Electric Car Begins Cross-Country Trek With Visit to DWP

A trip billed as the nation’s first cross-country trek in an electric car began Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles after the driver got his vehicle charged at the Department of Water and Power.

Kris Trexler, a Hollywood film editor, took off on his 3,000-mile trek following a celebration send-off that included dignitaries and politicians.

“I am excited that an L.A. resident is making this pioneering charge across the nation as a demonstration of the viability of electric vehicles,” said Councilwoman Ruth Galanter.

Trexler credited his excitement about the General Motors electric vehicle and his love of the open road as inspiration for the trip, which is expected to take two weeks.

He said he wants to demonstrate the car’s viability as the vehicle of the future.

“This environmentally friendly, nonpolluting car has been the best-performing and most reliable vehicle I have ever owned,” Trexler said.