Electric Vehicles Topic Of Avon Library History Event

Avon Free Public Library

AVON, CT — Electric vehicles are on the rise these days as motorists are looking for ways to avoid fossil fuels and help the environment.

But the notion of getting from one point to another via electricity is not new.

On Thursday, May 16, the Avon Free Public Library presents is hosting an in-person program called "A History of Electric Vehicles."

It will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon.

The program will be presented by John Cilio, a historical storyteller, author, and researcher who has brought historical stories back to life for over 15 years.

He is a member of the Organization of American Historians and the Association for the Study of Connecticut History.

Cilio hails from a career in corporate marketing and has spoken to large and small audiences in over 60 countries around the world. He lives in Sherman.

His historical talk will trace how the nation, in the late 1800s, went from a horse-driven transportation society to one featuring self-propelled, electric vehicles such as battery-powered cars, and electric-powered buses, trucks, and, even, street sweepers.

Cilio will talk about why transportation evolved from electric to internal combustion.

For more information, contact the Avon Free Public Library's Adult Services Reference Desk at avonref@avonctlibrary.info and/or 860-673-9712, ext. 7203.

For more information and to register for the talk, click on this link.