Students take part in a demonstration during a 2010 Odyssey event.
Thanks to funding from the Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program, 2010 marked the first year that National AFV Day Odyssey events were organized specifically for secondary school students, introducing this new generation of consumers to information about advanced electric drive vehicles and other cleaner transportation technologies.
More than 2,700 seventh through twelfth grade students from seventy schools participated in one of the twenty-six secondary school Odyssey events held in twelve U.S. states.
The majority of these events included a presentation of the 2010 Odyssey video, a question-and-answer session, and distribution of Odyssey water bottles and tote bags to all student attendees. Several events had alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles on display. Others offered supplementary presentations, hands-on activities such as building a working model of a fuel cell car, automotive technology lab demonstrations, and EcoCar garage tours. Some of the events also highlighted additional environmentally friendly practices and tips.
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For a listing of Odyssey 2010 participating secondary schools and summaries of the twenty-six secondary school Odyssey 2010 events, please see pages 64 – 68 of the Odyssey 2010 Executive Summary.
