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Welcome to Drive $mart Wisconsin

'The Fuel of the Future...

"Drive Less When you can...Drive $mart when you do"

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OUR MISSION:

As the oldest and largest not for profit grassroots organization in North America, we are dedicated to educating and training our D$W members as well as the general public, on the benefits of $mart Driving through safe and fuel efficient driving skills. These skills can be used in any vehicle, gas or electric, old or new. We also educate and promote the importance of sustainable transportation vehicles and alternative fuel technology.

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WHO ARE WE:

We are a cross section of average drivers that are tired of high fuel costs and the effects of emissions on the environment. Through our D$W Planning Team, made up of world-class instructors, we are made aware of the how $mart Driving can be safe and cost efficient in their current vehicles. All of our members are taught how to be teachers and students at the same time as they learn and pay forward their new $mart Driving knowledge and skills.

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WHAT WE DO:

We gather for "Meets" on a regular basis around Southeastern Wisconsin to listen to outside and member speakers that discuss $mart Driving techniques, fuel saving strategies, current and upcoming new vehicles and how to make each of our transportation choices as sustainable as possible. We exchange ideas and experiences with one another and share a pot luck meal together. Our meets are on Saturday mornings and last about 3 hours and are absolutely free and offer free driving instruction.

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HOW WE DO IT:

In addition to the knowledge and experience exchange at our Meets, we offer free behind the wheel $mart Driver training to our members at the novice, intermediate and advanced level with our D$W Planning Team instructors. We offer public outreach activities at fairs and other events and perform our unique "Pump Your Ride to $avings" at various locations around the state.

About Us

Drive $mart Wisconsin Timeline

- D$W has held 65 public instructional MiHG/D$W Meets throughout Wisconsin and have held over 72 public D$W outreach events throughout the US since 2006.

- D$W has received press coverage with WITI-TV, WISN-TV, WTMJ-TV, Fox6, NPR, WPR, Forbes, Capitol Times, Milwaukee Journal, Waukesha Freeman, West Bend Express, Milwaukee Examiner and numerous local papers

- 2005 Milwaukee Hybrid Group organized by Bradlee and Justin Fons

- 2006 1st Meet of the MiHG in Oak Creek

- 2006 - 2011 MiHG helped organize the Hybridfest/Greendrive Expo in Madison, WI.

- 2007 - 2011 Invited to display at the Milwaukee Auto Show

- 2008 Bradlee and Justin Fons and Wayne Gerdes created the “Tools for a Lifetime” $mart Driving curriculum

- 2008 Tools for a Lifetime Training of City of Milwaukee drivers, along with MATC/WCCSE for WDNR

- 2008 Trained drivers at Pat’s Garage in San Francisco

- 2009 Trained Veolia Water drivers with MATC/WCCSE for WDNR

- 2009-2011 Presented at the MATC Green Vehicles Workshop

- 2010 Created curriculum and trained Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District drivers

- 2010 Trained drivers for the Green Drive Colorado in Denver

- 2011 Justin & Bradlee became certified instructors with Canadian Natural Resources Auto Smart in Sarnia, ON.

- 2011-2015 Initiated yearly Electric Block Heater installations for MiHG members

- 2012 Proposed training with the cities of Missoula, MT, and Fitchburg and Beloit DPW administrators

- 2012 MiHG transitions to Drive $mart Wisconsin

- 2013 Held Tools for a Lifetime Training at the Rock River Earth Days in Jefferson, WI.

- 2013 Presented at MATC Sustainability Summit in Milwaukee

- 2013 Held 2 Pump Your Ride To $avings events in Pewaukee and Oak Creek

- 2014 Proposed training for the US Forest Service in Gladstone, MI.

- 2017 Partners with the Milwaukee Public Schools MPS Drive training

- 2017/2018/2019 Hosted National Drive Electric events in Greenfield, WI.

- 2019 Hosts 1st National Drive Electric Earth Day event in Greenfield, WI.

- 2019 Host National Drive Electric event with the HOPE Creation Team from New Hope UCC in West Bend

- 2019 Participates in Eco-fest in Racine, the Milwaukee Auto Show, and the Sustainability Fair in Waukesha

- 2019 Connected with the Waukesha County Creation Care Green Team

- 2019 Partners with the Wisconsin Interfaith Power & Light (WIPL), Wisconsin. UCC Creation Care Team

- 2020 Held a Webinar, “Driving in God’s Garden,” for the Wis. UCC General Conference and WIPL

- 2021 Held our 59th D$W Meet and hosted an EV Fair at the Greenfield Library on 6-5-21

- 2021 Hosted the 2021 NDEW event again at the Festival Foods in West Allis, 10-3-21

- 2022 Participates in the 2022 Sustainability Summit at Carthage College in April, Kenosha

- 2022 Hosts a DEED EV event at Festival Foods in Somers, WI, on April 23

- 2022 Held our 60th D$W Meet at the Greenfield Public Library on April 23 in Greenfield, WI.

