Past Events
Car Shows
In 2021, our club hosted some electric car shows as a way to still meet during the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 2021
In 2022, we did several Car Shows and Special Events.
Drive Electric Earth Day Pittsburgh
Saturday, April 23rd from 10 AM to 2 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Murrysville, Parking Lot, 3202 North Hills Road, Murrysville, PA
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GoGreen EV Show, Slippery Rock
Saturday, April 23rd from 12 Noon to 4 PM
Storm Harbor Equestrian Center, Parking Lot, 245 Harmony Road, Slippery Rock, PA
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Mt. Lebanon's Earth Day Event
Sunday, April 24th from 11 AM to 3 PM
Mt. Lebanon Main Park, 900 Cedar Blvd, Mount Lebanon, PA
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Meeting and Electric Car Show
Saturday, May 28th from 10 AM to 2 PM
Laird Hall, 3202 North Hills Road, Murrysville, PA
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Memorial Day Car Show (not just electrics)
Monday, May 30th from 11 AM to 4 PM
St. John's Church in Delmont
***This car show is being put on by another group, but some of our members are planning to attend. There is a car participant registration fee. Proceeds will be donated to several Veteran's organizations and other charities.
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Allegheny SolarFest and EV Car Show
Saturday, June 18th from 12 to 6 PM
Hazelwood Green Plaza at Mill 19, Hazelwood, PA
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Meeting and Electric Car Show
Saturday, July 16th from 10 AM to 2 PM
First Presbyterian Church Parking Lot, 3202 North Hills Road, Murrysville, PA
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Meeting and Electric Car Show
Saturday, August 20th from 10 AM to 2 PM
Laird Hall, 3202 North Hills Road, Murrysville, PA
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Summer-fest Annual Car Cruise
(not just electrics)
Organizer: Rotary Club of Murrysville-Export
Saturday, August 27th from 11 AM to 3 PM
(Plan to arrive an hour or more prior to get a good spot.)
Lamplighter Restaurant, Route 22, Delmont
Will be Food, Refreshments, DJ, Auction Baskets, 50/50.
***This car show is being put on by another group, but some of our members are planning to attend. There is a $10 per car entry donation. Benefits Rotary's Local Community Charities.
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Meeting and Electric Car Show
Saturday, September 17th from 10 AM to 2 PM
Laird Hall, 3202 North Hills Road, Murrysville, PA
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National Drive Electric Pittsburgh 2022
Saturday, October 1st from 10 AM to 2 PM
Community College of Allegheny County - West Hills Center,
1000 McKee Road, Oakdale, PA
Sign up by clicking the link above and let us know what type of vehicle you plan to display.
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Odyssey Day 2022
Organizer: Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities
Friday, October 7th from 9 AM to 2:30 PM
Community College of Allegheny County - West Hills Center,
1000 McKee Road, Oakdale, PA
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Meeting and Electric Car Show
Saturday, October 15th from 10 AM to 2 PM
Laird Hall, 3202 North Hills Road, Murrysville, PA
Car Show will be held outside, weather permitting. As the weather turns colder, we will have Meetings inside Laird Hall instead of Car Shows.
Annual Events:
The following are some annual events that have been attended by members of our club:
East Coast Electric Vehicle Round Up
Mother Earth News Fair - Sustainable Living Festival
Our club has been participating in this annual event since 2012. It was held in September at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
The Mother Earth News Fair was a fun-filled, family-oriented sustainable lifestyle event. The Three Rivers EVA was proud to be involved with the Fair as a Supporting Partner and organized the Alternative Energy Car Show.
The 2020 Fair would have been the 10th Anniversary of the event. Sadly, however, the 2020 and 2021 Fairs were cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Then the 2022 Fair was also cancelled due to a change in ownership at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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The 2023 Mother Earth News Fair will be held in Erie, PA. If you are interested in attending this year's Fair - please visit our East Coast Electric Vehicle Round Up page.
21st Century Automotive Challenge
An annual event, usually held in the spring, to display Electric Vehicles and compete with other owners at a time, distance and speed rally.
The last event was held in 2018.
Visit the 21st Century Automotive Challenge website for details about past events.
Though the Three Rivers EVA has not participated in the actual rally with our electric vehicles, we did travel out a few times to see the event when it was held in State College, PA
both at the MorningStar Solar House and another location on the Penn State Campus.
Here are some Flickr pictures from the
May 22, 2010 event.
Power of DC
The 12th Annual Power of DC was held on August 18-19, 2012.
Members of the Three Rivers EVA participated in the event during the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011.
It was a great event for electric vehicles located in Hagerstown, Maryland. See the Power of DC website for more information and pictures of past events. Sadly, 2012 was the last year the event was held.
Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival
The annual Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival was held at the Kempton Community Center in Kempton, PA every year on the third Friday, Saturday and Sunday of September.
