$10 Million Auto X-Prize Announces Ultra-Efficient Winners!
Posted By Cameron Scott On September 16, 2010 @ 6:28 pm In Green Transportation | No Comments
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The Progressive Auto X Prize has just announced the winners of its $10 million contest to design and build the world’s most efficient eco vehicle, and the grand prize goes to… Edison2 [5] for their featherweight conventional car that runs on gasoline or ethanol! The runners-up were both electric vehicles, Li-Ion Motors Corp [6]‘s Wave2 [7], a two-seater that gets 187 miles per charge, and X-Tracer’s E-Tracer 7009, a 205-mile per charge “cabin motorcycle” mini-car.
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If you listen to NPR or geek out on green cars [9], you’ve almost certainly heard of the Auto X Prize, a race to build the most fuel-efficient, low-cost, production-ready vehicle. Edison2, which was the only entrant in the conventional vehicle category, took away half the $10 million prize for its $20,000 830-pound car. Li-Ion and X-Tracer’s entries split the remaining $5 million. The competition featured a number of grueling race-track trials.
Check out Inhabitat’s interview [5] with Edison Chief of Design Ron Mathis.
+ Progressive Automotive X Prize [10]
Via GigaOm [11]
Lead photo © Edison
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[5] Edison2: http://inhabitat.com/2010/07/21/interview-with-edison2-chief-of-design-for-the-automotie-x-prize/
[6] Li-Ion Motors Corp: http://www.li-ionmotors.com/
[7] Wave2: http://www.li-ionmotors.com/product.php?cName=Vehicles&pName=Wave_II&categoryId=2000000&productId=1000001
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[10] + Progressive Automotive X Prize: http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/
[11] GigaOm: http://gigaom.com/cleantech/and-the-auto-x-prize-goes-to-a-very-light-weight-car/
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