2013 comes into focus!
Coming up in real-time, folks:
WESTPORT CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC CAR RALLY: APRIL 27, 2013The
Westport Electric Car Club announces the first-ever Electric Car Rally in Connecticut,
a 40-mile event and education on Saturday, April 27th. Entrants must
be “plug in” cars, partial or fully electric. An estimated 20 unique
cars will showcase to the public and display at Earth Day Events in
Westport and Fairfield. The public is invited for a Free event, to meet
owners and local dealers including solar home options; with 1pm-3pm
public viewing and general education.
President Leo
Cirino says, “ This is an exciting and timely event for the revolution
of electric cars In America. Electric cars get very little attention in
this region of the country, yet Westport is a leading community in the
state and nation. We invite the public to see and understand the
variety of long-range electric alternative vehicles”.
Rally
begins 9am at the Eastbound Saugatuck Train Station. EV Cars will
follow a Time-Speed-Distance Rally, with a public “Pit Stop” at
11:30-12 noon at the Fairfield Earth Day Celebration held annually at
Ward High School. The Rally concludes near 1pm at the Saugatuck station
where the public is invited 1-3pm. Adam Lubarsky, owner of the Blu
Parrot has offered free sliders and free music. A family event for all
ages, all are welcome to see electric cars and meet dealers.
Steve
Smith, Town Building Inspector states, “The Road Rally is our way of
being proactive in showing that electric cars are real, practical and
can make a difference in energy resource sustainability. This follows
our April launch of solar-paneled train station charging stations;
attended by Governor Malloy and local citizens.”
Rally
vehicles include Tesla Model S (Car of the Year 2013), Tesla Roadster,
Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Fisker Karma, Mitsubishi's i-MiEV, Smart Car
EVs and more. And… first electric cars in America will rally: 1907
Columbia built in Hartford CT and 1910 Broc Electric Car, courtesy of
Dragone Classic Motorcars of Westport.
To register a car: contact jshuck at optonline.net
For general information:
www.westportelectriccarclub.com
Business contact for sponsorships:Stephanie Weiner, New England Smart Energy Group
cell:
203-722-5386stephaniew at ne-
smartenergy.com
Other Club Contacts:
Remy Chevalier
203-227-2065 remyc at prodigy.net
Leo Cirino, President Westport Electric Car Club lcirino at snet.net
203-226-0034Barry Kresch, Marketing & Education evs at westportelectriccarclub.com
STATE COLLEGE PA 21st CENTURY AUTOMOTIVE CHALLENGE MAY 16-19 2013
Registration is OPEN!!!
Registration Forms and latest information on 21st CAC 2013 available
here What’s new for the 21st CAC in 2013:
- Technical Testing May 16 and 17 to be held at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
- Saturday Charging/Display at the MorningStar Solar Home open to public 10 am-4 pm
- Press Display Event and Preliminary Awards Sunday 1 pm – 3 pm
- (Tentative) EEVC Awards Ceremony at their June 12 regular meeting
SEVEN SPRINGS PA MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR SEPT 20-22
RSVP now to jbelak at paelectrics.com to qualify for $70/night accommodations at the Days Inn Somerset 10 miles from Seven Springs. Bring your EV and help thousands of people get the plug-in driving word at this very well-attended Earth Fair. I told Jon I'd come speak, stay tuned!
FRENCHTOWN NJ GREEN FAIR SEPT 28
Hurray! I got put in charge of organizing an entire Green Transportation segment of our 2nd annual local Green Fair, so now I am the Phil Jones of Frenchtown! Hello all EV and other alt-fuel-vehicle drivers within range of charming Frenchtown NJ, please join us to put your car on display AND share your gift of gab if you'd like to be part of the educational programming. I'm so excited about this I almost said no to the Mother Earth News Fair, but then I realized, it will all be arranged by then and I gotta get to Western PA that weekend, because frankly, I've been missing the EV stuff while totally preoccupied with other aspects of my life! I have a conflict with the 21st Century Automotive Challenge and hey, if you read all the way down to the bottom you're probably wondering "What the heck ever happened to the Macungie EV picnic, wasn't that supposed to happen in 2013 too and doesn't it normally occur, like, in the spring?
STAY TUNED!
