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on. There are tasks before and during the event but all of them are important
to making the event special for many people. If you have any questions, please
contact me at will@becketts.ws
The
BIGGEST and BEST show we have every year is: The Silicon Valley Rally held at
Palo
Alto High School Oct 9th 10a-4p (but get there early).
We
are going to have a multitude of EVs of every type including:
- NEDRA
World Record Setting SC/E Class Dualin'7 (RX-7) drag racer
- AC Propulsion's
tZero sports EV (0 to 60 in 4.1 seconds)
- Corbin Sparrow EVs
- Ford Ranger
Truck EV & Th!nk City
- Solectria Force EV
- Honda EV-Plus
- Toyota RAV4 EV
- ZAP cars (new)
- Ebikes: EVG, ZAP, Gorilla and more - and many other EVs
hybrids:
- Toyota Prius (maybe a Prius II)
- Honda
Insight
- Honda Civic hybrid
We have three main areas of activity.
The display area includes vehicles on static display, there is an area for test
driving personal electric vehicles including the Sparrow EV, Electric bikes and
scooters, finally there is the rally for distance which allows club members to
compete for prizes and visitors to ride in a wide variety of electric vehicles.
Driver
participants:
Please register for this event if you wish to participate in
the rally or put a vehicle on display. The form is linked above. Delivery can
happen prior to the event and there is space west of El Camino Real on campus
since there will be no football game and the area around the stadium is clear.
Contact Will Beckett will@becketts.ws
for details. Vehicle must arrive before 9am on the day of the event but we would
prefer that they arrive as early as possible. Entry
Form
Want to do the right thing for the
environment but can't find a transit alternative that works for you?
Consider an alternative fuel vehicle. Electric vehicles were available from a
major auto manufacturer now for the first time since the early 1900s.
The Electric Auto Association will be holding its 32th annual electric car rally
at Palo Alto High School on October 9th, from 10am to 4pm at the corner of El
Camino Real and Embarcadero Road.
Come see and ride in electric
cars owned and driven daily by people in the Bay Area. Free Admission, Free
rides.
Background material
The Electric Auto Association
(EAA), is a non profit, national organization with 1000 members worldwide founded
in 1967, dedicated to the promotion of electric vehicles and to support the owners
of electric vehicles.
The EAA has been organizing rallies
for 32 years to help introduce electric vehicles to the public. This years rally
at Palo Alto High School, will include several production electric vehicles which
will be on display for the public (with some available for test drives) as well
as privately owned vehicles which have been in regular use in the Bay Area for
many years.
In the 1900, electrics out numbered gas powered
vehicles and there were hundreds of companies building electrics at this time.
Electrics again have an important role as an alternative to fossil fuel powered
vehicles.
Surveys suggest that 80% of Bay Area commuters drive
less than 30 miles each day. Many of these drivers could have an electric as a
second car.
Sponsors for our Event include: Palo
Alto Hardware (Ace), TheatreWorks,
Hobee's California Restaurant, ,West
Bay Opera , Scott's Seafood, Peet's Coffee T&C , Crown Plaza Cabana Hotel
and Stanford University.
