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September 18, 2010

A new generation of ultra-efficient vehicles split $10 million auto X-prize - Plus a must-see video of the winner's acceptance speech

Three design teams from Mooresville, North Carolina, Lynchburg, Virginia and Winterthur, Switzerland have succeeded in building extremely fuel efficient vehicles that are capable of traveling at least 100 miles per gallon of gasoline (or equivalent, MPGe).  The teams survived a series of performance lab and road tests that eliminated 133 other vehicles from the first ever Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition.

The goal of the competition, according to the X Prize Foundation, is ...

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Published on September 18, 2010 03:52

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