On Route to the Future, in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada
invites you to visit its environmentally-themed exhibit, On Route to the Future, presented for a 6th consecutive year in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada. This time around, the segment will feature a brand new look and will focus its attention on new and upcoming technologies.
This year, the exhibits and events surrounding the On Route to the Future segment will extend well beyond their traditional level 5 location. Indeed, the North American premier unveiling of the one and only BlueCar, manufactured by Pininfarina-Bolloré, which will be presented in the ever-popular 7th Heaven, located on level 7. We invite you to come discover this stunning electric car, powered by a Lithium-Metal-Polymer battery (LMP) developed by the Bolloré Group.
One cannot look to the future without also thinking about the people who will help create and shape it: the innovators of tomorrow. Indeed, four (4) universities will be present in the On Route to the Future segment to unveil their very latest achievements. Come join us and show your support of the next generation!
- Polytechnique Montréal (the solar-powered Esteban)
- ETS “École de technologie supérieure” (the solar-powered Eclipse)
- Université Laval (the Alérion Supermileage)
- McGill University (Formula Hybrid, Formula SAE, Baha SAE and Electric snowmobile)
Would you like to know more about alternative energy sources? Green technologies? Or perhaps learn about ways to modify your driving habits in order to more efficiently reconcile the automobile with the environment? Well, the Auto Show is the place to be! Exhibitors present in the On Route to the Future segment will be available to answer any and all eco-oriented queries. Some of the exhibitors on hand will include: Natural Resources Canada, the Agence de l’efficacité énergétique, the Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique, the Centre National du Transport Avancé, the Gouvernement du Québec, Hydro-Québec, Nature-Action Québec, Red Dynamix, Sans-Zo, Sonic, the Sûreté du Québec, as well as Voitures électriques du Québec.
Also, the winners of the 2010 ecoENERGY awards, rewarded as the year's most fuel-efficient vehicles by category, based on EnerGuide's fuel consumption ratings, will be shown on level 1 of the Show. EnerGuide is an annual publication released by Natural Resources Canada, which examines the fuel consumption of vehicles on the market.
Here are this year’s winners that will be on display:
- Two-Seater: smart fortwo
- Subcompact: Toyota Yaris
- Compact: Honda Civic Hybrid
- Mid-Size: Toyota Prius
- Full-Size: Hyundai Sonata
- Station Wagon: (a tie); Audi A3 TDI and Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI Clean Diesel
- Pickup Truck: (a tie); Ford Ranger and Mazda B2300
- Special Purpose: Ford Escape Hybrid
- Minivan: Mazda5
- Large Van: (a tie); Chevrolet Express Cargo and GMC Savana Cargo
