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.
Automotive X Prize
Translogic 156: Illuminati Motor Works Seven
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.
Q&A with 'Ingenious' author Jason Fagone on the legacy of X Prize [w/video]
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 recounted in fascinating detail by author Jason Fagone in
VIDEO: How to successfully drive the Monotracer E
MonoTracer E – Click above to watch video after the jump
X-Prize in-fighting goes public as Li-Ion Motors tries to back out of prize-sharing agreement
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
LA Times writer tries to test drive Peraves E-Tracer. Drops it. [w/video]
Peraves E-Tracer – Click above to watch video after the jump
After winning Automotive X-Prize, Edison2 hints at next-gen projects
Edison2's Very Light Car – Click above for high-res image gallery
Video: 16-year-old whiz builds 100-mpg hybrid with classmates
West Philly EVX GT - Click above to watch video after the jump
Video: X-Prize foundation shows off RaceAbout electric vehicle
Electric RaceAbout – Click above to watch the video after the jump
Automotive X Prize winner, Li-Ion Motors, splits $2.5M prize with losers
Li-Ion Motors Wave II – Click above for high-res image gallery
Peraves and AC Propulsion plan to bring E-Tracer to American market
Peraves E-Tracer – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Congressman Markey claims X-Prize is "the most important thing that is happening in the world"
X-Tracer – Click above for high-res image gallery
Automotive X Prize: Grueling competition led to mass exodus
EVX Focus– Click above for high-res image gallery
Automotive X-Prize: Recap and wrap up
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
Automotive X-Prize: Li-Ion Motors Wave II wins Alternative Side-by-Side Class
Li-Ion Motors Wave II – Click above for high-res image gallery
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