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Article: Top ten auto X prize teams.(RACE TO 100 MPG: PM NEW CARS)(Progressive Automotive X Prize)
- Article from:
- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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PM has been following the $10 million Progressive Automotive X Prize (PAXP) competition since its inception in 2006. The goal of the prize? Design a mass-market 100-mpg-equivalent vehicle, and prove a business case to build at least 10,000 of them. Teams range from frisky upstarts like the PM-sponsored Cornell effort to real companies like Tesla. Here's a look at the cars that, at this point, we believe have a shot at winning the prize.
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Phoenix SUT Ontario, Calif.
How It Works
Phoenix, which has been in the EV game since 2001, will use its SUT/ SUV platform as the basis of its PAXP entry. A 35-kilowatt-hour ...