EARTH DAY NEW YORK 2014 - THE CAT WALK PRESENTATION PERFORMANCE - PART 1

CO2 Green Drive and Earth Day New York collaborated for the fourth time on the annual Global Earth Day celebration, on April 22nd 2014. The "Green Car Cat Walk" performance was done on Union Square by Mr Green along with a variation of Bikes and Electric & Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. 

The official video from The New York Mayors office, with a speech by Mayor Bill Di Blasio that also joined in on the celebrations.

Toyota, who has been the main partner in the production for a couple of years, had a large variety of vehicles that who had an alternative to the Combustion Engine. Their #greenitabit promotional concept, wanting to make everyday Earth Day, is a nice green step in the right direction.

Mr Green did a lovely job in their performance, with directions an inspiration to the gentlemen who stood on the side of Chuck D, Terminator X and Flava Flav.

The only difference is that they wear black, and Chuck D, Terminator X and Flava Flav has been exchanged with a Green Vehicle..

But the Green Vehicles also come in Black.

And Miss Green is way more attractive..

They also come as SUV's

In White.

The above LOMAX was also part of the first version of CO2 E Drive in New York 2011 and functioned as a brush when performing the Virtual GPS Tagging Performance. A performance that will be saved for next year, but this then with Bikes.

Max Wilcox from the Methacton Senior High School talks about the LOMAX

Peter Yuskauskas from NYCE Wheels shows his brilliant electric city folding bike.

And a video that gives you all the details

The Electric Department of Sanitation Truck

The Black Toyota Prius from Enterprise Car Share.

With a sweet EMO girl taking down names, like there was no tomorrow.

The New York Police Ford Focus

The GMC Electric Truck

The Parks Department Hybrid Truck

And of course the White Trash Truck. Please notice Mr Green in the back of the truck, peeking out from behind.

Then there was Robbert Zoon from Dutch Bough Bikes - a wooden bike designed in Holland.

Bough Bikes 'Be Moved By Nature' - Commercial from Erik Journee on Vimeo.

More about Bough Bikes HERE 



Joe Depace is a local New Yorker who goes out and documents what is going on in his city. Enjoy Joe's talk-over throughout his above film done on Union Square on Earth Day 2014.



Above the official Earth Day 2014 video, talking about "Greening" our cities.

EARTH DAY NEW YORK 2014 - THE "E" TAG WITH BIKES & MR GREEN

Plans are taking shape for the first version of the "e" tag with bikes in connection to Earth Day New York 2014. The previous 3 years, the tag has been done with Electric Cars but this time around it is time for a new TAG and another vehicle. It should also be said that the artist behind CO2 Green Drive (Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen) have done the "E" tag on a bike twice in the past.

In 2013, it was done on the above handmade stainless steel Bike from AOI Bicycles.

The 2014 "e" Tag will be done on the bike lanes (AKA Copenhagen Lanes)  around Union Square.

The Mr Green Crew will as always be involved, both for the bike activities and as part of the "Green Car Catwalk Performance" on Union Square. In above image from Times Square in 2011, they are holding the Danish "eco2bike" that on Earth Day New York 2015 will particpate with a large scale installation of bikes.

 Plans are also taking shape to collaborate with New York's Bike Activist Group TIME'S UP.
The above flyer is from one of their "Love Your Lane" Valentins events.



They were also part of the Occupy Wall Street activities where they installed Bikes that could charge electronics for the people in Zuccotti Park. More about it HERE

Time's Up & Visual Resistance have been installing "Ghost Bikes" around the New York area for many years. They are bicycles painted white with plaques placed above them to recognize deceased cyclists. 

The NYC Street Memorial Project installs ghost bikes in NYC and maintains the website
 www.ghostbikes.org. which includes ghost bike projects throughout the world.  The memorials are intended to honor cyclists killed on New York's streets and to remind drivers to use caution and be aware of bicycles. 

More about Time's Up HERE

THE UNION SQUARE CATWALK PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBITION - EARTH DAY NEW YORK 2012

After the CO2 E Drive Performance through the streets of the Big Apple, many of the participating vehicles entered Union Square for the "Cat Walk Performence" and Green Car Exhibition. The sun was out and Union Square was packed with New Yorkers celebrating Earth Day 2013.

In CO2 E Drive's own tent, people could see the "Tagging Performance" LIVE on a screen sponsored by the Greek Cultural Institute. 

It was wonderful to once again have Dave Delman and his Electric DeLorean part of the Cat Walk Performance

The Time Machine

Carl Vogel in his Biofuled Truck. He is President of Vogelbilt Corp, Adjunct Professor - Farmingdale State College - Automotive Engineering. Visiting Research Technician for the IRTT, President of the Greater NY Electric Auto Association www.LIEAA.org and Board of Director for the Electric Auto Association www.electricauto.org

The Electric Ford Focus from NYPD

The Orange Toyota Prius from Toyota could hold its own, next to the cool models from Mr Green

CPR 

Talking To Me?

The Brand New City Bike for New York City from Citi Bike

Blue, Red, Green, Orange and Orange!

The Horse Bike on the Cat Walk

The Electric Brammo MC

Director of Earth Day New York Pamela Lippe in a TV interview by CBS News

The Crowd on Union Sqaure that also included several concerts and events all day.
See more about what happened Earlier in the Day for the "E" Tagging Performance HERE

Thanks as Always to Earth Day New York and their wonderful staff for making it all happen!

Stay tuned with Next post, including The Harlem Shake and various other images from the afternoon!

EARTH DAY 2013 - THE PLANS

Earth Day 2013 is by the CO2 Green Drive being planned to once again take place all over the world

We are happy to announce that the Electric DeLorean in New York is confirmed to participate, along with a whole crew of Tesla owners from Connecticut.

To be updated with the plans for 2013, go to our Facebook page HERE

Join the Earth Day New York events on Union Sqaure HERE