First Hybridfest to be held in Madison, Wisconsin

This was on the front page of today's Captial Times, Madison's afternoon newspaper.

First hybrid car fest to be held here
July 22 event coincides with Dane County Fair

By Jeff Richgels

"There probably isn't a more appropriate venue than Madison for an event celebrating hybrid vehicles.
Madison, which by some accounts has the highest per person ownership of hybrid vehicles in the country, will be the site of "Hybridfest 2006" on July 22 at the Alliant Energy Center, in conjunction with the Dane County Fair.
The event is so grass-roots you can almost smell the fresh clippings: The five organizers are volunteers with no ties to the industry beyond being hybrid owners."

"That's the neat thing," said Bill Robbins, one of the organizers. "All we really are is five hybrid enthusiasts locally who have found each other and said, 'Let's create this event.' "

"What we want to do is have a single event where every possible hybrid car is found and where regular people who don't have hybrids can stop by and see what these things look like and talk to hybrid owners," Robbins said.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(walt @ Apr 14 2006, 04:12 PM) [snapback]239861[/snapback]</div>

It sounds like Galaxee is going to be in the Dairyland just prior to Hybridfest, but can't stay long enough to enjoy the fun.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 14 2006, 07:18 PM) [snapback]239943[/snapback]</div>

Living here I guess I've never thought of Smart as being any bigger than any other dealer. I mean their lot looks like any other car lot, but apparently they sell a lot of hybrids.