- Dates
- 2008-06-27 – 2008-06-28
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationtechnologycommerceenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island announced its first Electric Car Show for June 27–28, 2008. Mainland dealers planned to bring 13 vehicles from four manufacturers for display, test drives, and special pricing. The notice described the Island’s three public charging stations, two planned additions, and six electric vehicles already in use.
Evidence limits
This is an advance show announcement, not a completed-event report, sales record, vehicle registry, or independent range and charging assessment.
Sources
- A participant shared photographs and observations from Florence and thanked the organizer for arranging the June Beaver Island Electric Car Show. The images and commentary are contextual promotion, not a technical assessment or independent vehicle inventory.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001136
- Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Electric Car Show Preview".Announces 13 electric vehicles from four manufacturers, test drives and special pricing, a June 27–28 show at the Shamrock and Harbour Market, existing public charging stations, and six electric vehicles already on the Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held May issue scan confirms the show preview.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Organizer Dan Wardlow announced the Shamrock and Harbour Market location, dealer participation, vehicles, test drives, and the Historical Society scooter raffle. Later pre-event updates corrected the Ford Think model and listed the vehicles expected; these are organizer announcements rather than a vehicle registry.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001096
- Beaver Beacon, June 2008, "Electric Car Show June 27-28."Provides the detailed advance program, thirteen expected electric cars and trucks, test drives, sponsors, public charging locations, and the June 27–28 show schedule. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held June issue scan confirms the expanded show preview.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island announces its first electric-car show, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-electric-car-show-2008/, accessed [date], citing Nancy Peterson, “Smart Cars and Electric Cars,” Beaver Island Forum, May 5, 2008. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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