The Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum occupies the Powerhouse building alongside the Route 66 Museum, and makes for a natural companion visit. The collection runs from the earliest electric vehicles of the late nineteenth century through to more recent models, making the case that the electric car is not a new idea at all — it was actually the dominant technology before the internal combustion engine took over after 1910.
The exhibits are thoughtfully laid out and the collection includes some genuinely rare pieces. The juxtaposition of cutting-edge sustainable transport with the gasoline culture of Route 66 makes for an unexpectedly thought-provoking afternoon.