The Progressive Automotive X-Prize contest has attracted the likes of musician Neil Young and his music-video-friendly drop-top, the Indian mini-car maker Tata, the electric sports car Tesla and absolutely none of the big three automakers from Detroit.
The Minnesota teams in the contest each have to build a vehicle that carries four passengers, has four or more wheels, and can travel 200 miles without stopping for whatever fuels it.
Mark Neuzil at MinnPost has more:
Three Minnesotans and their fuel-friendly vehicles join the pursuit for the $10M X-Prize
Learn more about the Minnesota teams that made the cut:
| ENGINEOUS POWER Minnesota (USA) Engineous Power GEO Gasoline Mainstream |
TEAM ULV-3 Minnesota (USA) ULV-3 Diesel/Ethanol/Electric Mainstream |
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT CAN Minneapolis (USA) Green Motivation Diesel/Ethanol/Gas/Propane Mainstream |
Watch a video about the Automotive X-Prize: