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WATCH: 2014 AltCar Expo & Conference Highlights

• Santa Monica Civic Auditorium • Sept. 19 - 20, 2014 •

WATCH: Test Drive of the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf with interview

AmericaJR.com's Jason Rzucidlo reports from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for the 9th Annual AltCar Expo & Conference. Watch as he goes on a test drive of the all-new 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric vehicle. You'll also see an interview with Darryll Harrison, Jr., Manager of Volkswagen Brand Public Relations. The Volkswagen E-Golf will be VW's first electric car entry to hit the market. By placing an electric drivetrain into one of the most popular small cars in the world, VW hopes to convince the car-buying public that EVs have move beyond niche status. The e-Golf seats five with a 24-kWh battery offering up to 85 miles of range. It starts at $36,300 before a $7,500 federal tax credit and a $2,500 California state tax credit.

WATCH: Interview with Dean Taylor from Southern California Edison

AmericaJR.com's Jason Rzucidlo reports from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for the 9th Annual AltCar Expo & Conference. Watch for an interview with Dean Taylor, Principal Advisor of Transportation Electrification, Integrated Planning & Environmental Affairs at Southern California Edison. Now that southern Californians have been driving electric cars for five years, what's the effect been on your power plants? Are we in any danger of a brownout? How much does it cost to charge an electric vehicle per hour? How about per month? Find out about SoCal Edison's new rates for electric vehicles.

WATCH: Interviews with attendees at the 2014 AltCar Expo

AmericaJR.com's Jason Rzucidlo reports from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for the 9th Annual AltCar Expo & Conference. Watch for an interview with Loki Efan, owner of a Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell. He discussed his experience driving the car and refueling it around southern California. In addition, you'll hear from Louis A. Wolf, an attendee who travelled all the way from Seattle to test drive some alternative energy vehicles. He is in the process of converting a Lincoln Mark V Continental into a fuel cell hydrogen vehicle.

WATCH: Highlights from the "Tech Update" panel discussion

AmericaJR.com's Jason Rzucidlo reports from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for the 9th Annual AltCar Expo & Conference. Watch for remarks from panelists in the "Tech Update" discussion. You'll hear from Steve Ellis (Manager of Fuel Cell Vehicle Marketing at Honda); Jon Coleman (Fleet Sustainability & Technology Manager at Ford Motor Company); Dean Taylor (Principal Advisor at Southern California Edison); and Mark Websiter (General Manager at smart Brand).

WATCH: Highlights from "California's Tough Energy Choices" panel

AmericaJR.com's Jason Rzucidlo reports from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for the 9th Annual AltCar Expo & Conference. Watch for remarks from panelists in the "California's Tough Energy Choices" discussion. You'll hear from Rick Teebay (Office of Sustainability, County of Los Angeles); Dean Taylor (Principal Advisor at Southern California Edison); and Darrell Clarke (Beyond Oil Campaign, Sierra Club). Orange County Register's Susan Carpenter served as the moderator.

For more information about the AltCar Expo & Conference, visit www.altcarexpo.com.