The West Melbourne Library invited us to bring a few EVs to this event to show off along with the big trucks like buses, garbage trucks, dump trucks, armored police trucks, and give out candy to the kids in costume.  It turned out really well and for some of the younger kids it was a bit of Halloween “practice” for saying “trick or treat” and “thank you!”.   While giving out chocolates and lollipops to the kids we also gave out information to the adults about electric cars.  There were lots of those that still thought the Chevy Volt was electric only and didn’t know it had the gasoline backup generator.  Most of the complaints were that EVs were too small.  They want SUV and Van sized EVs to carry around their 3-7 children and friends.  So if you’re reading this and you can help get the message to the manufacturers please make sure they know to start putting the Voltec drive train into SUVs and Vans.  The plug in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica is EXACTLY what they are looking for.  It was a fun event and we’ll look forward to going again next year.

Full photo album here:  https://goo.gl/photos/P6KLjvUGYiKYyLy26

One of the biggest car shows of the year was had again this year in Indialantic on May 28 but this time at the Holy Name of Jesus church and we brought an electric car and our tent to answer questions about driving on electricity.  This car show is put on by the Classic Car Reflections car club and all proceeds from entry fees from each car go towards the Honor Flight charity.  This charity pays for the whole trip for veterans to go see the memorial that was built for them in Washington DC.  So it makes perfect sense for this show to be held on Memorial Day weekend!  There were well over 200 cars, trucks, and bikes and the weather was very close to perfect.  It made for a great day to check out all the cars and trucks and bikes from the very classic up through the futuristic like the hubless, electric motorcycle that was brought by the Brevard Sheriff’s Department.  As always, keep an eye on our upcoming events page to find us at the next public event and check out our personal electric cars and ask us anything about driving on electrons.

We had a great time with our electric cars on display at the Energy Whiz event held at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, FL.  Even the mayor was there to kick things off!  They had several events where kids and even adults could compete in energy conservation and alternative energy related activities.  They had: home built solar over cook-off, solar powered air conditioned dog and pet houses, hydrogen powered RC cars, solar powered RC race, and the electrathon race with bicycle wheel sized ride in electric cars.  Take a look at some of the pictures from the event here:

Here’s the full album with videos:
https://goo.gl/photos/1MbhFgaQeJxbhoxp6

This was our third year attending this annual event held in the heart of the town of Melbourne Beach.  The previous two years we were just a part of the classic car show.  This year our electric cars were the entire car show.  We must have talked to over 200 people as they passed by with their lemonades, funnel cakes, arts n crafts, and hot dogs who all had some very good questions for us about our cars.  Some were under the impression that we were there to sell cars and started asking us questions about our set of used car prices!  We quickly let them know we were just a club but if they wanted to buy an EV we would help them find the perfect one for their driving needs.  That seemed to be the running explanation of the day since we had so many different makes and models there to show with some all electric and some with gasoline generators that start up after the battery runs down.  It was easy to show people how there’s one to fit every person’s daily driving needs and budgets.  The Tesla Model X 100% electric SUV was the star of the show and was the one everyone walked up to first.  It’s always great to see the reactions from people when you tell them it’s the fastest production SUV on the planet and here it is sitting on Ocean Ave in Melbourne Beach Florida.  We love explaining everything about our cars and how much better our driving lives are since we’ve switched away from gas-only cars.  With all of our great explaining and letting people sit in our cars and “kick the tires” we even helped one couple decide to buy a used Chevy Volt that will be joining our club next week!

We had a great time and look forward to attending again next year.  At the rate we’re growing, we’re sure to have nearly twice as many cars there too!

Here’s a few photos from the event:

Here’s a link to the entire photo album:
https://goo.gl/photos/fpG5KQnvtEGEfGfd8

We were invited out to the Earth Day Event on April 22, 2016 to display our personal electric vehicles at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center right next to the Rocket Park.  This was a great honor to be parked so close to some historical hardware like the actual walkway from the launch pad where the astronauts that walked on the moon walked across before climbing into the Apollo capsule.  We were set up right next to the Proterra 100% electric city bus and some other home made EVs like the solar powered three wheeler and another three wheeler with a trunk full of batteries.  One of the highlights of the day was being able to talk to the young kids about electric cars and explaining how they work and what makes them better than gasoline cars and why we decided to drive them.  They all agreed that the future would be full of solar power and electric cars.  We also tested out the brand new and FREE EV charging stations the Kennedy Space Center installed just a week ago.  So now if you have an EV you can visit the space center and charge up your car for free while you’re parked.  Thanks, KSC!  One of our founders, Josh Pritt, was also interviewed by the NASA Learning Network and the video was posted online.  We had a great time and will be looking forward to many more events at KSC as well as using the chargers when visiting.

Here are some photos from the day:

And here’s the full album with TONS of photos:
https://goo.gl/photos/fbDV21hhBs1EwrEC7

The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary invited us out again to their Earth Day event.  For such a small park we must have talked to over 100 people!  This was the third year we brought some electric cars out to show and answer all the great questions from those attending the event.  Everyone agreed the weather couldn’t be more perfect and it was indeed a really great day to show and talk about electric cars.  There were at least two people who’s mind were really changed and might be looking to buy an EV really soon!  Even though we aren’t salespeople trying to sell cars we are very happy when we can change someone’s mind and really show them how happy we are with our cars.  I think once people see all the different makes and models available and their differences and similarities it helps them imagine an EV in their daily commute.  Hopefully we can do even more events like this in the future and answer even more questions from everyone!

Here’s some pics taken from the day:

Here’s a link to the full album with lots of photos:
https://goo.gl/photos/qSXamjoLVyptxqvj6

The Melbourne campus of Eastern Florida State College invited us to bring our electric cars out to display during their Earth Day / End of Classes event on April 27, 2016.  It was a huge hit and everyone loved seeing the different makes/models we had.  It was the first time many of them saw a Tesla Model X in person.  There was a free salad bar and smoothies from the Cosmic Cafe to be had while you made your own tie-dyed shirts, painted flower pots and planted seeds, and learned about ways to lower your carbon footprint while having fun driving electric.  We made sure to let them know to invite to any other events in the future as well.  Hopefully we’ll be back really soon!

Here’s a few photos from the event:

Here’s the rest of the photos and full album from the day:
https://goo.gl/photos/rZPJnMgvoFwUAEp87

This month we met up at the chargers behind the Brevard Medical City building.  Then we walked over to the Fiesta Azteca Mexican restaurant and filled up our table of 25.  This was our biggest table yet!

We had someone look us up on the internet and found our website and gave us a call.  He lives in a condo and had lots of great questions about charging stations for those tenants that might be looking to purchase an electric car.  He said he wanted to get ahead of the tide that’s coming with more and more people buying and switching to EVs.  We gave him plenty of info about all the different options and ways to meter and have the drivers pay for their own electricity.  Their biggest worry was that other tenants would be mad that they would be paying for someone else’s electricity for their car.   We gave him plenty of links to check out on the computer later as well.  And of course let him know they can invite us out to talk to them and explain in even more detail all the possible options out there.

We added another new member this month and this time we added a new make/model EV to our list: The new Tesla Model X electric SUV.  Now our membership looks like this:

Here’s a few photos taken from the meet up: