#31 Hybrid Turbo Hybrid Insight

Jack Lee and Babe

Venice, FL

Hybrid Turbo Honda Insight: For the promotion of green vehicles we assist you in turbo'ing your Insight for lean burn at true highway speeds. Sky rocket take-offs that will leave SUV's in the dust.

#39, Prius Plug-In Conversion

Hymotion

Concord, Ontario, Canada,

Hymotion’s Plug-in Hybrid system (PHEV) can provide hybrid vehicles with a 100+ mpg fuel efficiency and fight climate change. The advantages of Hymotion’s PHEV includes better fuel economy, fewer visits to the gas station, lower fuel costs, less pollution, and an all electric “stealth” mode. This is made possible by Hymotion’s proprietary Lithium Ion Polymer battery technology and plug-and-play PHEV system. The system can be used with a Prius, or a Ford Hybrid Escape. www.hymotion.com

#3 & 4, E-Bike

NTID Ebike Club

Rochester, NY

The NTID Ebike Club is proud that we have made our own bike from scratch. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is one of eight colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology. We put together ideas and designed our own frame using CAD and built it, (fabrication, machining, and welding) in 5 weeks! There are 12 deaf students in the club. We chose to do this for the mechanical and electrical learning experience and for fun.

AWARDS:

Purpose-built E-bike

ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND TRYCLE VEHICLES CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

3rd Place in 3-hour range event

E-bike Conversion

ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND TRYCLES VEHICLE CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place in category

2nd Place in 3-hour range event

#21, Solar GEM Neighborhood Vehicle

Project e-³

Southern Berkshire Regional School District, Sheffield, MA

Mount Everett High School returns to the Tour de Sol with the Vreeland Institute of Arts and Sciences. Mt. Everett’s Project e-³ team will bring its solar electric neighborhood vehicle and recharge its battery from the Vreeland Institute’s mobile alternative energy exhibit, which includes solar powered alternative energy displays, a fuel cell, wind turbine, wireless Internet access, web cameras and more!

AWARDS:

NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place Student Team

2nd Place Overall

1st Place Educational Display

1st Place Computer Display

1st Place in braking

1st Place in handling

2nd Place in 2-hour range event

#8, Optibike

Optibike, LLC, Boulder, CO

Optibike is the leader in high performance electric bikes with style. Optibikes are designed for save smooth operation at 30+ mph, deliver twice the speed with half the effort, and have exceptional power. Last year Optibike, with Craig Weakley on board, took first place in the three-hour range event at the Tour de Sol. www.optibike.com

AWARDS:

ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND TRYCLE VEHICLES CATEGORY

PRODUCTION DIVISION

1st Place in 3  Hour Range Event

Rode 103 miles in less than 4 hours

#23, The RunAbout Cycle

RunAbout Cycles, Florence, MA

RunAbout Cycles is one-year old company that designs and builds electric recumbent trikes designed for good clean fun. RunAbout offers the only recumbent trike with full suspension, reverse and regen braking. Trikes have a 40-mile range and a top speed of 20 mph. They offer an enhanced cycling experience, with twice the speed of a regular bike, but only have the effort. www.runaboutcycles.com.

ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND TRYCLE VEHICLES CATEGORY

PRODUCTION DIVISION

Did not finish 3-hour range event

#24, GEM Neighborhood Vehicle

NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Albany, NY

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is committed t the use of green vehicle in their fleet operations. With over 500 vehicles statewide, the agency has one of the largest fleets of clean fuel vehicles in the country. Last year, the GEM took first place in the 2-hour range event for NEVs.

AWARDS:

NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES CATEGORY

INDEPENDENT DIVISION

1st Place in 2- hour range event

PROTOTYPE ALTERNATIVE FUEL & HYBRID VEHICLES

#65, Moritz

St. Mark's EV Club

St. Mark’s School, Southborough, MA

The Moritz is a new entry to the Tour de Sol, but it will be St. Mark’s EV Club’s fifth Tour. The most spectacular aspect of Moritz is how ordinary it is! Its tank may be filled with reprocessed vegetable oil instead of petroleum, but this Jetta has an unaltered production turbodiesel engine.

