X Prize competition moves to next phase with 43 teams remaining
ZAP CEO and team leader Steve Schneider with the Alias which has made it through to the next round. This Alternative Class entry in the X Prize competition is expected to have a 150-165 MPGe with a top speed of 75mph
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From more than 100 entrants, 43 teams and 53 vehicles have now advanced to the most important, and possibly exciting, stage of the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize – performance and safety testing. The 43 teams represent 10 countries, 18 U.S. states, and six fuel types and all have passed the fuel-efficiency competition’s Design Judging phase. Vehicles must be able to achieve more than 100mpg or energy equivalent (MPGe), as well as being vehicles that people want to buy, meeting market needs for price, size, capability, safety and performance.
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