Going Green: It’s Cool for the Planet

The Going Green Exhibit, displaying and telling the story of clean fuel alternatives, opened Earth Day 2009(April 22) as our newest permanent exhibit installment here at the California Auto Museum. The exhibit display a1913 Rauch & Lang Electric car, one of only twelve 1997 General Motors EV1s still in existence ,a 2000 Daimler-Benz NeCar 4 a Fuel Cell Vehicle, and a 1996 Joule PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle).


 

Thank you to the following people for their generous  time and donations to our museum;

Going Green exhibit Cloud mural painted by Sheryl Leamer  www.workingartistdecorating.com

Going Green exhibit lighting provided by SMUD www.smud.org

Going Green exhibit go-cart stand provided by ARC Department of Clean Diesel Technology
www.arc.losrios.edu/autotech

Additional exhibit painting and assistance by Mark Ayer, Richard Ellman, Mike Acietuno,  Kevin Babayco, Richard Ellman, Sheryl Leamer & American River College's Diesel Technology Program for their help on this display.

This Tesla Roadster, is the newest addition to the Museum’s Going Green exhibit. It is owned by Renew America Roadtrip, America’s first green charity drive coast-to-coast in a production all-electric sportscar. The car will be on display and eventually for sale through the Museum’s consignment program so make sure to follow us on Ebay. Click here to read more.

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