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Electric Route 66 Dashcam: Glenrio, Endee, San Jon

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After a very lengthy hiatus, the Electric Route 66 Dashcam is back with our longest video ever!   Endee, New Mexico, 2022 Back in 2022, we traveled Route 66 westbound from Glenrio at the Texas/New Mexico border, through Endee, NM and into San Jon, NM. Two years ago, the dispensary at Glenrio had not yet been built, and the 1931 wooden bridge west of Endee was still open, with construction underway on a new bridge next to it. Then about 7 months later in 2023, a flash flood destroyed the almost-complete new bridge and damaged the old one as well, leading to its closure.     Glenrio, Texas, 2023   Recently, a new path next to the old bridge has been graded and opened so that drivers can travel this section of Route 66 as a through route once again. The bridge bypass goes down into the wash, making it passable but only during good weather. The old bridge will likely remain closed to drivers forever, and a new replacement bridge will be constructed in the future. To capture the entire driv
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National Drive Electric Week 2024

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I'm coming in a little late with this post! National Drive Electric Week is currently underway and there are a number of events taking place along Route 66 this year, as in previous years. My apologies to Chicago and to Tulsa, Oklahoma for not getting this post done before events there, which happened on September 21! A small example of the EVs on display at Drive Electric Week in 2023 Here are the other Drive Electric Week events taking place on or near Route 66 over the next 10 days: Bloomington, IL, September 27 Corn Belt Energy Electric Vehicle Car Show State Farm Corporate South Parking Lot Donelson Drive This event will feature over 60 cars from dealers and owners, food trucks, ice cream, face painting & games for kids, and more.   Diamond Bar, CA, September 28 Electrify South Coast AQMD 21865 Copley Drive This event is just 10 miles from Route 66, and lists a host of organizations attending with information in addition to electric vehicle manufacturers test driving ne
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Arizona Route 66 Fun Run 2024

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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 beginning on Friday,
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EVA 2024 annual meeting

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Coming up this weekend in southern California is a host of activities surrounding the Electric Vehicle Association's annual meeting, and Electric Route 66 will be there, as we were last year. Please join us if you are able!   Like last year, this year's meeting will be held at the headquarters of Aptera, the innovative company that is in the final stages of readying their 3-wheeled, solar-powered EV for production. We have a reservation for an Aptera and we're rooting for their success. We're eager to see the progress they have made since last year.   Get a closeup look at Aptera's vehicles this weekend! EVA membership is required to attend the EVA meeting. If you're not a member you can join today at MyEVA.org - a yearly membership is just $55 and goes to support education and electrification efforts nationally and through dozens of local chapters in the US and Canada, including the chapter we belong to, the Route 66 EVA . How can you resist a view like this?
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Drive Electric Week on Route 66

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The time for National Drive Electric Week is upon us once again! We at Electric Route 66 will be attending two events - one on Route 66 and one near our home in Las Vegas. There are nearly 200 NDEW events happening across the US and Canada this year between September 23 and October 1, where you can take a look at current electric vehicles showcased by their owners, and at some events take test drives! Please visit the National Drive Electric Week web site to look for an event near you, and register to attend! It's fun and informative to learn about driving electric from actual EV owners relating their real-world experiences. Below is a brief list of the Drive Electric Week events that are happening close to Route 66, plus the additional non-Route 66 event we're attending. Albuquerque, New Mexico In concert with the American Lung Association car show and charity walk Hoffmantown Church, 8888 Harper Road Saturday, September 23 Tulsa, Oklahoma This event includes a new car ride &
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Come along with us to Roadfest

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Beginning June 17, Electric Route 66 will be hitting the road, and posting our experiences for the next 2 weeks.   We've been invited to exhibit The Blue Spirit as part of the AAA Route 66 Roadfest in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and we will be documenting our journey online - on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Cell phone signal permitting, we'll be posting photos from the road, and live or almost-live videos of many of the places we stop along the way. Our path will pick up Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona, and follow it east all the way to Tulsa, and beyond.   We will be triple-representing on this trip: for Electric Route 66, as ambassadors for the Route 66 Electric Vehicle Association , and also supporting the California Historic Route 66 Association . We'll have a combo CHR66A/Route 66 EVA table at the Route 66 Roadfest in the Route 66 Community area, in addition to our car 'The Blue Spirit' being on display in the Future of Mobility exhibit of the festival.   The AAA Route
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Electric Route 66 Dashcam: Edge of California

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It's May 2023, and I have once again assembled and posted another edition of Electric Route 66 Dashcam. This video comes to us from the eastern edge of California, south of Needles near the Colorado River.   The Blue Spirit has a little bit of suspension lift, for better clearance when it goes off-pavement.   We visited Needles in February 2023 to attend and assist with their annual Route 66 info fair. We had enough time to check out a couple new things in the area before we headed out to abandoned 66 south of town. In addition to two new Tesla Supercharger stations, Needles also boasts a new business named The Filter Change , which serves up helpful liquids for both cars and people. While our EV doesn't need oil changes, we loved their menu of coffee, tea, and smoothies for ourselves!   The Filter Change on Route 66 in Needles - oil & lube: not needed. Tea & smoothie: yes, please!   The rarely-traveled section of Route 66 in our video is a dead-end road in poor condit
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