American Tour de Sol

{{short description|Annual electric vehicle conference and rally (1989–2006)}}

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center;" \|+American Tour de Sol ! rowspan=2 \| Dates !! rowspan=2 \| Start !! rowspan=2 \| Finish !! colspan=4 \| Production class winner !! rowspan=2 \| Ref.
Mfr.	No.	Vehicle	Score
{{dts\|1994\|05\|23\|abbr=on}} – {{dts\|1994\|05\|28\|abbr=on}} \| New York City \|\| Philadelphia, PA \| Ford \|\| 23 \|\| Ecostar \|\| {{cvt\|612.2\|mi}} (distance traveled) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1994.txt \|title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1994 \|date=May 1994 \|author=Bianchi, Mike \|publisher=Foveal Systems}}
{{dts\|1995\|05\|19\|abbr=on}} – {{dts\|1995\|05\|26\|abbr=on}} \| Waterbury, CT \|\| Portland, ME \| Solectria / Virginia Power \|\| 56 \|\| Force GT \|\| {{cvt\|538.7\|mi}} (distance traveled) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1995.txt \|title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1995 \|date=May 1995 \|author=Bianchi, Mike \|publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web \|url=http://nesea.org/1995atds/results.html \|title=American Tour de Sol 1995 Results \|date=May 1995 \|publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980514233804/http://nesea.org/1995atds/results.html \|archive-date=May 14, 1998 \|url-status=dead}}
{{dts\|1996\|05\|12\|abbr=on}} – {{dts\|1996\|05\|16\|abbr=on}} \| New York City \|\| Washington, DC \| Solectria \|\| 4 \|\| Force NiMH \|\| {{cvt\|604.7\|mi}} (distance traveled) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1996.txt \|title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1996 \|date=May 1996 \|author=Bianchi, Mike \|publisher=Foveal Systems}}
{{dts\|1997\|05\|17\|abbr=on}} – {{dts\|1997\|05\|24\|abbr=on}} \| Waterbury, CT \|\| Portland, ME \| Solectria \|\| 76 \|\| Force NiMH \|\| {{cvt\|584.0\|mi}} (distance traveled) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1997.html \|title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1997 \|date=May 1997 \|author=Bianchi, Mike \|publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.nesea.org/tds.htm \|title=American Tour de Sol 1997: Race Summary \|date=May 25, 1997 \|publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203060323fw_/http://www.nesea.org/tds.htm \|archive-date=February 3, 1999 \|url-status=dead}}
{{dts\|1998\|05\|08\|abbr=on}} – {{dts\|1998\|05\|14\|abbr=on}} \| New York City \|\| Washington, DC \| Solectria / Ovonic \|\| 76 \|\| Force NiMH \|\| 112.90 (points) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1998.html \|title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1998 \|date=May 1998 \|author=Bianchi, Mike \|publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web \|url=http://nesea.org/98ATDS/98atds_home.html \|title=Welcome to The 1998 NESEA Tour de Sol	! \|date=May 1998 \|publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990220095919/http://www.nesea.org/98ATDS/98atds_home.html \|archive-date=February 20, 1999 \|url-status=dead}}
{{dts\|1999\|05\|22\|abbr=on}} – {{dts\|1999\|05\|29\|abbr=on}} \| Waterbury, CT \|\| Lake George, NY \| Solectria / EVermont \|\| 15 \|\| Force NiMH \|\| 89.55 (points) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1999.html \|title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1999 \|date=May 1999 \|author=Bianchi, Mike \|publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.nesea.org/transportation/99atds/99atds_home.htm \|title=American Tour de Sol 1999 \|date=May 1999 \|publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203002600fw_/http://www.nesea.org/transportation/99atds/99atds_home.htm \|archive-date=December 3, 2000 \|url-status=dead}}

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|+American Tour de Sol

Mfr.

No.

Vehicle

Score

{{dts|1994|05|23|abbr=on}} – {{dts|1994|05|28|abbr=on}}

| New York City || Philadelphia, PA

| Ford || 23 || Ecostar || {{cvt|612.2|mi}} (distance traveled)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1994.txt |title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1994 |date=May 1994 |author=Bianchi, Mike |publisher=Foveal Systems}}

{{dts|1995|05|19|abbr=on}} – {{dts|1995|05|26|abbr=on}}

| Waterbury, CT || Portland, ME

| Solectria / Virginia Power || 56 || Force GT || {{cvt|538.7|mi}} (distance traveled)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1995.txt |title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1995 |date=May 1995 |author=Bianchi, Mike |publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web |url=http://nesea.org/1995atds/results.html |title=American Tour de Sol 1995 Results |date=May 1995 |publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980514233804/http://nesea.org/1995atds/results.html |archive-date=May 14, 1998 |url-status=dead}}

{{dts|1996|05|12|abbr=on}} – {{dts|1996|05|16|abbr=on}}

| New York City || Washington, DC

| Solectria || 4 || Force NiMH || {{cvt|604.7|mi}} (distance traveled)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1996.txt |title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1996 |date=May 1996 |author=Bianchi, Mike |publisher=Foveal Systems}}

{{dts|1997|05|17|abbr=on}} – {{dts|1997|05|24|abbr=on}}

| Waterbury, CT || Portland, ME

| Solectria || 76 || Force NiMH || {{cvt|584.0|mi}} (distance traveled)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1997.html |title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1997 |date=May 1997 |author=Bianchi, Mike |publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nesea.org/tds.htm |title=American Tour de Sol 1997: Race Summary |date=May 25, 1997 |publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203060323fw_/http://www.nesea.org/tds.htm |archive-date=February 3, 1999 |url-status=dead}}

{{dts|1998|05|08|abbr=on}} – {{dts|1998|05|14|abbr=on}}

| New York City || Washington, DC

| Solectria / Ovonic || 76 || Force NiMH || 112.90 (points)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1998.html |title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1998 |date=May 1998 |author=Bianchi, Mike |publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web |url=http://nesea.org/98ATDS/98atds_home.html |title=Welcome to The 1998 NESEA Tour de Sol

! |date=May 1998 |publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990220095919/http://www.nesea.org/98ATDS/98atds_home.html |archive-date=February 20, 1999 |url-status=dead}}

{{dts|1999|05|22|abbr=on}} – {{dts|1999|05|29|abbr=on}}

| Waterbury, CT || Lake George, NY

| Solectria / EVermont || 15 || Force NiMH || 89.55 (points)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/ATdS_Report_1999.html |title=American Tour de Sol reports, 1999 |date=May 1999 |author=Bianchi, Mike |publisher=Foveal Systems}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nesea.org/transportation/99atds/99atds_home.htm |title=American Tour de Sol 1999 |date=May 1999 |publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203002600fw_/http://www.nesea.org/transportation/99atds/99atds_home.htm |archive-date=December 3, 2000 |url-status=dead}}

References

External links

{{cite web |url=http://scua.library.umass.edu/tour-de-sol/ |title=American Tour de Sol Records, 1989-2006 |website=Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries}}
{{cite web |url=https://nesea.org/ |title=Home page |publisher=Northeast Sustainable Energy Association}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.atdsreunion.org/ |title=American Tour de Sol Reunion}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.foveal.com/Tour_de_Sol_Reports.html |title=The Tour de Sol Reports |publisher=Foveal Systems}}

Category:Electric vehicle industry