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From PopularMechanics.com - Blogs: Automotive News:
We spent some time at the competition's headquarters in Pasadena, Calif., to find out more about the possibly $20-million purse for building a production-capable vehicle that can deliver more than 100 mpg.
The Automotive X Prize comes from the same folks who developed the Ansari X Prize. This time the purse may well be double that of the $10-million space prize payout. The challenge? To build a viable, production-capable vehicle that can deliver in excess of 100 mpg or its equivalent fuel economy.
"These cars must be production viable in quantities of 10,000 or more as judged by industry experts," says Goodstein. "We want to prevent the million-dollar fuel-cell car from entering, as well as the technically competent but ugly 'bubble car.'"
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