Three Minnesota Teams Gear Up for $10M X-Prize for Clean, Efficient Automobiles

Aptera from California 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

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