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| NJDOT's 1996 Solectria Force was part of an ARPA/NAVC Research and Demonstration
Project. |
The
vehicle exterior is painted by students at Hunterdon County Polytech. |
System
integrator Neocon Technologies takes delivery. |
Vehicle
interior is disassembled prior to body cuts. |
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| Sizing
for battery placement and box with a dummy NiCd STM5 100 MRE. Battery specifcation: 6 volt
100Ahr, 28 lbs, L9.8" x W4.85"x H10.25" |
Neocon's
Carl Akerman cutting rear floor for battery boxes. |
Cut out
for battery box #1 which is directly below former location of rear seat. |
Side
door view of body cuts for battery boxes. |
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| Trunk
view of cuts for battery boxes. Battery placement will optimize vehicle handling and
balance. |
Under
hood measurements are used to construct a mach-up envelope for the fuel cell stack and
subsystems. |
Mock-up
of fuel cell stack in wood frame. The fuel cell and subsystems will become a removable
unit. |
Hydrogen
bottles will be rack mounted above battery box #1. Bottle spec: Aluminum liner with carbon
fiber/epoxy overwrap, 88 cubic feet @ 4500 psig, D 7.18" x L 21.1" , 11.9 lbs. |
