Translogic 173: Spira Foam Car
Name a car that can drive into a body of water (or human body) without causing much harm? No, this isn't an automotive riddle. It's the vision of Doug Ballard and his Spira foam car.
Name a car that can drive into a body of water (or human body) without causing much harm? No, this isn't an automotive riddle. It's the vision of Doug Ballard and his Spira foam car.
In 2007, the Automotive X-Prize offered a $10 million purse for the development of a street-legal car capable of achieving 100 miles per gallon equivalent. As intended, the challenge spurred innovation and creative thinking, leading to some of the most interesting green concepts we've seen at Translogic.
In 2007, more than 200 teams set out on an ambitious automotive undertaking. The X Prize Foundation announced it would create a $10-million competition open to anyone who could build a safe, mass-producible car that achieved 100 miles per gallon equivalent. AutoblogGreen followed the competition in real time, but the grueling three-year adventure has now been recounte
MonoTracer E – Click above to watch video after the jump
Automotive X Prize winner Li-ion Motors may have tarnished its reputation soon after the Wave II claimed the top spot in the Alternative Side-by-Side Class. As we reported previously, four out of the five teams competing in the category signed an agreement, drafted on spiral bound notebook paper, just minutes before the final race to split the $2.5 million purse based on an agreed-up
Peraves E-Tracer – Click above to watch video after the jump
Edison2's Very Light Car – Click above for high-res image gallery
West Philly EVX GT - Click above to watch video after the jump
Electric RaceAbout – Click above to watch the video after the jump
Li-Ion Motors Wave II – Click above for high-res image gallery
Peraves E-Tracer – Click above for a high-res image gallery
X-Tracer – Click above for high-res image gallery
EVX Focus– Click above for high-res image gallery
As our coverage of the 2010 Automotive X-Prize comes to a close, now is as good a time as any to recap some of the events that led to the crowning of this year's champions. From the beginning, many of the X-Prize entrants likely knew that the grueling competition would cut the massive Eric Loveday
Li-Ion Motors Wave II – Click above for high-res image gallery