Bud Werner Memorial Library

Revenge (of the Electric Car) is best served...with an Alternative Fuels and Gas-Saving Technologies Auto Expo!

Before this month's Community Cinema screening, come to the FREE Alternative Fuels and Gas-Saving Technologies Auto Expo from 4-6 p.m. in the parking lot at The Depot (just across the street from the library).

Bud Werner Memorial Library, Yampatika and Northern Colorado Clean Cities are assembling a variety of alternative fuel vehicles for you to peruse, with experts on hand to answer all your burning fuel questions:

• An electric car -- the Chevy Volt
• An electric Ford Ranger truck
• A hydrogen fuel Hummer from Intergalactic Hydrogen
• A compressed natural gas truck courtesy of EnCana Natural Gas Inc.
• A propane-fired taxi courtesy of GoAlpine Steamboat Springs
• A hybrid bus courtesy of the city of Steamboat Springs
• A biodiesel-fueled VW Beetle courtesy of local resident Susan Holland
• A  recycled vegetable oil fueled truck

A free screening of the PBS Independent Lens documentary Revenge of the Electric Car starts at 6:30 p.m. in Library Hall. The 60-minute film will be followed by a Q&A with a representative for the Chevy Volt. Nonprofits and vendors who deal with alternative fuels, gas-saving technologies and alternative transportation will also be available at informational tables in the Library Hall foyer before and after the film. Sasha Nelson with Colorado Environmental Coalition will provide a brief update regarding ongoing legislation surrounding the possibilities for a statewide electric car plug-in grid.

ABOUT THE FILM
Filmmaker Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever.

In 2006, thousands of new electric cars were purposely destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Today, less than 5 years later, the electric car is back... with a vengeance.

With almost every major car maker now jumping to produce new electric models, Revenge follows the race to be the first, the best, and to win the hearts and minds of the public around the world. It’s not just the next generation of green cars that’s on the line. It’s the future of the automobile itself.

Revenge of the Electric Car is narrated by Tim Robbins. The primary cast includes CEO and President of Renault and Nissan Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk, Former Vice Chairman of GM Bob Lutz and EV do-it-yourselfer Greg “Gadget” Abbott.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

LEARN MORE!
A same-day stakeholders' gathering is open to the public!
Northern Colorado Clean Cities will host a stakeholders' meeting for local business people, fleet managers and citizens interested in petroleum-saving measures, resources and technologies from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Conference Room 201, located in the library's administrative wing near Library Hall. The informative and networking meeting is open to the public. For questions, contact Suzie at 970-367-1950.

ABOUT COMMUNITY CINEMA
Community Cinema is a groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens. Community Cinema is on location in more than 95 cities nationally, bringing together leading organizations, community members, and public television stations to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time.

ABOUT ITVS
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) brings independently-produced, high-quality public broadcast and new media programs to local, national and international audiences. The independent producers who create ITVS programs take creative risks, tackle complex issues and express points of view seldom explored in the mass media. ITVS programs enrich the cultural landscape with the voices and visions of underrepresented communities, and reflect the interests and concerns of a diverse society. www.itvs.org

ABOUT YAMPATIKA
Yampatika is the only non-profit organization in northwest Colorado that offers a continuum of environmental education programs to children and adults ranging in age from pre-K to seniors in Routt and Moffat Counties. Our mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through education. We recently expanded our service area by opening the Yampa Valley's first ever Environmental Learning Center at the City of Steamboat Springs' Legacy Ranch.

ABOUT NORTHERN COLORADO CLEAN CITIES
NCCC is a membership based non-profit organization made up of local business men and women, other interested volunteers, and government entities promoting alternative fuels, alternative fuel vehicles, idle-reduction and fuel economy for economic, environmental and energy security, now

Made possible by a partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS.

Thanks to the Steamboat Springs Arts Council for generous use of their parking lot during the Auto Expo!