Choices: Alternative Cars, Alternative Fuels

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New exhibit explores the world of alternative energy and the automobile

From Henry Ford’s Model T to George Jetson’s flying bubble, cars have a special place in the hearts of American culture. The independence offered by the automobile is part of the American tradition. But can we sustain our love of the road?

As technology improves and the world gets smaller, we have come to realize the global impact of automobiles on the planet we call home. For the sake of saving the environment in which we live, we must find less impactful alternative to oil and the machines that run on it.

With continued research, the future holds the promise of viable choices in the automotive marketplace.

Choices: Alternative Cars, Alternative Fuels opens May 15 and runs through August 17, 2012. The exhibit is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 10:00 pm, Saturdays 8:30 am - 12:00 pm.

Special Events

The Electric Car: Race it and They will Come [3]
A Lecture by Cam Suarez-Bitar
Tuesday, May 22, 3:30 pm
Forum Room, Second Floor, Northwestern University Library

Film Screening of "Who Killed the Electric Car" [4]
Documentary narrated by Martin Sheen
Wednesday, May 16, 4pm
Block Cinema