Seventeen electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles lined Broad Street during Thursday’s Farmers Market EV Showcase organized jointly by the City of San Luis Obispo's Sustainability Department and the SLO Climate Coalition. In addition to the two organizers, two other exhibitors, Central Coast Community Energy and SLO County APCD provided information on electric vehicles and the programs available to help purchase and charge them.

The City of SLO hosted the centerpiece attraction, showing off one of their fleet of all-electric F-150 Lightnings and an electric city bus. The F-150 powered a string of lights while the bus attracted young and old to hop on and rest their legs.

Other popular showcase vehicles included a Tesla Cybertruck that played a musical light show and an Rivian R1T equipped with a sleeping tent over the pickup bed. But what really caught the attention of attendees, though, was the windshield flyers showing what used vehicles similar to some of those in the showcase could be purchased for after rebates. With up to $11,000 in rebates, Chevy Bolts, Hyundai Konas, and Kia Niros with only 50,000 miles could be purchased for less than $7,000!

Visitors were encouraged to attend the EV Ride & Drive event on Saturday so they could actually get behind the wheel of some of the electric vehicles on display.