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2003 Tour de Sol: The Great American
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Vehicles Participating in the 2003 Tour de Sol (as of May 8, 2003)

VEHICLES BUILT BY MANUFACTURERS:

CC Probester ('03 Civic Hybrid: Hybrid: Gas-electric), Concord Consortium, Grafton, MA
DaimlerChrysler (‘02 GEM: Electric neighborhood vehicle), Auburn Hills, MI
DaimlerChrysler TBA, (TBA), Auburn Hills, MI
Allison parallel hybrid electric drive bus (Orion VII: Hybrid: Diesel-electric), Allison Transmission, Roxbury, CT
GM Hy-wire (Prototype fuel cell vehicle), General Motors, Warren, MI (Washington, DC only)
Heibao (02’ Heibao: PbA Lantian High-Tech Power) Shandong Heibao Group Company and Enviromotive, Toronto, ON
Honda Insight ('01 Honda Insight: Hybrid: Gas-electric), Will Nixon, Accord, NY
Toyota Prius ('01 Toyota Prius: Hybrid: Gas-electric), S&S Auto Sport, Tulsa, OK
Toyota Prius ('02 Toyota Prius: Hybrid: Gas-electric), Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Torrance, CA

ONE-OF-A-KIND VEHICLES:

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES

Al C. O'holic ('99 Chevy Silverado: E85 + LPG), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Eskimobile ('97 Chevy Malibu: E85), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Hybrid Hippo ('95 Jeep Wrangler: Hybrid: Biodiesel + PbA), W. Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, PA
Kineticar III ('89 Chevy S-10 pick-up: Hybrid: LPG + PbA), Kineticar, Thomaston, CT
Kyoto Codex('96 VW Passat: Biodiesel) TDIclub.com/BiodieselNow.Com, Sterling, MA
Buckeye Hybrid ('02 Ford Explorer: Hybrid: Biodiesel + PbA), Ohio State Univ. Future Truck, Columbus, OH
Proxima ('03 Purpose-built prototype: Hybrid: Gasoline + Hawker, PbA), University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Viking 23 (Purpose-built prototype: Hybrid: Biodiesel + SAFT, NiCad), Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Veggie Golf (VW Golf: Veggie oil in diesel engine), NFA Technologies/Greasecar, Randolph, VT
Veginator ('85 VW Golf: Homemade Biodiesel in diesel engine), Tornado Fuel Masters, Trenton, NJ

BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Electric Blue (Pick-up: PbA), Woodbury Highschool/EcoLiving, Woodbury, NJ.
Electro ('94 Geo Metro: Exide & GNB, PbA), UEHS Solar/Electric Car Team, Endicott, NY
Lorax ('00 Purpose-built: PbA), Methacton H.S., Jeffersonville, PA
Maya (02' Tracker: Lithium Ion), Electrovaya, Mississauga, ON
Olympian  ('86 Ford Escort: GNB, PbA), Pirates, Cinnaminson, NJ
Patriot ('93 Ford Probe GT: PbA), Miramar High School EV Team, Pembroke Pines, FL
REVolutionride.org ('86 VW Van: Trojan PbA), North Haven Community School, North Haven, ME
SEVRX ('86 Honda CRX: Advanced batteries), Clarkson Solar Knights, Potsdam, NY
TBA ('83 Ford Ranger pick-up: PbA), Panther SPEED, Jefferson, GA
Whitelightning ('84 Pontiac Fiero: Trojan PbA), UEHS Solar/Electric Car Team, Endicott, NY
Woodstock ('94 Ford Ranger: Trojan, PbA), St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA


SOLAR-ELECTRIC VEHICLES - One and Two Person

Solar Black Bear (Chevy S-10 pick-up: PbA), UMaine Solar Vehicle Team, Orono, ME
SunPacer (Purpose-built, one-person commuter: Ovonic NMH), Cato-Meridian HS Tech Team, Cato, NY
Zodiac (Purpose-built, one-person commuter: Trojan, PbA), IHS Tech Team, Rochester, NY


ONE-PERSON VEHICLES (all technologies except solar)

Electric Hog ('02 Pre-production motorcycle: Lithium Ion), Vogelbilt Corp., Corlandt Manor, NY

ONE-PERSON DEMONSTRATION VEHICLES

eGO XR scooter ('02 eGo XR: Modular Energy Devices, Lithium Ion), ModEnergy/Ego Vehicles, Charlestown, RI

2003 Entrant Report
Team Profiles by Mike Bianchi