Electric Car Test Drive

F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods and Supplies, 56 Maine St., Brunswick, will host a "Meet the Electric Car" test-drive and educational event with Maine Electric Vehicles from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, June 12th.

Maine Electric Vehicles will have two different models of "Neighborhood Electric Vehicles" on hand for test-drives on Maine Street in Brunswick -- the Miles Automotive ZX40 four-door mini-SUV model (www.MilesAutomotive.com) and the Zenn Car -- a two-door sporty model (www.ZennCars.com). These low-speed electric vehicles are federally regulated to go 25 miles per hour maximum. Electric vehicles are especially well suited as a first car for a teenage driver, or a second "around town" car for busy households. Electric vehicles are clean, quiet, reliable and affordable -- at a cost of less than a penny per mile.

In addition to the vehicles, representatives of Maine Electric Vehicles will be on hand to talk about the current and future state of this up-and-coming technology. With highway-speed electric cars due to be available soon, consumers will have a real choice when it comes to meeting most of their driving needs without reliance on petroleum fuels.

Topics to be covered will include a side-by-side comparison of electric vehicles compared to conventional internal combustion engines and gas-electric hybrids, a look at American driving patterns and vehicle use, the environmental impact of electric vehicles, and the state of the electric car industry.

The owner of F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods and Supplies, Fred Horch, will be on hand to discuss the state of the sustainable products movement.

Maine Electric Vehicles is Maine's first electric car dealership which took shipment on its first electric cars in 2007. It currently shares space at Portland Saab on Route One in Falmouth. Please call Marketing Director Kal Rogers at 233-9970 for any further direct inquiries.

For more information, please call 729-4050 or visit www.FWHorch.com.