The Very Light Car No. 98 (Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize).
X Prize winners
Three ultra-efficient cars split the $10 million Automotive X Prize, a contest to develop highly efficient, production-ready vehicles. Edison2's "Very Light Car No. 98" won $5 million and expects to invest the money into putting the second generation of the car into production. The aerodynamic four-seater has a one-cylinder, ethanol-capable engine and would sell for about $20,000.
Wave2 (left) and E-Tracer 7009 (right).
Two other car makers will split $2.5 million each: Li-Ion Motors, which made the Wave2, a two-seat electric car that gets 187 miles on a charge, and X-Tracer Team, whose motorcycle-like electric mini-car, the E-Tracer 7009, gets 205 miles on a charge. Both of those companies are taking orders for their cars.
--The Associated Press
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