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'Drivers of the Future' Contest for Students

12 September 2000

'Drivers of the Future' Contest for Students Offers Chance To Ride in Fuel Cell Cars

    SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 11 California students will be
among the first people to take a test-ride in a fuel cell vehicle through a
contest sponsored by the California Fuel Cell Partnership.
    To qualify, California students in grades 7-12 can write a short essay or
create a picture that expresses why fuel cell vehicles are an important future
technology.  Up to six entries will be selected, one from each grade level.
The winners will be featured at a ceremony sponsored by the California Fuel
Cell Partnership this November in Sacramento, and will get to take the first
official rides as part of the festivities.
    The essays should be no more than 500 words. The picture may be drawn or
painted by hand, a computer generated design, or a photograph. Complete rules
and fuel cell information may be found on the Partnership's website:
http://www.fuelcellpartnership.org; by sending an email request to:
fcdriver@arb.ca.gov; or by writing a postcard or letter of request to:
CaFCP, PO Box 2815, Sacramento, CA  95812. Entries must be received no later
than Tuesday, October 10, 2000.
    The Partnership -- which formally began in April 1999 -- includes auto
manufacturers (DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, and Volkswagen);
energy providers (BP, Shell, and Texaco); fuel cell companies (Ballard Power
Systems and International Fuel Cells); and government agencies (the California
Air Resources Board, the California Energy Commission, the South Coast Air
Quality Management District, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S.
Department of Transportation).