Ev Archive for April 2000

[M Bianchi <mbianchi@Foveal.com>]

~s NATdS Report #1: The 11th Annual NESEA American Tour de Sol -- Who's Coming?

It is that time of year, again.  For those of us with a bug for electric
transportation, and electric cars, trucks and buses in particular, it
is the time when we look forward to the NESEA American Tour de Sol.

This year the route goes from the New York City area, through New Jersey,
into Deleware, Maryland and ends in Washington DC.

The list of 48 vehicles, below, (40 competing entrants, 5 DEMONSTRATION
vehicles not in competition, and 3 control vehicles) was found on the
sponsor's web site,  www.NESEA.org .  In particular, the Tour de Sol pages
start at
		http://www.NESEA.org/transportation/

Your's truly intends to be your eyes and ears again this year.  (Last
year's effort was reduced due to health and career events.)

So please come along with us.  Visit the web site for more details,
and make plans to attend one of our public displays.


		2000 NESEA American Tour de Sol Entrants
			 (as of 4/20/00)

Vehicle name, (vehicle description, battery manufacturer, chemistry*)
	team name;				city, state

*PbA=Lead acid Battery, NiMH=Nickel Metal Hydride battery 

PRODUCTION CATEGORY

Honda Insight (2-person coupe, HEV, Gasoline)
	American Honda Motor Co.;		Torrance, CA

Honda Insight (2-person coupe, HEV, Gasoline)
	Naoto Inoue;				Kennebunkport, ME

Honda Insight (2-person coupe, HEV, Gasoline)
	DWRA;					Santa Ana, CA

Solectria NiCad Force, ('95 Solectria Force, SAFT, NiCad)
	Connecticut Partnership;		Windsor, CT 

EPIC Minivan #1, (Minivan, SAFT, NMH)
	Team EPIC;				Southfield, MI

EPIC Minivan #2, (Minivan, SAFT, NMH)
	Team EPIC;				Southfield, MI

Corbin Sparrow, (Purpose-built, Optima, PbA)
	Motor Bike Imports Inc.;		 Pennsauken, NJ

Blue Bird School Bus, (School bus, PbA)
	New York Power Authority;		New York, NY 

DEMONSTRATION CATEGORY

Honda Insight (2-person coupe, HEV, Gasoline)
	American Honda Motor Co.;		Torrance, CA

Honda Insight (2-person coupe, HEV, Gasoline)
	Larry Dussault;				Pataskala, OH

EPIC Minivan #3, (Minivan, SAFT, NMH)
	DaimlerChrysler;			Southfield, MI

Nissan Altra EV, (Minivan, Hatachi, LiIon)
	Nissan North America;			Gardena, CA

Nissan Hypermini (NEV, Hatachi, LiIon)
	Nissan North America;			Gardena, CA 

BATTERY-ELECTRIC CATEGORY

59 Berkeley, ('59 Berkeley, TBA)
	Boston University;			Boston, MA 

Solar Bolt, ('74 Fiat, Trojan, PbA)
	Solar Bolt Team;			Bolton, CT

Sparky Spartan, ('72 Porsche 914, Trojan, PbA)
	Camelback EV Racing;			Phoenix	AZ

The Olympian,('86 Ford Escort, Electrosource & Optima, PbA)
	Pirates;				Cinnaminson, NJ

ERIDE, ('94 Chevy s-10 conversion, Trojan, PbA) plus 2 more vehicles TBA,
	ERAD;					Phoenix, AZ

Spirit of Pioneering, ('95 Chevy S-10, Trojan, PbA)
	Delta College EVDP;			Delta, MI

The Electrifly, (Pontiac Firefly Voltmaster, PbA)
	Enviromotive;				Cannington, Ont

Response II E, (Purpose-built NMH)
	Response LTU;				Southfield, MI

Super Force (Updated Solectria Force, PbA)
	Team New England;			Cambridge, MA 

Polytech Ranger-Electric ('88 Ford Ranger, Trojan, PbA)
	Team Polytech;				Woodside, DE

Sundog, (Sedan, PbA)
	Sol SARUM Race Team;			Salisbury, CT

Sungo, (Purpose-built Sedan, Ovonics, NiMH)
	SEV of NHTI;				Concord, NH

Electric Bull (Porsche 914, Trojan, PbA)
	Shadow Mountain Electric Matadors;	Phoenix, AZ

Spyder Juice ('57 Spider, East Penn, PbA)
	Team Arachnids;				Tallahassee, FL

TBA, (Sedan, Trojan, PbA)
	U. Maine Solar Vehicle Team;		Orono, ME

Moo Rocco, ('84 VW, PbA)
	VT Technical College;			Randolph Center, VT

Soljourner #2, (Jeep Wrangler, TBA)
	West Philadelphia Soljourners;		Philadelphia, PA 


US DOE HYBRID CATEGORY

Geocamino (Geo Metro, Trojan PbA +LPG)
	Solar Electric Research Team;		Waterbury, CT

E.D., ('96 Ford Taurus, Ovonic NMH + Diesel)
	LTU Hybrid Drive;			Southfield, MI

Kineticar lll, (Chevy S-10,Trojan, PbA + LPG)
	CSERT-NVCTC;				Waterbury, CT 

Hopper EV (purpose-built, TBA)
	TBA;					Concord, NH

New Jersey Genesis, ('94 Merc Sable, Adv bat + Borohydride Fuel Cell)
	Team New Jersey;			Trenton, NJ

New Jersey Venturer , ('96 Solectria Force, Saft NiCad + Fuel Cell)
	Team New Jersey;			Trenton, NJ

Garnet One, ('96 Chevy Beretta, PbA + CNG)
	Swarthmore College HEV Team;		Swarthmore, PA

The Aluminum Cow, ('94 Mercury Sable, Moltech Power Systems, NiMH)
	UW-Fut Car Team;			Madison, WI

Paradyne, ('92 GeoMetro, Concord PbA + RFG)
	Hurricane Motorworks;			Tulsa, OK 


SOLAR-ELECTRIC CATEGORY

Artemis, (Purpose-built, Johnson Controls VRLA, PbA)
	BHS FAMS '00;				Brighton, MI

Solar Black Bear ('98 Chevy S-10, Trojan, PbA)
	U. Maine Solar Vehicle Team;		Orono, ME 


ONE PERSON CATEGORY

Sunpacer, (Purpose-built, Deka Dominator, PbA)
	C-M Sunpacer Tech Team;			Cato, NY

Envirocycle, 2-wheel, GMB Champion, PbA)
	Solar Electric Research Team;		New Britain, CT

The Trout, (2-wheel, TBA)
	Team Millersville;			Millersville, PA 

NFA Sol Machine (3-wheel, TBA)
	Team Newburgh New York;			Newburgh, NY 


CONTROL VEHICLES

PsyC3H8O, ('95 Kawasaki motorcycle, LPG)
	Alternative Fuel Motorcycle;		Blacksburg, VA

Dodge Caravan, (Gasoline) (control vehicle for the EPIC)
	NESEA;					Greenfield, MA

Geo Metro, (Gasoline)
	NESEA;					Greenfield, MA

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 For more on the NESEA American Tour de Sol, see the web page at
			http://www.nesea.org
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 Official NESEA American Tour de Sol information is available from the
 sponsor, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) at
  413 774-6051 , and  50 Miles Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 , and
  nesea@nesea.org .  All media enquiries should be addressed to ...
        Jack Groh
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