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The 'Hopper' is also a electric vehicle built by the New Hampshire Techincal Institute, and has been in previous American Tour de Sol events. This year it is sporting a new canary yellow paint job, and it's driver in this photo is Tom Hopper of NHTI. |
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Tom just arrived when I took this picture. The Hopper was one of the latest enrties for the Tour de Sol. After getting the O.K. from event director Nancy Hazard, Tom proceeded to pin-stripe the Hopper for some last minute detailing in the afternoon. |
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This three wheeled electric vehicle is one of the best cars of the show! A group of ev vehicle enthusiasts consisting of friends and family from Lafayette Hill, PA. built this vehicle. It is based on a Lomax kit car, and weights approx. 1750 lbs. It has a fiberglass body and a steel frame. Both the AC motor and controller are Solectria products, and there are 16 Electrosource 12 volt batteries. The team came in 4th place with a overall score of 610 points, a best range of 54 miles, and a fuel economy index of 111 miles per gallon! |
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This Honda Insight is one of the American Tour de Sol Pace Cars, as well as Honda commitment to supporting events as a sponsor as well as one of the largest hybrid vehicle manufacturers. The Insight is one of the most popular gasoline - electric hybrid vehicles for sale in the US. Representatives from Honda attended the event to answer questions the public had about hybrid vehicles. |
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This Honda Insight is a entrant Naoto Inoue from Arundel, ME and has been a renewable energy enthusiast since 1976. Naoto and his wife Susan travelled in this hybrid gas electric vehicle for the whole Tour De Sol. This hybrid has one of the best efficiency ratings for a commercially available vehicle. They came in first place with a total score of 815 points, and a astounding fuel economy of 70.5 miles per gallon! |