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Saturday, May 18 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Directions: Hudson River Park & Pier 84 at 44th Street
The Hudson River Park is hosting the grand finale of the Tour de Sol for the first time on Pier 84, which is between two major tourist attractions: the Intrepid Sear-Air-Space Museum and Circle Line boat tours. Electric vehicles and walking are the dominant modes of transportation for staff of the Hudson River Park, which offers bike and walking paths, and access to the river and the history of the vibrant transportation hub of yesteryear in Manhattan’s shipping district. Getting around green in New York City is our theme.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

The Tour de Sol festival has something for everyone! Come to the Hudson River Park by foot, bike or bus!

• Cheer the winners across the finish line at 10:00 am!

• Food and entertainment including live music, live theatre and much more.

• Over 50 Exhibits!

• Fun stuff for kids – interactive displays, scavenger hunt, bicycle stuff and more.

Talk with "green vehicle" owners about their experience with their new hybrid cars.

• Try out the newest and coolest cars and bikes. See the on-road debut of Honda’s Civic Hybrid. Test-drive new hybrid-electric vehicles built by Honda, Ford, and Toyota. Talk with enthusiastic hybrid vehicle owners about their experience with their gas-sipping cars.

• Learn about prototype fuel cell and hybrid cars from DaimlerChrylser. Reps will be on hand to answer technical questions about these vehicles and their electric neighborhood vehicles.

• Visit two-dozen one-of-a-kind vehicles built by students and individuals competing in the Tour de Sol road-rally championship. Talk with over 200 students, and dozens of visionaries traveling with the Tour de Sol about their vehicles, and their experience in building it. These vehicles include battery-electric cars, hybrid cars, solar assisted cars, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and one-person motorcycles and personal commuter vehicles.

Be a part of the Tour de Sol awards ceremony!

• Hi-level officials speak at the finish line ceremony for the Tour de Sol road-rally competition at 10:30 am.

• Try some delicious Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and sip some yummy Odwalla all natural juices.

• In the market for a bike, scooter, or a hybrid car? Come to the Tour de Sol! There should be plenty for you to choose from.

• Check out an organization at the festival that gives back to the community! Recycle-A-Bicycle works in school systems empowering high school students by educating them on bicycle mechanics and sets them up to build their own.

Exhibitors:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.   2002 Honda Civic Hybrid
AirLink Communications Inc.   Literature
Aymara Star   Peruvian music
Boston Area Biodiesel Initiative   Biodiesel powered VW TDI new beatle & literature on consumer access to bio-diesel fuel
Center for Chesapeake Communities   Electric riding  lawnmower, electric bikes and scooters
Central City Toyota   Toyota Prius
Climate Action Theatre   Entertainment, Books on climate change for sale
DaimlerChrysler   Chrysler Town and Country Natrium fuel cell, NECAR 4, GEM neighborhood vehicle, Dodge RAM HEV
ENSCO, Inc.   Tour de Sol scoring explanation
Federal Highway Administration   It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air literature, and 2002 Toyota Prius
Gavin Watson   VW Golf Diesel running on 100% vegetable oil
Hudson River Park Trust   Hudson River Park’s electric-drive vehicles
Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter   Monthly newsletter covering international hydrogen and fuel cell energy technology advances in all applications
Martin Honda   Honda hybrid vehicles
New York Power Authority   TH!NK city and  NYPA’s TH!NK Clean Commute program
Newcomb Central School   Student-built Electrathon vehicle
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association    Membership information and books
Nova Cruz Products LLC   Commercially available Veloci motorbike and electric scooters
New York Transit Museum   Interactive activity for kids on mass transit and infrastructure
New York City Department of Transportation   All Adds to Cleaner Air program, US Postal vehicle and RAV4-EV
New York City Dept  Environmental Protection    Drought information, electric and hybrid vehicles
New York City Wheels   Electric scooters and more
New York City  Department of Environmental Conservation   Portable dynomometer used for inspections in NY State and literature
New York City  Energy Research & Development Authority   Energy efficiency services & innovative energy technologies
Piano Peddler   Upbeat mobile music for any occasion
Progressive Asset Management   investment advisory services - socially responsible Investing
Recycle-a-Bicycle   Promotion of student built  bicycles
SolarGlobe   Solar panels and gizmos for consumers
Spincycle   Giant LaFree electric bicycle and one of a kind trike
TH!NK from Ford   TH!NK city and TH!NK neighbor, electric vehicles from Ford Motor Company
ZEV Technologies   GEM electric neighborhood vehicle
Zipcar   Car sharing program and vehicles

Gold Sponsors:
American Honda Motor Company
U.S. Department of Energy

Special New York Sponsors:
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
New York Power Authority
New York City Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Hudson River Park Trust

Additional New York City Partners:
Earth Day New York
Environmental Business Assn. of New York State
New York City Dept  Environmental Protection
Recycle-A-Bicycle
U.S. EPA, Region II