The event was put on by the Mid-Atlatic Renewable Energy Association (MAREA)
from 2005 until 2011.
The Three Rivers EVA participated a few years, bringing out two different unique electric vehicles.
For pictures of vehicles at the event in
2011 and
2010, check out
Bonnie's Flickr account.
National Drive Electric Week
Several of our members put on National Drive Electric Week
events every year, in the Pittsburgh area.
If you have an electric car, or are curious
about them, this can be your opportunity to get behind the wheel of various electric vehicles! Some
events offer test drives - check each event for details.
Electric vehicles are a great alternative to gas powered transportation. Less polluting, fun to drive, and more cost efficient, especially with the cost of gas today, and in the future.
Go to National Drive Electric Week to find the event closest to you.
Unique Events:
Allegheny Green & Innovation Festival
On August 14, 2010, the Allegheny Green & Innovation Festival was held at Hartwood (200 Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh, PA 15238). It was an opportunity to learn about sustainable living and innovation in all forms. It was advertised as a zero-waste event, which included earth-friendly food and product vendors, crafters, green living demonstrations, a book swap, musical entertainment, and activities for kids.
Visitors to the festival were asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Several members of Three Rivers EVA attended the event and talked about electric vehicles and passed out information.
Our Club President brought his three wheeled Production Electric Xebra. Which was a big hit with the event visitors.
Our club also attended the event in 2011 and on September 29, 2012. Our Club President brought his production 1981 Jet Industries Electrica 007 to display at the event both years.
Community Event and Cookout at the ChargeCar Electric Garage, 4619 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh.
Over several Fridays in 2010, the Three Rivers EVA participated in Carnegie Mellon University's ChargeCar Program. We helped educate visitors to the Electric Garage by displaying electric vehicles, like a Zap Xebra and several electric bicycles.
We also brought a rare Jet Industries Electrica 007 to the ChargeCar Electric Garage on Friday, July 30th at 7:00 PM, for their last cookout for the summer.
Tesla Roadsters visit Export, PA
The Renew America RoadtripTM was "America's first green charity drive coast-to-coast in an all-electric sportscar." They drove from New York to California, starting on July 15th and ending July 31st, 2009.
The Three Rivers EVA and PA Electrics sponsored the "Driving America Green - Charity Festival and Car Cruise" on Friday, July 17, 2009, to coincide with the visit of the Tesla Roadsters. The event was held at the Export Firemen's Pavilion and featured a live Christian Rock Band called "Tuck". Money was raised at the event for the Export Flood Fund.
Maddy of the Renew America Roadtrip and members of the Three Rivers EVA around the Blue Tesla at the Driving America Green - Charity Festival and Car Cruise. Also in the picture is Cliff Metcaff, President of the Piedmont Carolina EVA who drove up in his Toyota Prius for the Festival.
Our club had a great time hosting the Renew America Roadtrip!
Power of One Solarcar
Visited the Three Rivers EVA on June 7, 2009
The Power of One Solarcar meet several members of the Three Rivers EVA in Pittsburgh, on their trip back to the Arctic Circle. We were able to get KDKA to stop by and interview Marcelo (the driver) about the car. If you look closely when he is talking you will see four of our club members in the background during the solar car video.
Our club treasurer also took video of Marcelo getting into the car to take it for a spin around the block for the KDKA cameraman. She posted the Power of One Solarcar video on YouTube.
She also took photos, which she posted on her Flickr account of the Power of One Solarcar visit.
After the cameraman left, Marcelo wanted to move to a sunnier spot, because the tall buildings were blocking most of the direct sunlight. So we drove over to the Carnegie Science Center and parked in their lot. While the solar car was charging, a professor from CMU pulled up in his RAV4 EV. He was attending the premier for the RoboWorld exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center. The Xof1 chase crew followed him inside, and after talking with the event organizers, they asked us to move the solar car over to the entrance, so that their guests could come out and look at the solar car. We also were able to go inside and check out the robot exhibit.
Spirit of DC
Visited the Three Rivers EVA in July 2008
The Spirit of DC and EVJerry stopped by to visit with members of the Three Rivers EVA over the Labor Day weekend.
You can also check out our Club Treasurer's Flickr account for more photos of the Spirit of DC visit.
The Spirit of DC outside of the PA Electrics shop - where the Three Rivers EVA meets on the third Saturday of each month.
EVJerry and the Spirit of DC (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) got to meet the PA Electric (three-wheeled All Electric) Xebra.
The Spirit of DC is a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle that has traveled All Around America!
The Spirit of DC invites you to join them in their effort to teach the public about plug-in vehicles and the power of electricity in automobile transportation. Their first objective was to visit each state and demonstrate in a "show & tell" fashion the practicality of PHEVs.
