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TRENTON, NJ

Location and Directions: West State Street at the State Museum and Library

The Trenton Tour de Sol steering committee is outdoing itself this year! Check back soon for exhibitor list and list of dignitaries who will speak. A complete list of partners are at the bottom of this page.  

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

2002 Trenton Festival

• Over 55 Exhibits, food for sale by D&D Catering, solar powered music and much more!
• Take a spin with the newest and coolest „green‰ cars, buses and bikes. Test-drive hybrid vehicles built by Toyota and Honda. Don‚t forget to check out Allison Transmission‚s clean hybrid bus!
• See and learn about the Hy-wire, the world‚s first drivable concept vehicle that combines a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology. General Motors‚ reps will be on hand to answer questions about this vehicle.
• Explore new transportation options such as DaimlerChrylser‚s GEM, an electric neighborhood vehicle.
• Talk with some of the 200 students, dozens of visionaries, hybrid vehicle owners, and two battery manufacturers about their experience of building a one-of-a-kind vehicle to compete in the Tour de Sol championship. These vehicles include hybrid and alternative fueled cars using biodiesel, ethanol, natural gas, or propane; electric cars; solar assisted electric cars; and one-person motorcycles and personal commuter vehicles.
• Visit exhibits by Atlantic Solar Products, Ecological Systems, and Power Light Corp. offering solar and renewable energy products for sale for your home and work.
• Fun stuff for kids ˆ guided tours of the vehicles, sun toys for play, scavenger hunt, bicycle stuff and more.
• Learn about programs and services in your area that are working toward a greener transportation system and a better quality of life.
• Talk with bicycle advocate organizations like the Trenton Cycling Revolution and the Central Jersey Bicycle Club.
• Watch hydrogen be made from the sun, and learn about the U.S. Department of Energy‚s plans on how to move the nation toward a hydrogen economy.

NJ Entrants

Tornado Fuel Masters - Trenton Central H.S.

• #16 The Olympian, Cinnaminson High School, NJ
• #007 Tornado Fuel Masters, Trenton Central High School, Trenton, NJ
• #10 Electric Blue, Woodbury High School and Eco Living Fellowship, Woodbury, NJ

NJ Sponsors

• New Jersey Board of Public Utilities - Silver
• New Jersey Clean Energy Program - Bronze
• Foveal Systems LLC - Donor

Our Partners

A few members of the Local Organizing Committee.

Arthur Vatsky - Regional Clean Cities Coordinator , Central Jersey Bicycle Club, Chip Center, City of Trenton-Mayor‚s Office, Eco Living Fellowship, East Coast Hybrid Consortium 609-688-9435, Erickson Promotions, Foveal Systems LLC, Greater Mercer Transit Mngt Assn, Ken Kleinfelter, Len Colner, N.J. DEP, New Jersey State Museum, NJ Transit, NJ Ozone Action Partnership Youth Corp of Trenton 609-530-4142, Trenton Central High School, Trenton Cycling Revolution, Woodbury High School