St. Alban’s Episcopal Church hosts electric car show – Times-Standard

Creation Care Committee member Bob Webb, left, and chair Daniel Moyer discuss the merits of a Tesla Model 3 Performance and Honda Clarity (both autos pictured). (Submitted)

The St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Creation Care Committee recently celebrated Earth Day with an auto show showcasing hybrids and electric vehicles.

The car show — which took place between and after church services — featured a Tesla, a Toyota Rav 4 and other earth-friendly models of cars.

“For comparison and showing how much more inefficient an external combustion engine is, a 1999 Ford F150 was also on display,” a press release for the event said.

St. Alban’s and its parishioners have a commitment to reducing greenhouse emissions. St. Alban’s and the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, which stretches from the Sacramento Valley to the Oregon border, have officially adopted a policy that the Episcopal churches in its jurisdiction be carbon neutral by 2030. St. Alban’s may achieve being carbon neutral by the end of the year.

“Not only have many parishioners purchased EV and hybrid cars, some have also installed solar panels and heat pumps. The church itself has a long commitment to creation care. Solar panels were installed in 2019. Gradually carbon monoxide appliances were replaced with energy efficient electric kitchen appliances, gas water heaters replaced with electric and duct insulation installed. Its biggest project is replacing its gas furnaces with earth-friendly heat pumps. One heat pump has already been installed and four more are in the process of being installed,” the press release said.

For more information about St. Alban’s and its commitment to creation care, call 707-822-4102 or email officesec@stalbans.org.