It's been a long day and I apologize if I don't post something too long for today. We were out of the hotel by 4:45 to get the Tiguan ready for its trip into Manhattan and the CBS Early Show interview. 4:45 am definitely puts the "Early" into the day.
We got the Tiguan outside the studio at about 5:30 a.m Parked right on 5th Avenue by the Central Park, the car drew attention from joggers, local law enforcement and the show's producers and on air talent, including the c-host, Harry Smith. Even if the cameras weren't on, there was definitely a crowd around the car, especially with the hood raised.
We had quite an adventure getting back to the Liberty Science Center for the ride and drive event. We had about 50 miles to go in the tank of hydrogen, but with some stop and go traffic in Manhattan and a longer route across the George Washington bridge (all total about an hour and a half of driving), we made it back to New Jersey with just about 5 percent of fuel left. I was prepared to turn on the battery power if we needed in the last few miles, but fortunately the Tiguan delivered.
About 100 people joined us at the Science Center. It was a pretty hot day, so once we had the Tiguan refueled, it was good to get the AC going and take some reporters and other participants on a drive. Make sure to check out the video below from the interview with Good Day New York. Their segment airs Thursday morning .
After the Science Center we caravanned out to Allentown, Penn., where about 900 people joined the caravan at a new hydrogen fueling station owned by Air Products. We were joined there by U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent and other elected officials.
Check out the crowd of people at the fueling station.
From there it was another 100 miles to Newark Delaware for a total of 205 daily miles, and about 12 + hours from start to finish. A long day, but a good one.
