Configuration: range extending series hybrid vehicle

History:

	donated by Ford Motor Company for the 1993-95 US DOE HEV Challenge Competition.
	Competed in American Tour de Sol 1996 – 1999
	Test bed for DARPA advanced battery project and US DOT battery/ultracapacitor project

Current uses:

Studies in hybrid and fuel cell integrated vehicle stability systems using motor toque distribution

Specifications:

	32 kW induction motor and reduction per wheel
	15 kW Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
	620 cc V-twin SI engine converted to propane
	144 V battery pack: PbA-5 kWhr, NiMH-15 kWhr
	Mathworks xPC control software
	Real Time Devices PC104 controller