., aimed to highlight the opportunity for tech jobs, infrastructure investment and pollution reduction that electric cars will bring.

GNYADA President Mark Schienberg talked about hosting their first electric vehicle ride and drive at the Javits Center eight years ago.

“It’s easy to say, and I feel confident to say, that dealers are all-in on electric vehicles,” Schienberg said. “We’ve made a huge huge investment on it and it’s exciting.”

Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association President Mark Schienberg speaks at an Electric Vehicle Ride + Drive event at GNYADA’s headquarters in Whitestone on Oct. 19. (Photo by Paul Frangipane)
Scott Shaw, president and CEO of Lincoln Technical Institute, speaks at an Electric Vehicle Ride + Drive event at the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association headquarters in Whitestone on Oct. 19. (Photo by Paul Frangipane)
Electric cars parked outside the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association headquarters in Whitestone on Tuesday, Oct. 19. (Photo by Paul Frangipane)

Schienberg mentioned that New York auto show was the first and largest auto show in North America, and the first vehicles shown at old Madison Square Garden were electric vehicles and steam-powered.