New X-Prize for Fuel Efficient Cars Announced

Posted by Zonk on Thursday March 20, 2008 @02:41AM from the it's-like-the-robot-one-but-with-less-programming dept.

miowpurr writes "A new X-Prize for ultra fuel efficient cars has been announced. The winning car must 'carry four or more passengers and have climate control, an audio system and 10 cubic feet of cargo space. They also must have four or more wheels, hit 60 miles per hour in less than 12 seconds and have a minimum top speed of 100 miles per hour and a range of 200 miles. Those that qualify will race their vehicles in cross-country races in 2009 and 2010 that will combine speed, distance, urban driving and overall performance.'"

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Re:MPG? by Mongoose+Disciple · 2008-03-20 03:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Considerably - I'm 6'4" and weigh just over 250lbs - and I go to the gym not every day but almost. I could stand to lose some weight - but I'm built up like a rugby player.

I'd suspect I'm at least twice as big as the average Japanese - even though i probably weigh less than the average american

Man. Americans aren't that fat. On average.

(Not that I'm saying you're fat, but over 250 lbs on most people would be.)