Racing to a Revolution

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December 2007/January 2008
By Todd Kaho 
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The competition will be split into two categories: mainstream and alternative. Mainstream vehicles must have four wheels and carry at least four passengers. Alternative vehicles must carry two or more passengers, but there are no minimum wheel requirements. The teams must design and build an automobile that achieves at least 100 mpg (or an equivalent non-gasoline fuel economy) and emits no more than 200 grams per mile of greenhouse gases. Also, judges will base a portion of the team’s score on its plans for production (complete with financing sources and marketing plan), as well as the car’s safety, affordability and features.

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The idea of prodding technology forward with a competition that offers a sizeable cash reward is nothing new. It worked in 1927 when hotel entrepreneur Raymond Orteig awarded $25,000 to Charles Lindberg for the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris. In fact, this is the third X Prize to be offered by the Foundation (visit www.xprize.org/x-prizes to learn about the other competitions).

The winner of the AXP will be determined in 2009, with two long-distance races: a qualifying race and a grand prize final race. Visionaries, techno-geeks, entrepreneurs — all can contribute to this revolution through competition.

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