All entries must be submitted to the TCA information table at the First Union lot by noon on Earth Day. If you're interested in submitting your inventive entry into this contest, better get busy. There will be at least one electric vehicle on display on Earth Day. Smokey Mountain High School Technology teacher Mark Taylor and some of his students will bring an electrically powered pickup truck which belongs to the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching in Cullowhee. The truck was built with funding from the NC Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources.
Electric vehicles hold great promise for the environment in the near future.
Electric drive motors don't burn fossil fuels or pollute the air. The pickup truck will join the parade at 10AM and then settle into an exhibit on Main Street where it will be on display for the public to examine. Mr. Taylor and his students will be available to answer technical questions. Kathy Riggin and Second- Chance Wildlife will set up their canopy and exhibit an array of wild animals that have been injured and rescued. This display has always been a major attraction for kids and adults alike.