Electric Route 66

It's that time of year again!   Coinciding with Earth Day (an event held on April 22 every year since 1970), Drive Electric Earth Day was started in 2019, as a spring event to accompany the long-running fall event by the same organizers, National Drive Electric Week . Both events have now expanded to a month, to allow even more events and give event organizers more scheduling freedom. Now that April is here, it's time for a rundown of the Drive Electric Earth Month events that are happening on or near Route 66 this year. Like last year at the Fun Run, a great variety of EVs will be on display at DEEM events this year.   LA County, CA - Thursday April 2 South Whittier Library 11543 Colima Rd Whittier, CA 90604 The LA County ISD is hosting the South Whittier Library Resource Fair with 10 partner organizations, featuring EVs on display, door prizes and refreshments. Las Vegas, NV - Saturday April 4 Allegiant Stadium Polaris Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89118 Las Vegas, NV 89118 All-...

After a slow early spring for Electric Route 66, the 2024 travel season is now upon us and a major event for Route 66 is coming this weekend!     Our own Sparky Sparky Boom Car on a rare out-of-town excursion to the Fun Run in 2023 The 35th Annual Route 66 Fun Run is happening May 3-5 and Electric Route 66 will be there as usual, along with a large expected contingent of other EV drivers from Arizona and elsewhere. Along with 800+ registrants of all vehicle types for this two day cruise and car show, the EV portion of festivities this year will be headed up by Drive Electric Arizona . Electric Route 66 will be representing the Route 66 EVA with our main car, The Blue Spirit.   Hundreds of cars line the street at the start of the Fun Run in Seligman This fundraiser for the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona has grown immense over the decades, and after shuttering for two years due to covid it has come back strong. The town of Seligman fills up with attendees beginni...

The Arizona Route 66 Fun Run is the biggest yearly Route 66 event in Arizona. The 32nd annual fun run took place May 3-5, and stretched from Seligman in the east to Topock/Golden Shores in the west. We were traveling 66 in The Blue Spirit on all 3 days. Here are some highlights from our EV-driving perspective. Since this was our first year participating in the whole 3 days of the event, we were a little inexperienced on how best to spend our time, so there was quite a bit that we missed! Many of our friends were there and so we spent some time catching up with them rather than covering all the possible activities that were available. The Route 66 Association of Arizona lines up a whole lot of things to do for their showcase event, so you should head over to their site for a full accounting of what goes on, along with a lot of great photos. Friday: Heading to Seligman After leaving home in Las Vegas, our first stop on Friday was the Kingman Tesla supercharger. The charging infra...