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Tour de Sol at
Albany‚s Empire State Plaza
Monday May 16th, 10 am ˆ 2 pm
Green „Car Show‰ and More featuring a 50- vehicle display to highlight the winners of the Tour de Sol and show real world examples of business and government working together to produce clean transportation solutions in New York State and beyond, and the Tour de Sol Championship Award Ceremony.
Address: 3 Empire Plaza, Albany, NY 12223
Directions: Please go to www.mapquest.com for specific directions from your location.
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GENERAL PARKING
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Use Visitor Parking Lot under the Plaza: access via Arterial I 787
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EXHIBITORS
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Enter Plaza from Madison Ave. Please arrive BY 7AM: State Police & Albany Plaza Security will check your vehicle and license. Proceed to display area and check in at the INFO TENT. Vehicles not on display can park in the Madison Ave. lot after unloading.
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PRESS & SPONSORS
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Follow instructions for General Parking. Proceed to Info TENT on the Plaza.
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VERY IMPORTANT
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ALL THOSE WHO WILL BRING VEHICLES ONTO THE PLAZA MUST FILL OUT THE ALBANY PLAZA ENTRY FORM BY MAY 1st. (even just to unload) Click here to fill out the Albany Plaza Security Form (*.doc)
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Schedule of Events
10:00 am Open
11:00 am Tour de Sol Welcome and Awards Presentation - on the stage
George E. Pataki, Governor, State of New York (invited) Daniel D Hogan, Commissioner, Office of General Services
Denise M. Sheehan, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Robert Callender, VP for Programs, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Helen Eisenfeld, Director of Electric Transportation, New York Power Authority
Nancy Hazard, Executive Director, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
2:00 pm Close
Exhibit Highlights:
Tour de Sol Championship, Monte Carlo-style Rally, e-bike entrants, and sponsor exhibits. Vehicle and advanced transportation technology exhibits by New York State business leaders, Clean Cities stakeholders, and the Clean Fueled Vehicle Program.
- Three new hybrid SUVs ˆ Toyota Highlander, Lexus RX 400h and Ford Escape - that all get 30 mpg or better in the EPA city driving cycle
- Hybrid sedans ˆ 45-70 mpg by Honda and Toyota
- Honda‚s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCX, and hydrogen fueling by Plug Power
- Compressed Natural Gas vehicles ˆ from light cars to heavy trucks and buses
- Propane-powered ice cream delivery ˆ from Schwan‚s
- Advanced hybrid transit bus in service in NYS ˆ by Orion and BAE Systems
- Hybrid Taxi prototype for NYC - by AFTCO and Advanced Energy Conversions
- New Emission reduction technology for trucks and buses - by Donaldson Co Inc. and Cummins Northeast
- Idle emission reduction through electrification ˆ the MorElectric Truck by Caterpillar
- Hybrid delivery vehicle - from FedEx
- New ceramic brakes by Star Fire
- Battery electric vehicle - 230 mile range - by Electrovaya with its Lithium SuperPolymer batteries
- Plug-in hybrid vehicle - 120 mpg - with Valence Corp. lithium batteries
- Biodiesel suppliers and vehicles - Environmental Alternatives, Quebec Advanced Transportation Institute‚s biodiesel SMART, NYS‚s Vogelbilt Ford250 and more
- E-bikes and neighborhood electric vehicles
- Over a dozen student-built vehicles competing in the Tour de Sol Championship that aim to work toward zero oil and greenhouse gas emission vehicles including two solar assisted vehicles from New York State - Cato Meridian and West Irondequoit High Schools; purpose-built hybrid biofuel vehicles; battery-electric vehicles from Maine to Washington State and much more
- Top placing OEM-built vehicles in Tour de Sol‚s new Monte Carlo-style Rally & 100 mpg Challenge
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