ELECTRIC REFORMULATED GASOLINE HYBRID CAR
GOAL
To demonstrate that a purpose designed and built electric hybrid vehicle will have adequate range, responsiveness and safety while providing low emissions.
AWARDS
1988 -- American Tour de Sol:
First Place DOE Hybrid Class
Most Efficient Hybrid
SPONSORS 1992-1996
Washington State Dept. of Ecology & Energy, Bonneville Power Authority, Puget Power and Light Co. Cascade Natural Gas, Heath Tecna, Fiberite, Rocky Mountain Institute
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS – 1998 AMERICAN TOUR de SOL
| BODY: | Carbon fiber with solar array upper panels |
| CHASSIS: | Carbon fiber monocoque with aluminum or steel reinforcements at mounting points. |
| BATTERIES: | 11 kW hours of SAFT NiCad batteries charged by either the solar cells or household current. |
| I.C. ENGINE: | Daihatsu, 993cc, 3 cylinder fuel injected single overhead cam, fueled by reformulated gasoline. |
| ELECTRIC MOTOR: | Two Unique Mobility brushless D.C. motors driving the front wheels through a gearbox. |
| RANGE: | 70 miles in zero emission mode at city speeds and approximately 400 miles at highway speeds. |
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