On Saturday, June 3rd, MECC took the now-running Spitfire to its first car show, Cars and Motorcycles of England at Hope Lodge! At first glance, the ’69 Triumph Spitfire seemed to fit right in with all the other antique British cars in attendance. But under the hood, its old body holds brand-new insides. Our now-functional electric-converted Spitfire was a big…
When our website went offline last year, we were in disarray. Our photos, our blog updates, project info, all of it was stored on that site we no longer had access to. After many calls with customer service, we’re slowly coming back online– a new website on the same domain. Our pages may be in construction, but soon they’ll be…
A year and a half ago, COVID-19 pushed us out of the garage just as we neared the end of our work on the Triumph Spitfire. Since then, our team has been working virtually to maintain and grow our club and projects. Today, however, was our long-awaited return to in-person work. Our work on the Spitfire is progressing further, and…
During the months of March and April, the members of the Methacton High School Electric Car Club gave virtual presentations to third and fourth graders at Worcester and Woodland Elementary Schools. They were also a part of Temple University’s Virtual Earth Day Festival. You can check it out at the following URL: https://ambler.temple.edu/community/earthfest/celebrating-earth All of the presentations included a in-depth,…
The Methacton Electric Car Club visited the Philadelphia Auto Show for the third time! We had a great time, learned a lot, and met a lot of people. Check out some of our photos HERE! In the “Race for the 21st Century” event at Penn State, one of the events involves seeing how much cargo your car can hold. Each box has its…
On May 12, 2016, the Methacton Electric Car Club went to Eagleville Elementary School to present the Lorax and to teach about renewable energy.
The Methacton Electric Car Club recently hosted a Super Smash Bros tournament! We raised money to fund replacing the batteries in our Ford Ranger.
The Electric Car Club, visited Arcola Middle School on March 31st to teach kids about the electric car and clean vehicles. STEaM day is an annual event at Arcola design to get kids interested in STEM related fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and to show how the arts can be incorporated into these jobs. The Electric Car Club spoke to seven…
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The Electric Car Club, an advisor, a member of the Education Foundation for the Methacton Community and an Ambler Savings Bank executive. See article for full photo caption. Credit: Leann Pettit and Ambler Savings Bank Ambler Savings Bank gave a check for $10,000 to the Education Foundation for the Methacton Community on Nov. 4 as a contribution to Methacton High…