“Who Killed the Electric Car?”
Saturday, August 19 at the Galaxy Cinema in Cary. View the film (7 pm, panel discussion follows at 8:45) & check out the Electric & Alternative Fuel Expo, starting at 6 pm in the parking lot. It’s all about alternatives to your gas-guzzler, past, present & (hopefully) near-future. Info: Tobin Fried, Triangle J Council of Governments, 558-9400. (And, this just in, the filmmaker will be there:
Chris Paine, writer and director of the film “Who Killed the Electric Car?”
will be at Galaxy Cinema in Cary on Saturday, August 19, to talk about the
opportunities and potential for alternatives to gasoline-powered cars. Paine
will be at the theater as a special guest panelist for the Electric and
Alternative Fuel Expo, a free event held from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Galaxy.The expo, sponsored by the Triangle Electric Auto Association, will feature
currently driven electric cars, as well as several leading experts in
electronic automobiles and alternative fuels. Speakers and presenters from
organizations such as the NC State Solar House, Triangle Clean Cities
Coalition, the EV Challenge, and NC Green Power, will offer information on a
wide range of alternative fuels, as well as advice on how to purchase an
electric car or how to convert a conventional car from gasoline-fueled
engines to electric power. Other means of automobile propulsion, including
bio-diesel and ethanol, will also be highlighted. Take a look under the hood
of currently driven electric cars and ask their owners questions about their
cars and how anyone can take advantage of these technologies.