An electric car driver will give a free presentation from 1 to 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 3 at the Mullis Community Center. In the summer of 2016, Alan Soule of California and his electric vehicle, a Tesla Model S, joined 12 other International EV teams to circumnavigate the globe. Their goal was to promote the rapid adoption of non-polluting vehicles and to dispel the myth of “range anxiety” associated with electric cars.

Their odyssey began and ended in Barcelona, Spain with no fixed routes and no pre-determined charging stops. Each team chose their own route. Team cars were transported together across the two major oceans on a cargo aircraft.

Soule is U.C. Santa Barbara-trained mechanical engineer who was born in Berkeley, California. Heisa passionate advocate for electric vehicles and clean renewable electricity generated by wind (turbines) and solar (photovoltaic panels). Several local San Juan Island EV owners will have their EV’s parked at the Mullis Center and will be available to answer questions about their cars. GM, Nissan, Kia, BMW, SMART (Mercedes Benz) and Tesla EV’s will be on display. More information about this event can be found at 80edays.com.