Tucson-area students learn to drive in CNG Honda Civics.
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Tucson-area students learn to drive in CNG Honda Civics. |
The Pima Association of Governments and the Tucson Clean Cities Coalition in Tucson, Arizona, worked with Southwest Gas, American Honda, and Whitton Plumbing/FuelMaker to develop a clean fuels driver-training program for the city's Amphitheater School District. The group organized the program and assisted the district in obtaining several dedicated Honda Civic GXs and a compressed natural gas FuelMaker personal fueling device. It also developed a curriculum that will be used to educate new drivers about alternative fuel vehicles. According to Colleen Crowninshield, coordinator of the coalition, Tucson is the second city to host a training program like this. (Salt Lake City, Utah, was the first.) For more information, e-mail ccrowninshield@pagnet.org.
The University of Arizona (UA) Society of Engineers on April 2 held an event to unveil its ethanol-fueled formula racecar, which was built by students from scratch in one year. UA is an active member of the Tucson Coalition. The coalition has sponsored the program for two years.