Odyssey Day: ‘Revenge of the Electric Car’ Screening and Alt Fuels Panel – October 15 at MSU [VIDEO]

Join Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition in celebrating National Alternative Fuels Day with an evening at Montana State University devoted to electric vehicles and biodiesel. The event will consist of a panel of experts on EVs and biodiesel discussing alternative fuel use in cold climates, followed by a screening of the film “Revenge of the Electric Car.”

Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition of Jackson, Wyoming is a nonprofit group that advocates reducing petroleum use in transportation. The 45-minute panel discussion will start at 7:30 p.m. in MSU's Linfield Hall, Room 125. It will include panelists:

Matthew Shirk, Idaho National Laboratory, Advanced Vehicle Technology

Ron Gompertz, Bozeman Electric Vehicle Expert

Carson Taylor, Deputy Mayor, City of Bozeman, Electric Vehicle Owner

Dave Leverett, Full Circle Biodiesel

Jesse Therien, Full Circle Biodiesel

Alicia Cox, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition, Executive Director

The panel and Q&A session will be followed by a screening of the film “Revenge of the Electric Car”, where director Chris Paine takes a film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Will the new generation of American cars be fast and clean enough to carry on without the need for foreign oil? See more at revengeoftheelectriccar.com. Check out the trailer: