X Prize For a 100-MPG Car

Heinen writes in about the X Prize Foundation, which spurred innovation by offering US $10 million for the first privately built spacecraft. The Foundation now plans to offer millions for the first practical car that increases mileage five-fold. The specs for the competition are out in draft form amd call for cars in two categories that are capable of 100 MPG in tests to be run in 2009. The categories are: 4-passenger/4-wheel; and 2-passenger/unspecified wheels. The cars must be manufacturable, not "science projects. The prize is expected to top $10 million. The X Prize Foundation says that so far it has received more than 1,000 inquiries from possible competitors.

Comments

Re:Changing percpetion

[Anonymous Coward]

So, we all must give up our cars, but you must be allowed to keep your fancy clothes and food? Fucking liberals; go batty in sunspot season like lunatics at the full moon.

Re:Light != dangerous

[EmbeddedJanitor]

I don't argue at all that you accurately sum up people's thoughts about cars. While we continue to think like this, cars will continue to get bigger, more powerful and more wasteful and energy efficiency etc will continue to decline.

As per my original posting, the obstacles to 100mpg cars are not technical, they are about perception of cars being for purposes other than transport.

Essentially we're getting 100mph for the transport, but the wanger extension is what is giving us 20mpg. People talk about safety etc, but really these are hedges against speaking the real reason; the perception that Real Men drive Hummers with gunracks, only faggots drive 1100cc Noddy cars.

100MPG? Whaat is that?

[mangu]

Perhaps a more worthy goal would be to create a better unit for car economy, like, for instance, kilometers per liter?

After all, how many rods per hogshead is 100 MPG?

Re:Changing percpetion

[Anonymous Coward]

In Manhattan, you'll get around faster if you do. Now go back to fucking your sister, you inbred retard.