This Saturday’s Michigan Electric Vehicle Rally and Show promises to be exciting for electric car enthusiasts.

Michigan Electric Auto Association President Larry Tuttle of Ann Arbor said many of the organizers and participants in the event are from Washtenaw County.

The second annual event will feature more than 40 electric vehicles ranging from recent models, such as the 2010 Tesla Roadster, dating back to a 1916 Detroit Electric. It runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the campus of Schoolcraft College on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile roads in Livonia. It is sponsored by the Michigan Electric Auto Association and the Schoolcraft College Electronic Technology Program and is free and open to the public.

“Everyone is hearing about electric vehicles but very few people have ever actually seen one,” Tuttle said in a statement. “This is a chance for people to experience an EV firsthand and to talk with someone who owns one.”

Along with viewing the cars, participants will be able to meet the vehicle owners and go for a ride with them, something Tuttle said is important to potential future electric car owners.

“The big question people have is, ‘how will an EV fit into my lifestyle?” he said in the statement. “The best way to answer that question is to talk to someone who is already living with an electric car.”

Vehicles will include production vehicles from the '70s, '80s and '90s and gas vehicles that have been converted to electric. Brands will include a Ford plug-in hydrogen electric vehicle, Th!nk City, Wheego, Current Motors scooter, EcoV Electric, Honda and Toyota hybrids and eCo Wheelz electric bicycles.

The event will also include booths displaying new products and services from the electric vehicle market, a presentation on how to convert gas-powered vehicles to electric power and information on Schoolcraft programs related to the electric vehicle industry.