Saturday, March 28, 2009

Automotive X PRIZE Roundup - March 28, 2009

Automotive X Prize News: March 19th, 2009 - X PRIZE Cars blog:
An interview with Peter Diamandis, a slide show, updates from the PIAXP team itself, and news on Aptera, Avion, Global-E, Lightning Hybrids (pictured), Linc-Volt and Myers Motors. Plus more.

TreeHugger has done a really excellent interview with Peter Diamandis on the AXP. Among other things, we learn that New York, San Francisco, Detroit, and Cleveland are already chosen for stages, with likely only 2 more to come. ...

The 2nd image in the TreeHugger slide show is of SS1/WK1 - but I don't think they'll be actually competing in the PIAXP ...

Where are they Now? 9 Auto X Prize Team Updates - Popular Mechanics - I liked this Fuel Vapor Technologies quote enough to pick their image from this article: We want to make gasoline a condiment,” said Todd Pratt, head of business operations for FVT.

Progressive Automotive X PRIZE Forum Board Re-Vamp - Automotive X PRIZE blog

You'll see several more Automotive X PRIZE articles on the "X PRIZE Press" scrolling display at the X PRIZE Foundation main site.