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New Energy Award 2002

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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

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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New Energy Award 2002
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