HybridFest 2007 coming to Madison, WI in July
The second annual Hybridfest is going to happen July 21-22, 2007 at the Alliant Energy Center Grounds in Madison, WI. A local non-profit group called Hybridfest, Inc. organized the first event last summer and after a huge turnout decided to expand the event to two days this time around. The festival is actually growing beyond just hybrids this year to include other alternative fuel transport, like biofuels, hydrogen, and plug-in vehicles.
One of the weekend's activities is a 20 mile MPG Challenge course were drivers can take their un-hacked hybrids and see if they can beat the 73-150 mpg averages that drivers achieved last year. In 2006, 160 hybrids from 21 states and Canada turned up to participate and 2,500 people who attended the Dane County Fair also checked out the cars on display. Other activities that are planned for this year are test drives in hybrid vehicles, educational exhibits, and assorted speakers such as Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America.
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gary thorsen 12:52PM (2/18/2008)
when is the 2008 Hybrid fest in Madison???
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Owen 7:34AM (4/30/2007)
Remember the Civic HX, killed when the hybrids came out? 45mpg in a regular sized, well equipped car was available 10 years ago, for $11K. Hybrids made more money, hence it was never advertised and eventually died.
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Chase 2:21PM (5/01/2007)
That's insane. I'm from Madison and had no clue about this contest. Definatly gonna have to visit this one and see the cars that show up.
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