The Guinness World Record lists the largest parade of electric cars to be 402 and was achieved by in Silkeborg, Denmark, on September 11, 2016.

However, on Sunday October 24, 733 electric cars paraded in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, in an attempt to set a new Guinness record.

The record is for pure electric cars, and excludes electric trucks, buses, scooters, and hybrid vehicles.

The record attempt is being submitted to Guinness for verification and certification.

National Electric Vehicle Week is observed in Canada and the USA beginning today, Monday, October 25 and ends on Saturday, October 30 with various events promoting EV adoption.