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The technology of tomorrow must be designed today, and a fresh approach can never do any harm.
Toyota has teamed up with Horizon Educational Group to set up a semester-long after-school program that will teach students about alternative fuels and climate change. Better late than never, right?
Well, it gets better, as these classes have a hands-on approach, which includes the opportunity of building hydrogen fuel cell remote-controlled cars.
The goal of the project is to teach as many students in Southern California about hydrogen fuel cell cars and to gain their interest in the technology. Instead of just presenting them with what Toyota has already accomplished, the Japanese automaker wants to teach them how to use this technology.
While only lasting for a semester, this program can provide a boost of change in the hearts and minds of students, which can later turn into the next generation of scientists focused on green technologies.
Some might say that the World has enough theoreticians and needs more people that can provide a hands-on approach to climate change, but Toyota has done just that.
A project like this sparks a flame in the souls of these students by teaching them how to use state of the art technology in something they can easily grasp, an RC car.
Toyota has already planned a race, which will take place in March 2017. The competition will pit the remote-controlled cars built by the students to race each other at the company’s headquarters in Torrance, California. Their path will be guided by engineers from Toyota, volunteer Mirai owners, and even members of the Toyota NASCAR Pit Crew.
We do not know about you, but this feels like the opportunity of a lifetime for the students of the 20 schools enrolled in the program. We hope that this project inspires other automakers to invest in educating kids across the world through programs like these, especially when hydrogen fuel cell RC cars are involved.
Well, it gets better, as these classes have a hands-on approach, which includes the opportunity of building hydrogen fuel cell remote-controlled cars.
The goal of the project is to teach as many students in Southern California about hydrogen fuel cell cars and to gain their interest in the technology. Instead of just presenting them with what Toyota has already accomplished, the Japanese automaker wants to teach them how to use this technology.
While only lasting for a semester, this program can provide a boost of change in the hearts and minds of students, which can later turn into the next generation of scientists focused on green technologies.
Some might say that the World has enough theoreticians and needs more people that can provide a hands-on approach to climate change, but Toyota has done just that.
A project like this sparks a flame in the souls of these students by teaching them how to use state of the art technology in something they can easily grasp, an RC car.
Toyota has already planned a race, which will take place in March 2017. The competition will pit the remote-controlled cars built by the students to race each other at the company’s headquarters in Torrance, California. Their path will be guided by engineers from Toyota, volunteer Mirai owners, and even members of the Toyota NASCAR Pit Crew.
We do not know about you, but this feels like the opportunity of a lifetime for the students of the 20 schools enrolled in the program. We hope that this project inspires other automakers to invest in educating kids across the world through programs like these, especially when hydrogen fuel cell RC cars are involved.
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