- 2022 Exhibited Driving In God’s Garden at the Wisconsin UCC Conference Annual Meet in Green Lake in June

- 2022 Presented D$W “Tools for a Lifetime” training at the Midwest Regional Energy Fair in Custer in June

- 2022 Holding our 61st D$W Meet at the Greenfield Public Library on Aug. 13 in Greenfield, WI.

- 2022 “Tools for a Lifetime” training with First Congregational UCC at Rhinelander Project North Sept.16/17

- 2023 D$W Advisory Group formed to give additional leadership skills in developing D$W outreach

- 2023 First D$W Advisory Group Zoom in January

- 2023 Presented at an Interfaith Power and Light Webinar in February

- 2023 Presented at a Wisconsin Clean Cities Webinar in February

- 2023 Interviewed by the Director of the Wisconsin Sustainability Business Council for a D$W article in WSBC Newsletter

- 2023 Tools presentation at the voluntary driver group KAFASI in Kenosha in March

- 2023 Exhibiting at Racine EcoFest on the Gateway College campus in Racine in March

- 2023 Second D$W AG Zoom in March

- 2023 Tool presentations on $mart Driving 101 and EWV 101 at the Beloit Public Library in April

- 2023 62nd D$W Meet and Drive Electric Earth Day Fair at the Greenfield Public Library in April

- 2023 Presented at a Wisconsin Sustainability Business Council Webinar in May

- 2023 Met with the City of Greenfield Mayor & Parks Director about an EV display at their Annual Classic Car Show in May

- 2023 Participated in a Wisconsin Technology Council meeting on EVs at UWM Innovation Accelerator in July

- 2023 Participated in the Electrification Coalition EV Boot Camp in Madison, WI, in July

- 2023 Presented at the Ashland County Moves Forward Webinar in August

- 2023 Displayed and presented at the Retzer Sustainability Fair in Waukesha in August

- 2023 Interviewed by Milwaukee Fox 6 TV on $mart Driving and EVs in August

- 2023 Hosted and managed an EV Display as part of the 7th Annual City of Greenfield Car Show in September

- 2023 Displayed and presented at the Creation Care Summit at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Hartford in October

- 2023 Initiated 501c3 growth discussions with a representative of SCORE in October

- 2023 Third D$W AG Zoom in November

- 2024 Connected with the ecumenical Wisconsin Creation Care Ambassador network

- 2024 D$W AG Team authorizes D$W to begin the process of applying for 501c3 status

- 2024 Held 63rd D$W Meet at Andrew Toyota in Glendale, WI, in March

- 2024 Presented at the Kenosha Earth Day event at Gateway College on April 20

- 2024 Renewed partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS Drive Program for the 7th consecutive year

- 2024 Hosted a Drive Electric Earth Month EV show at the Kenosha Earth Day event at Gateway College on April 20

- 2024 Presented Driving in God’s Garden as part of an Earth Day at St. John’s Lutheran in Oregon, WI, on April 20

- 2024 Connected with the Lutheran Restoring Creation and the ELCA Creation Care groups

- 2024 Presented Driving in God’s Garden at the Earth Day event at Middleton UCC Church in Middleton, WI, on April 27, 20

- 2024 Connected with the Dane County Youth Environmental Committee n(DYEC) and the Young Evangelicals for Climate Change (YECA) organizations

- 2024 Tools for a Lifetime Update Zoom in June

- 2024 Fourth through Tenth D$W AG Zoom from January through August

- 2024 64th D$W Meet and xEV Display at the Greenfield Public Library in July

- 2024 Displayed at the Sheboygan xEV Expo at Maywood Environmental Park in September

- 2024 Displayed at the “Cooked: Survival by Zip code” film at Times Theater in Milwaukee, sponsored by ICGM

- 2024 Connected with the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and Faith in Place organizations

- 2025 Tools for a Lifetime meeting with Wisconsin Clean Cities at WE Energy in Milwaukee in February

- 2025 Tabled at the Waukesha Creation Care meeting in Waukesha in February

- 2025 Presented and tabled at the Regional United Church of Christ Creation Care Conference in Fond du Lac in March

- 2025 Tabled and managed a DEEM xEV display at the Gateway College Earth Day Fair in Kenosha in April

- 2025 Tabled and managed a DEEM xEV display at the Oregon Earth Day event at St. John’s in Oregon in April

- 2025 65th D$W Meet held at the Greenfield Public Library in Greenfield, WI on May 31

- 2025 Tabled and presented at the WI Youth Climate Conference at Madison College on Nov. 22

- 2026 Hosted a DEEM xEV Show and tabled at the Kenosha Earth Day Celebration on April 19

- 2026 Tabled at the Middleton UCC Earth Day celebration on April 25 in Middleton, WI

- 2026 Presented and tabled at the Redeemer UCC Prairie Fest on July 25 in Sussex

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Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our D$W mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our D$W goals without the help of supporters like you.

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