(Cross-country) Hydrogen-car caravan leaves Monday (Portland, ME to Santa Monica, CA)

OKIsItJustMe

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(Cross-country) Hydrogen-car caravan leaves Monday (Portland, ME to Santa Monica, CA)

Edited on Sat Aug-09-08 11:40 AM by OKIsItJustMe

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http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=56581

Hydrogen-car caravan leaves Monday

By Meggan Clark
Reporter

SCARBOROUGH (Aug 9): Details are falling into place for the nation's first cross-country road trip by hydrogen-powered automobiles, which will begin Monday in Portland and end 13 days later in Santa Monica, Calif.

The hydrogen vehicles will be on display from 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. The event is free and open to the public.

On Monday, the vehicles will depart from Portlands' Fort Allen Park for California, making 33 education and publicity stops in 18 states en route to the Santa Monica Pier.

The event is the first of its kind in United States history. The Portland departure is expected to attract transportation technology experts, U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of Energy officials, representatives from the manufacturers of the hydrogen-powered vehicles taking part, including BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.

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XemaSab

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Sat Aug-09-08 11:34 AM
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1. Which Portland?

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diane in sf

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:23 PM
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2. ME--Maine

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OKIsItJustMe

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:40 PM
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4. I added the ME to the subject

Edited on Sat Aug-09-08 12:41 PM by OKIsItJustMe

after XemaSab's query.

From my location, it seemed clear which Portland, but then I believe we're on opposite coasts ourselves.

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Sat Aug-09-08 04:00 PM
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6. .

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Gormy Cuss

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:28 PM
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3. X-country from Oregon to SoCal would be a LONG trip.

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That would be cross-country twice.

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Sat Aug-09-08 02:30 PM
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5. ...and exactly where will they fill their tanks?

From the article:

Currently, there are no hydrogen fueling stations in Maine; the two nearest are in Burlington, Vt., and South Windsor, Conn.

I get the feeling they'll be hauling their hydrogen in a separate (petroleum powered) vehicle.

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