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TRENTON, NJ

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

We invite you to join us for a fun and educational lunch hour at the Tour de Sol – you won’t be disappointed!

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 40 Exhibits – food vendors will be on-site.
• Ten AM arrival of vehicles participating in the Tour de Sol Championship followed by a media event.
• Premier opportunity to get up close to new hybrid vehicles – including some that will be introduced over the next six months! General Motors, Honda, Ford, and Toyota will all be there.
• Take a spin on an electric bike or electric scooter! They are loads of fun! Personal Electric Transports, Currie Cycles, Runabout Cycles and much more.
• Explore new transportation options such as DaimlerChrysler’s GEM, an electric neighborhood vehicle.
• Check out clean hybrid buses – built by Allison Transmission and New Jersey Transit’s bus by ISE Research and MCI Coach.
• Learn about vehicles that run on hydrogen – neighborhood vehicles, one-person vehicles, and full-size vehicles from all over the country.
• Explore new transportation options.
• Talk with some of the 200 students, and dozens of visionaries about their vision of the car of the future, and 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, hydrogen or bio-methane; electric cars; and solar assisted electric cars.
• Watch biodiesel being made
• Ecological Systems will be there offering solar and renewable energy products for sale for your home and work.
• Talk with the Central Jersey Bicycle Club and learn about the East Coast Greenway
• Fun stuff for kids – guided tours of the vehicles, sun toys for play, scavenger hunt, student science projects and more.
• Learn about programs and services in your area that are working toward a greener transportation system and a better quality of life.
• Take a look at a hydrogen fuel cell

NJ Entrants

Tornado Fuel Masters - Trenton Central H.S.

• #16 The Olympian, The Pirates from Cinnaminson High School, Cinnaminson, NJ
• #10 The Vegginator, The Tornado Fuel Masters from Trenton Central High School, Trenton, NJ

Many thanks to our New Jersey sponsors and partners!
We cannot thank our sponsors and partners enough for their support, enthusiasm, creative ideas, time and energy. It has been a great pleasure to work with such a dedicated group of people working toward a common vision of a clean, sustainable energy future.

NJ Sponsors

• New Jersey Board of Public Utilities – Sustainable Energy Partner
• New Jersey DEP’s Sustainable Communities Program- Sustainable Energy Advocate
• Taylor Oil - Donor
• AAA New Jersey – Donor

Partners in Addition to our Sponsors:
Eco Living Fellowship, Foveal Systems, LLC., Greater Mercer Transit Mngt Association, New Jersey Department of Transportation, New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey Transit,  Trenton Chamber of Commerce, Len Colner, Ken Kleinfelter, and Marianne Leone