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Friday, May 17. 10 AM – 2 PM

Directions: West State Street at the State Museum and Library
We return to Trenton for a downtown festival near the State House, in front of the State Museum and Library. The steering committee is working to match and exceed the success we had two years ago!

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Don't miss the Tour de Sol when it comes to Trenton, May 17th! There is something for everyone!

Food and entertainment including bicycle powered music, Climate Action Theatre, and much more!

Over 50 Exhibits.

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 and Toyota. Talk with enthusiastic hybrid vehicle owners about their experience with their gas-sipping cars.

Vist with one of New Jersey's "home teams". This is the fourth year that the Cinnaminson High School team will compete in the Tour de Sol competition.

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.

Government personnel visit with a student team, and learn about how electric-drive vehicles can reduce our dependence on foreign oil while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Fun stuff for kids – guided tours of the vehicles, interactive displays, scavenger hunt, bicycle stuff and more.

Trenton Cycling Revolution will be engaging students on the environmental and health benefits of bicycling. They will also have lots of fun games for kids to play including "Spokin".

Exhibitors:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.   2002 Honda Civic Hybrid
Center for Chesapeake Communities   Electric riding lawnmower, electric bikes and scooters
Central City Toyota   Toyota Prius
Climate Action Theatre   Entertainment and books on climate change
DaimlerChrysler   Chrysler Town and Country Natrium fuel cell, NECAR 4, GEM neighborhood vehicle, Dodge RAM HEV
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission   Ozone Action Partnership information
ENSCO, Inc.   Scoring sponsor of the Tour de Sol
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
Greater Mercer Transit Managment Association   Vehicle Ozone Infomation
Green Mountain Energy Co.   Green Mountain Energy hot air balloon & info on renewable energy
Millennium Cell   Hydrogen generation system and fuel cell, remote-controlled fuel cell toy car, and hydrogen powered cars
New Jersey Clean Energy Program   Promotion of Clean Energy for New Jersey
New Jersey Sustainability Greenhouse Gas Program    New Jersey Sustainability Greenhouse Gas Action Plan information
Newcomb Central School   Student-built Electrathon vehicle
New Jersey Department of Transportation   Bicycle and pedestrian projects and  give-aways.
New Jersey PIRG   Literature and Toyota Prius
New Jersey Transit    Ozone Action Partnership press conference
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association   Membership literature and books
Partners  for Environmental Quality, Inc.   Literature on green electicity, and water conservation kits
Piano Peddler   Upbeat mobile music for any occasion
Sierra Club   Literature on environmental protection
Spincycle   Giant LaFree electric bicycle and a trike
Trenton Cycling Revolution   Kids exhibits including Pedal Power bike trainer, Spokin’  game, and bike sculpture parts
U.S. Environmental Agency, Region II   U.S. EPA is the federal agency charged with protecting public health and the environment

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

Special New Jersey Sponsors:
Millennium Cell
New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJ Clean Energy

Additional Trenton Partners:
American Lung Association of NJ
Chip Center
City of Trenton
Eco Living Fellowship
Evergreen Services, Corp.
Greater Mercer Transportation Mngt Association
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Business Industry Association
New Jersey State Museum
New Jersey PIRG
New Jersey State Library
Office of Sustainable Business
Sierra Club
The Youth Corp of Trenton
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