American Tour de Sol explained

The American Tour de Sol (ATdS) was an annual electric vehicle conference and rally that ran from 1989 to 2006 under the supervision of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), drawing inspiration from the Tour de Sol that started in Switzerland in 1985. One of the annual ATDS events was a multi-day road rally from Montpelier, Vermont to Boston which started in 1990. After gaining support from the United States Department of Energy, the ATdS began including alternative fuel vehicles.

History

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Start !	Finish	Production class winner				Ref.
Mfr.		No.	Vehicle	Score
–		Philadelphia, PA		23		(distance traveled)	^[1]
–		Portland, ME	Solectria / Virginia Power	56	Force GT	(distance traveled)	^[2] ^[3]
–		Washington, DC		4	Force NiMH	(distance traveled)	^[4]
–		Portland, ME		76	Force NiMH	(distance traveled)	^[5] ^[6]
–		Washington, DC		76	Force NiMH	112.90 (points)	^[7] ^[8]
–		Lake George, NY	Solectria / EVermont	15	Force NiMH	89.55 (points)	^[9] ^[10]

External links

• Web site: American Tour de Sol Records, 1989-2006 . Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries.
• Web site: Home page . Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
• Web site: American Tour de Sol Reunion.
• Web site: The Tour de Sol Reports . Foveal Systems.

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Tour de Sol reports, 1994 . May 1994 . Bianchi, Mike . Foveal Systems.
2. Web site: American Tour de Sol reports, 1995 . May 1995 . Bianchi, Mike . Foveal Systems.
3. Web site: American Tour de Sol 1995 Results . May 1995 . Northeast Sustainable Energy Association . https://web.archive.org/web/19980514233804/http://nesea.org/1995atds/results.html . May 14, 1998 . dead.
4. Web site: American Tour de Sol reports, 1996 . May 1996 . Bianchi, Mike . Foveal Systems.
5. Web site: American Tour de Sol reports, 1997 . May 1997 . Bianchi, Mike . Foveal Systems.
6. Web site: American Tour de Sol 1997: Race Summary . May 25, 1997 . Northeast Sustainable Energy Association . https://web.archive.org/web/19990203060323fw_/http://www.nesea.org/tds.htm . February 3, 1999 . dead.
7. Web site: American Tour de Sol reports, 1998 . May 1998 . Bianchi, Mike . Foveal Systems.
8. Web site: Welcome to The 1998 NESEA Tour de Sol !!! . May 1998 . Northeast Sustainable Energy Association . https://web.archive.org/web/19990220095919/http://www.nesea.org/98ATDS/98atds_home.html . February 20, 1999 . dead.
9. Web site: American Tour de Sol reports, 1999 . May 1999 . Bianchi, Mike . Foveal Systems.
10. Web site: American Tour de Sol 1999 . May 1999 . Northeast Sustainable Energy Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20001203002600fw_/http://www.nesea.org/transportation/99atds/99atds_home.htm . December 3, 2000 . dead.