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New Energy Award 2002

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Application Category
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On-the-spot
Demonstrations of Ecotruck (environmental
education for elementary schools and junior high schools)
K.K. Ecotruck
K.K. Ecotruck is a transport company. They dispatch
one natural gas truck and one diesel truck to schools, and show experiments
and quizzes concerning emission gases, to enable children to understand
more about low-pollution vehicles, as unique environmental education
efforts intended for widespread use of low-pollution vehicles. Not
only children participating in the workshops but also teachers enjoy
the workshops, and the efforts have a high effect of raising the awareness
of low-pollution vehicles among children.
Features of Equipment, System and Facilities
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At elementary schools and junior high schools,
a natural gas truck is demonstrated, as a workshop.
One natural gas truck (2-ton truck) and one diesel truck (2-ton
truck) are dispatched to each school, to give environmental
education based on the demonstration of the natural gas truck.
Since the start of the first workshop in November 1999, more
than 2,000 children have participated in the workshops and
experienced the emission gas experiments. The efforts contributed
to deepening understanding among children on the environment.
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