K-12 Education Links for Transportation

Future Wheels for A Sustainable America

Electrathon America This site offers general information on Electrathon events. "ELECTRATHON is a type of ELECTRIC MARATHON in which the winner is determined by how far you go in a certain time with a given amount of battery power."

Energy Teachers.org offers help to teachers interested in teaching about energy production and use.

Fuel Our Future Now is an online, interactive knowledge center created in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, Discovery Education, and the X Prize Foundation. The website engages students and the general public in learning about alternative fuels, energy efficiency, climate change, and the science, technology, engineering, and math behind advanced vehicle development. It features activities for students, as well as high-quality videos, stimulating virtual labs, and additional interactive resources.


MIT Solar Car Team This is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT) page. The site offers photos of solar electric cars, projects SEVT is working on, and list international solar electric vehicle races.

 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Education Programs This site hosts a wealth of educational information on Junior Solar Sprint events and Science Bowl events. It includes teacher and student guides and training programs.

SOLAR BikeRayce USA This site includes general information, rules, and contacts for educational workshops on Solar BikeRayce events. It "is an annual, international closed-course "rayce" held in Topeka, Kansas. Teams compete with vehicles that are powered either partially or entirely by solar power. These pedaled and non-pedaled, solar-assisted vehicles are referred to as "Solar Bikes".

The Winston School Solar Electric Car A high school solar car education program based in Texas and competing internationally. This site includes general information, history, rules, and contacts for educational workshops on Winston Solar Challenge events.

World in Motion Produce activities focused on the mechanics of how things move. Explore types of locomotion. This site offers educational options for grades K-12. World in Motion is part SAE International.

X-Prize Foundation "Revolution through competition". The mission of the X PRIZE Foundation is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. X-Prize does this by creating and managing prizes that drive innovators to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. As an educational non-profit, the X PRIZE Foundation exists to inspire innovation and creativity in young people all over the world. The educational programs strive for breakthroughs in the way students approach the world.

Sustainable Transportation Links

Links for the general public. Educators, consider reviewing these organizations and companies as resources for presenters and student research.

American Hydrogen Association Non-profit association of individuals and institutions, technical and non-technical, dedicated to the promotion of inexpensive, clean and safe hydrogen energy systems.

Better World Club An environmentally friendly version of AAA, it offers emergency road-side, travel, and insurance services. They demonstrate their social and environmental commitment by donating an amount equal to 1% of their annual revenues toward environmental clean-up efforts and by providing unique eco-friendly travel alternatives.

California Fuel Cell Partnership Comprised of the world's largest automakers, energy providers, fuel cell manufacturers, and government agencies.Evaluates fuel cell vehicles in real-world driving conditions, explores ways to bring fuel cell vehicles to market, and educates the public on the benefits of the technology.

Cycling for a Sustainable Future This annual bike tour facilitated by the Global Living Project includes visits, presentations, and workshops on topics of sustainable living practices to colleges, universities, community and environmental groups and conferences.

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy

Electric Auto Association Organization promotes wide-spread use of electric vehicles. Provides information about plug-in electric vehicles, Chapter sponsored events, including Junior Solar Sprint events, and tutorials on electricity and electric cars.
Chapters in the Northeast:
New England Auto Association
Pioneer Valley Electric Auto Association
Eastern Electric Vehicle Club
EVA of Washington, DC

Electric Drive Transportation Association EDTA is organized to promote the widespread market adoption of electric drive systems for the clean and efficient transport of people and goods through policy, conference, communications and public education initiatives.

The EV Resource - history of electric vehicles and information about their use put out by PartsGeek, the Dealer Alternative. Main page defines car parts.

Hypercar Project of the Rocky Mountain Institute

Northeast Alternative Vehicle Consortium (NAVC) A Boston-based association of private and public sector organizations.

National Environmental and Transportation Organizations

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ACEEE is a leader in efforts to improve the energy efficiency of cars and trucks. We conduct engineering and economic studies of the potential for efficiency improvement and provide advice regarding the development of programs and policies to realize this potential in the market. We advocate a balanced set of measures, including stronger Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards, federal and state incentives for greener vehicles, and consumer education and other market creation initiatives, as well as research and development of advanced technologies.

Conservation Law Foundation CLF partners with communities to promote clean public transportation; solve environmental problems that threaten public health and quality of life; advance fair and transparent decision-making; and employ creative strategies that protect community and environmental interests in decisions about land use, transportation, and development.

Friends of the Earth National public interest group committed to a "healthy and just world". The website features transportation issues and policies.

Natural Resources Defense Council One of NRDC¹s overall program focuses is air/energy and they address clean air standards, global warming, transportation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and electric utility restructuring. Their website include useful background information.

Public Citizen National public interest group focused on overall health and safety of citizens. News features on vehicle safety.

Redefining Progress Institute Public policy organization that encourages accurate market prices to protect our common social and natural assets and to foster social and economic sustainability. Ecological Foot-printing assessment quizzes are available to adults and children.

Sierra Club National grassroots organization inspired to "protect our communities and the planet." Local and state clubs.

Surface Transportation Policy Project This project pulls together excellent information and resources from many groups interested in transportation policies that conserve energy, protect aesthetic quality, promote social equity, and make communities more livable. Their website include an extensive directory of links to other transportation sites, include state-specific sites.

U.S.PIRG Public Interest Research Group. Has state chapters.

Union of Concerned Scientists UCS has strong advocacy and research programs on renewable energy, global warming, and advanced vehicle technologies. Their website includes much readable background information on these topics.

Victoria Transport Policy Institute An independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. A variety of free resources to help improve transportation planning and policy analysis.

Worldwatch Institute The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization. Its mission is to generate and promoteinsights and ideas that empower decision makers to build an ecologically sustainable society that meets human needs.

Passenger Rail Advocacy

Rail Serve RailServe.com is a leading provider of rail information services to individuals, organizations, and businesses worldwide.

National Association of Railroad Passengers advocacy organization for train and rail transit passengers.

Transit Advocacy

Advanced Transit Association Promotes "advanced transit technologies and strategies" -monorails and personal rapid transit, etc.

American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Industry Group.

Association for Public Transit Boston-based.

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Promotes environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects worldwide. ITDP was organized by leading advocates for sustainable transport in the US who realized that the US was exporting its model of automobile dependence to developing countries.

Car-free Development

America Walks A national coalition of walking advocacy groups dedicated to promoting . livable communities where people walk because it's a real choice. Walkable Communities Inc.

Carfree cities Web-site for the book of this name. Information on Car-free urban planning. Quarterly newsletter.

Congress for New Urbanism Promotes New Urbanist design principles in architecture and planning. (Turning car space to higher density, sustainable mixed-use space).

Critical Mass Hub Organizes mass bike ride demonstrations at rush hour.Excellent site with a lot of bicycling and activist information.

The Priorities Institute Education & research on sustainable land use planning and livable, civil, fun, economically viable carfree city design.

SmartGrowth Network News, Information and best practice sharing.