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Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Events
Alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs) are in the news more and more
these days, and they are showing up not only at environment-themed
events but also at mainstream auto shows. I lived in
the Los Angeles area
long enough to have seen the unveiling of the GM Impact concept car
at the 1990 L.A. Auto Show, and the unveiling at the 1996 L.A. Auto
Show of the production GM EV1
that evolved from the Impact, and lots
of other premieres and demonstrations besides. Unfortunately, I don't
have photos to share from these early events, but since 1999 I've brought
a digital camera to such opportunities and posted
illustrated reports here. I also provide driving reports, with
photos, for AFVs I get a chance to rent or
borrow. I hope this will give you some idea of the breadth of
developments going on that are bringing AFVs into the mainstream!
AFVs at Auto Shows
Other AFV Events
- 4 June 2023:
Visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum exhibition "Inside Tesla:
Supercharging the Electric Revolution"
- 17 September 2017:
Electric Island Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, in celebration of
National Drive Electric Week
- 3 December 2016:
AFVs at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles,
California, during my visits in 2006 and 2016
- 31 August 2016:
Opening of a Tesla showroom at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 21 April 2016:
Departure of Solar Impulse 2 from Hawaii, headed to Mountain View, California
- 26 March 2016:
Another visit to Solar Impulse 2 at Kalaeloa Airport, Oahu, HI, with some related
photos from a visit to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian Air and Space
Museum
- 8 July 2015:
Brief visit to the Shell Hydrogen refueling station in Torrance, CA
- 3 July 2015:
Arrival of Solar Impulse 2 at Kalaeloa Airport, Oahu, HI
- 17-19 September 2004:
Ride-and-Drive at the California Fuel Cell Partnership's "Cruisin'
Southern Cal" Road Rally in Costa Mesa, CA
- 15-16 November 2003:
Public Days at EVS-20 (20th Electric Vehicle Symposium) in
Long Beach, CA
- 16 May 2003:
Finish line of the California Fuel Cell Partnership's "Rally Through
The Valley" in Los Angeles, CA
- 6 September 2002:
Finish line of the California Fuel Cell Partnership's "California
Coast 2002 Road Rally" in Santa Barbara, CA
- 17 August 2000: ZEVent sponsored
by the California Air Resources Board in Sacramento, CA
- 5 December 1999: Third birthday
party for the EV1, Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA
- 5 September 1999: The Malibu EV
Rally of the EV1 Club
- 22 May 1999: Alternative-fueled
vehicles at the Torrance (CA) City Yards Open House
- 24-25 April 1999: EFV
(Environmentally Friendly Vehicles) World Expo in Santa Monica,
CA
- 5 December 1998: Rollout of 1999
EV1s, Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
- 29 October 1998: "Influencing the
AFV Choice" event sponsored by Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) Clean Cities Program at South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) headquarters in Diamond Bar, CA
- 24-25 October 1998: Alameda
International Electric Vehicle Exposition in Alameda, CA
- 10 September 1998: Unveiling of
electric-vehicle quick charger to be field-tested at Southern
California Edison facility in Rosemead, CA
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new 15 September 1998, updated 16 December 2023