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2004 Tour de Sol Competition, Entrants, and Awards
Students, individuals, and corporations are invited to enter advanced vehicles that reduce gasoline use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Awards are presented in three divisions: Student, Independent, and Production
Within the following technolgy categories: Alternative fuel and Hybrid, Battery-Electric, Hydrogen, and Solar.
Addionally, vehicle size is taken into account: Ligh-duty, heavy-duty, and one-person.
Please see the results page for a description of how awards for energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions are calculated.
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLES
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Photo by Clay Turnbull
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Photo by Clay Turnbull
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Trenton High School's
Tornado Fuel Masters
#10, Vegginator
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLES
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
1st Place in Category
(1985 VW Golf conversion, Veggie Oil in conventional diesel engine)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
3rd Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
81 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
11th Place: High Fuel Economy – 40 MPGe
OVERALL:
3rd Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 225 miles
6th Place: Autocross
6th Place: Acceleration
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Sterling College
#6, Greased Lightning
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
2nd Place in Category
(1984 VW Rabbit, Biodiesel (B100) in conventional diesel engine)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
2nd Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
72 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
10th Place: High Fuel Economy – 45 MPGe
OVERALL:
4th Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 223 miles
10th Place: Autocross
11th Place: Acceleration
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Photo by Michael SanPhillipo
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Photo by Clay Turnbull
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Western Washington U.
#32, Viking 32
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
3rd Place in Category
(Purpose-built 4-seat Hybrid Bio-methane-electric vehicle which ran on compressed natural gas during the Tour de Sol)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
8th Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
206 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
9th Place: High Fuel Economy – 45 MPGe
OVERALL:
6th Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 160 miles
1st Place: Autocross
1st Place: Acceleration
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University of Waterloo
#52, Eski-mobile
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
4th Place in Category
(1997 Chevy Malibu conversion, Hybrid Ethanol (E85) in conventional engine)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
13th Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
284 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
13th Place: High Fuel Economy – 32 MPGe
OVERALL:
1st Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 248 miles
3rd Place: Autocross
3rd Place: Acceleration
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Photo by Clay Turnbull
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Photo by Clay Turnbull
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University of Tulsa’s
Hurricane Motor Works
#17, Proxima
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
5th Place in Category
(Purpose-built, Hybrid Reformulated Gasoline-electric Vehicle)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
14th Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
335 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
12th Place: High Fuel Economy – 34 MPGe
OVERALL:
5th Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 218 miles
9th Place: Autocross
11th Place: Acceleration
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Western Washington U.
#23, Viking 23
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
6th Place in Category
(Purpose-built Hybrid Biodiesel (B100)-electric vehicle)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
1st Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
61 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
7th Place: High Fuel Economy – 53 MPGe
OVERALL:
4th Place: Acceleration
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Photo by Michael SanPhillipo
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Photo by Clay Turnbull
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Vogelbilt
#12, Vogelbilt Vehicle
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
STUDENT DIVISION
AWARDS
1st Place in Category
(2004 Ford F250 pickup, Biodiesel in conventional engine)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
6th Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
164 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
14th Place: High Fuel Economy – 20 MPGe
OVERALL:
7th Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 140 miles
8th Place: Autocross
2nd Place: Acceleration
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S&S Autosports
#70, Toyota Prius
ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLE
PRODUCTION DIVISION
AWARDS
1st Place in Category
(2001 Toyota Prius, Hybrid Gas-electric Vehicle)
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE:
9th Place: Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
227 grams greenhouse gas emissions per mile
8th Place: High Fuel Economy – 50 MPGe
OVERALL:
2nd Place: Driving Range in 5 Hours – 235 miles
2nd Place: Autocross
5th Place Acceleration
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