News from Times-Standard (Eureka, CA, USA)
by Mike Morrow
ARCATA -- Often, Kevin Johnson will wave as he drives past one of those $2.89 per gallon gas stations that pepper the landscape.
But even Johnson knows he's going to have to stop every once in awhile.
'Yeah,' he says, 'maybe to put air in my tires.'
His 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit -- no, make that, Voltswagen Rabbit -- has become somewhat of an attraction throughout Arcata, a community known for and proud of its uniqueness.
And during Saturday's Sustainable Living, Arts and Music Festival at Humboldt State, the car and several others on display drew a constant gathering of interested individuals.
'I just paid $35 to fill up ... where do I get one of these?' asked one woman.
Johnson is among more than a dozen members of the Humboldt Electric Vehicle Association, individuals whose mission includes, among other things, educating and promoting sustainable transportation."
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