AWARDS

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

2nd  Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions –2nd Place -  63 grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency –51 mpg

2nd Place Autocross (handling)

3rd Place Acceleration

3rd Place Hill Climb

#2, The Attack

WPHS EV Team

West Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, PA

The Hybrid Attack was designed as the world's first hybrid super car with 50 mpg and 0-60 time less than 4 seconds. It has a tubular steel frame and carbon fiber body.  A modified VW TDI powers the rear wheels. We plan to make this vehicle a hybrid next year with an AC Propulsion motor.

AWARDS

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place Overall

1st Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions –1st  Place -  58 grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency - 55 mpg

1st Place Autocross (handling)

1st Place Acceleration

1st Place Hill Climb

#99, Fledge

DCE Hybrid Car Team

Delhi College, New Delhi, India

The car has been designed to meet the world’s need for clean vehicles and suit the Indian lifestyle and driving conditions. The drive train has been specially configured to give maximum efficiency and economy.  The team comprises seven mechanical engineering students from Delhi College of Engineering, the premier engineering institute in India.

AWARDS

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CATEGORY – ONE PERSON

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place in Category

High Fuel Efficiency -28 mpg

1st Place Autocross (handling)

#14, Vogelbilt

Carl Vogel

Vogelbilt, West Babylon, NY

Vogelbilt’s 2004 Ford 6.0L Diesel was modified two years ago for increased fuel economy. Over the past two years it has been driven over 80,000 miles using only 100% biodiesel. Carl will also bring his electric motorcycle that stared in the CoolFuelRoadtrip.com TV series that will debut April 22, 2006 and run for eighteen weeks.

AWARDS

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CATEGORY

INDEPENDENT DIVISION

2nd Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions -203 grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency -16 mpg

2nd Place Autocross (handling)

1st Place Acceleration

1st Place Hill Climb

#38, Greasecar Austin Mini Clubman

Greasecar / Madhouse Minis Team

Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems, Easthampton, MA

Greasecar and Madhouse Minis are collaborating on a car that runs on straight vegetable oil. The 1976 Austin Mini Clubman, with Peugeot 1.5l diesel engine, will demonstrate the Greasecar Vegetable Fuel System. The conversion kit comes with everything you need to run on vegetable oil, which is cleaner, safer and less expensive than petroleum based fuel. www.greasecar.com

AWARDS

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CATEGORY

INDEPENDENT DIVISION

1st Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions -1st Place -  66 grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency –2nd Place -  49 mpg

1st Place Autocross (handling)

2nd Place Acceleration

2nd Place Hill Climb

#32, Viking

Western Washington University Hybrid Club

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

With funding from the US Federal Highway Administration, students and faculty at Western Washington University’s Vehicle Research Institute built Viking 32 to demonstrate the first automotive use of carbon-fiber. Viking 32 offers survivable front impact protection at up to 80 kph. In addition, side impact and roof strength exceed US Federal motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

AWARDS

HYBRID AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

3rd Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions –3rd Place -  64 grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency -1st Place -  x mpg

3rd Place Autocross (handling)

2nd Place Acceleration

2nd Place Hill Climb

Blue Sky Award

PROTOTYPE BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES

#12, Lorax

Methacton Electric Car Club

Methacton High School, Norristown, PA

The Lorax is named after Dr. Suess’s character whose mission was to educate people about the environment.  The Methacton Electric Car Club educates the public about alternative energy sources one person at a time at our school, during field trips to nearby schools and at summer camps. 

