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For Immediate Release
May 5, 2003
Contact: James Grant
Office of Communications
(209) 724-4406 or (209) 658-4406
E-Mail: James.Grant@ucop.edu
UC Merced Sponsors Zero-Emission
Vehicle Visit
Sophisticated prototype fuel cell vehicles made by the world's major
automobile manufacturers will visit Merced on Wednesday May 14,
thanks to a special arrangement between The California Fuel Cell
Partnership and UC Merced.
The vehicles -- made by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Nissan, Honda, Hyundai,
General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen - will visit the region as
part of the Fuel Cell Partnership's "Rally Thru the Valley."
The program is an outreach and public awareness effort to promote
the development of zero-emission fuel cell vehicle technology as
an alternative to combustion engines, which create hydrocarbon and
particulate emissions.
| Who: |
Experts from the California Fuel Cell
Partnership, Merced automobile dealers, high school science
students, Merced County and City leadership, UC Merced leadership. |
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| What: |
A parade of colorful, high-tech prototype
fuel cell vehicles through Merced's Main Street and to Lake
Yosemite County Park, near the site of the UC Merced campus, |
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which is under construction. Fuel
cell educational exhibits will also be displayed at the
park. |
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| When: |
Wednesday, May 14, 2:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. |
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| Where: |
Main Street between R and G [approximately
2:00 p.m.] |
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Lake Yosemite County Park [approximately
2:30 p.m.] |
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| Why: |
To create public awareness about alternative
fuel vehicle development and improving air quality. |
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| Contacts: |
UC Merced Office of Communication: 209-724-4432 |
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California Fuel Cell Partnership: 916-371-2899 |
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| More Information: |
http://www.fuelcellpartnership.org/releases/2003_3_24_roadrally2003.html |
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| Co-sponsors |
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| as of 5/5/03: |
US EPA Region 9, PG & E, Merced County,
City of Merced, Via Adventures, |
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Merced Irrigation District, Merced County
Association of Governments, Merced Chamber of Commerce, Merced
College, Great Valley Center. |
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