Test drives at the Palo Alto Electric Car Rally

Alice and I went to the EAA's 36th annual Electric Car Rally at Palo Alto High School this afternoon. I've been reading about electric cars and bikes for several months. It was exciting to see them up close and to test drive a few.

I was most excited about the CycleCar (above). It has the same battery technology as the Tesla Roadster, so it has awesome acceleration, can go at highways speeds, and can get over 100 miles per charge. It also weighs only 600 lbs. and is affordably priced.

There were also electric scooters...

electric bikes...

whatever this thing is...

a tzero (a 1997 concept car that famously beat a Ferrari and a Porsche Carrera in a drag race)...

a converted 1955 Beck Spyder...

a Myers Motors NmG...

and a few other curiosities like the Smurf-mobile...

I plan to get either a recumbent BetterBike, which I also test-drove today, or a Montague folder real soon now for my 8-mile commute to work (for days when I don't feel like riding my traditional bicycle).

On my wishlist for next year's show:  (images from autobloggreen.com)

The Aptera	The XR-3
The VentureOne	The Cree Sam

This album has the rest of our photos from today. Thanks Alice for shooting them and bearing the 98° heat with me!