AWARDS

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

2nd Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions -142 grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency -1st Place -  131 mpg

1st Place Range

#66, Phantom Sol

UM Solar Vehicle Team

University of Maine, Orono, Maine

The Phantom Sol was created in 2001 to dispel the myths that electric vehicles are impractical, weak, expensive and not much fun to drive.  Originally a GMC S15 pickup, this car has been drastically re-engineered to produce an economical and powerful vehicle with exceptional performance and sleek appearance. 

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#16, The Olympian

Burlington County Electechs

Burlington County Schools, NJ

The Electechs are students of Burlington County Institute of Technology and Burlington County Community College. The Olympian has been greatly modified with a revolutionary compound battery that offers an exceptional combination of power, range and affordability.  Left to right: Prof. Jack Braun and Dan Carson of BCC and Mike Gladney and Eric Kozicki of BCIT.

AWARDS

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions -1st Place -  x grams/mile

High Fuel Efficiency –3rd Place -  87 mpg

3rd Place Range

#53, rEVolution Ride

North Haven Community School,

North Haven, ME

ince 2002, when students from Maine’s smallest public high school built their Vanagon Syncro electric vehicle and put it on the road, the van has been an indispensable daily driver and teaching tool for the school. The 4wd, 7-passenger van is charged by a 5.2kw photovoltaic array installed on the school and tied into the electric grid.

AWARDS

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES CATEGORY

STUDENT DIVISION

3rd Place in Category

2nd Place Range

#20, EVermont's Evergreen

Agency of Natural Resources, Waterbury, VT

This Toyota ECHO conversion was recently designed and built by EVermont. It has a Solectria drive system and a ZEBRA nickel sodium chloride battery for a driving range of 100 miles between rechargings. EVermont also hopes to bring their soon to be delivered Toyota Prius that is being converted to run on hydrogen.

AWARDS

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES CATEGORY

INDEPENDENT DIVISION

1st Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions –2nd Place

High Fuel Efficiency -1st Place -  111 mpg

1st Place Autocross (handling)

3rd  Place Acceleration

3rd Place Hill Climb

3rd Place Range – X miles

PROTOTYPE SOLAR-ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLES

#92, Sunpacer

Jeff Ostroski

Cato-Meridian HS Technology Club, Cato, NY

Since 1992, the Sunpacer has participated in the Tour de Sol every year, capturing first place in the One-person Solar category 11 times. This student-engineering project aims to improve vehicle efficiency each year. It presently has a range of 80 miles, to speed of 60 mph, and a demonstrated efficiency of over 130 mpg.

AWARDS

SOLAR ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLES

STUDENT DIVISION

2nd Place in Category

Low Climate Change Emissions –2nd Place -  122 grams/mile

#56, Woodstock

St. Mark's EV Club

St. Mark’s School, Southborough, MA

Woodstock is a true Zero Emission Vehicle. The yellow Ford Ranger 4 X 4 wasconverted to run on battery power by St. Mark’s School students  Its batteriesrecharge overnight with 100% renewable electricity from the grid. Woodstock alsogathers “free” energy from the sun via the 300 watt Evergreen Solar panels over thecargo bed.

AWARDS

SOLAR ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLES

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place in Category

2nd Place Range

#17, Keystone

Penn Solar Racing

Pennsylvania State, Philadelphia, PA

Penn Solar Racing is comprised of students from engineering, business and the liberal arts.  We utilize our classroom education in a real world setting to engineer a fully functional solar car as well as manage resources, advertise and obtain sponsorship. The team is committed to leadership, teamwork, and educating the community about alternative energy.

AWARDS

SOLAR ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLES

STUDENT DIVISION

3rd Place in Category

#7, Zodiac

West Irondequoit Solar Car Team

West Irondequoit High School, Rochester, NY

Zodiac is back for another race. The team is made up of 14 students, 3 advisors, and 3 community volunteers from West Irondequoit High School in Rochester, NY.  The team is also working on a scratch built electric mini cooper that will be ready to race in 2007. Updates on our progress can be found at www.ihstechteam.com. 

AWARDS

SOLAR ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLES

STUDENT DIVISION

1st Place in Category