Congratulations! You just won a…

1. Congratulations! You just won a… …but can you afford to drive it?

2. How much would it cost you to take a trip to the Jersey shore? • What do you need to know? • MPG of your vehicle • Price of fuel • Miles to Ocean City, NJ

3. Assumed Fuel Prices per gallon • Regular Gasoline: $3.58 • Diesel: $3.97 • Natural Gas: $2.09 • Electricity: $0.12 per kilowatt hour • E85(ethanol/flex-fuel): $3.19 • Hydrogen gas: $2.50

4. Do the math… • Miles / MPG = gallons needed • Gallons * cost per gallon = total cost

5. PIMP MY RIDE:Alternative fuel cars • Hydrogen • Hybrid • Electric • Biodiesel • Natural Gas • Ethanol http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/218613/going-grease.jhtml (0-2 http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/218615/super-sized-car.jhtml#id=1583703 (whole thing)

6. West Philly students build sports car http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/95885/pimp-your-biodiesel-ride.jhtml#id=1532541 (3:48) • Changing to biodiesel http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/76055/grease-bros-watch-the-grease-brothers-explore-veggie-fuel-in-conversion.jhtml#id=1524606 (0:55) • Pimp my ride http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/145471/the-vegetarian-muscle-car.jhtml#id=1557903 (1:10 -7:53)

7. Buy my car! • TV commerical (skit) • Radio jingle • Cartoon • Classified ad / Newspaper ad • Short Photostory • Other presentation style?

8. How to: • Create an advertisement that covers… • What kind of fuel does your car run on? • How does it work? • How does it save energy? • Why is it better than a regular car? • Use the links provided on mrsloch.wikispaces.com to help you find information • http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/transportation/hybrid.html • http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/current.shtml