Tucson FCEV driving coast to coast to demonstrate Hyundai environmental leadership and commitment to the most advanced green-friendly automotive technology
Demonstrating the environmental advantages and performance of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) while also benefitting kids with cancer, Hyundai Motor America has launched Hyundai Drive 4 Hope. As the official car of Hope on Wheels' September program a Hyundai Tucson FCEV is traveling more than 4,500 miles coast to coast for kids with cancer. During September National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope on Wheels is awarding a total of $7.1 million to children's hospitals nationwide.
As part of the national tour, the Hyundai Tucson FCEV is arriving in Austin on Monday, Sep. 12 and will showcase the technology to area residents and media, while also bringing awareness to pediatric cancer.
At the end of September, the vehicle will have collected hundreds of handprints from children around the country, each representing a personal story about his/her heroic battle with this deadly disease.
What: Hyundai Drive 4 Hope Tour featuring a Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, bringing awareness to childhood cancer as it travels across the country for National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Who: Hyundai Hope on Wheels, Hyundai Drive 4 Hope
Why: To exhibit fuel cell electric vehicle technology and engage Austin residents and media about Hyundai Hope on Wheels, the united effort of Hyundai Motor America and its more than 800 dealers across the U.S. to raise awareness about childhood cancer.
How: The Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle will be on display in Austin to showcase the technology to the public and media at Four Seasons Austin.
When: Monday, Sept. 12 at 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Four Seasons Austin
98 San Jacinto Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
For more information about Hyundai's leadership in fuel efficiency and Fuel cell electric vehicle technology, please visit http://csr.hyundai.com/eng/environment/product/sub_hydrogen.aspx. For more information about Hyundai Hope on Wheels, this year's Hope Grant recipients, and how you can get involved, please visit www.HyundaiHopeonWheels.org.
HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS
Hyundai Hope on Wheels® is the united effort of Hyundai Motor America and its more than 800 dealers across the U.S. to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to celebrate the lives of children battling the disease. By the end 2011, Hope on Wheels will have committed more than $43 million in donations to pediatric cancer research, since the program began in 1998. Hyundai Hope on Wheels is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Contact: Zafar Brooks
Hyundai Motor America
Office (714) 965-3584
zbrooks@hmausa.com
Joe Foster
Ruder Finn
Cell: (323) 572-5361
fosterj@rogersruderfinn.com
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Sept. 9, 2011/
SOURCE Hyundai Hope on Wheels
