Aug 19 2008
Gas Mileage Improvements: Can You Win 10 Million Dollars?
Improve my gas mileage! That's the statement that's been going around since nearly the dawn of the industrial age. Nearly 100 years of just trying to figure out how get further on a gallon of gas.
Many gas mileage devices have been developed over the last 75 years which have nearly doubled the mileage cars now get but progress has been slow. Without question there has been nearly no improvement in gas mileage in nearly 20 years.
Well, time to enter the Auto X Prize competition which is being sponsored the the Progressive auto insurance Co. The first 100 mpg car is the goal and the contest was officially launched in March and you can still get in.
Up for grabs is a Whopping $10 million dollar prize and the first individual or group of individuals who can demonstrate 100mgp in a cross-country race, wins the cash.
The races are scheduled to begin in 2009 so if you are game to invent the first car that can provide a solution to the "improve my gas mileage" demands of decades, get building!
This brings us to the questions as to whether you think you have what it is going to take, what are the exact rules to get into this game and what are the ultimate goals.
Well, of course, the main goals are obvious. We need super energy efficient cars that will not only clean up our environment but also break our dependence on foreign oil. And at the top of the list? Improve my gas mileage!
The car that will win needs to be an easy concept that is simple in design and straight forward to understand not to mention something that you and I can work on. That's a switch!
It's benefits need to be globally beneficial and with that in mind it is a global completion. No matter where you are from, your brains and your talent are welcome.
The winning car must also be a car that everyone can purchase. Concept cars or idea cars are not allowed. It's got to be ready for production.
The other rules of engagement include independent and fair non-partisan contestants and must provide clear understanding of the emissions, safety, fuel efficiency, performance and a couple other technical boundaries.
Not to worry with those much though. If you can come up with it and it can be manufactured, then all you shade tree mechanics get on your grease gloves and get to work!
The implications of such a contest are huge! Not only for the winners of the contest but for the entire world in general.
Think of how life could change for you and how the far reaching effects of such an advancement would benefit other industries changing our world before our eyes.
There is a ton of info on this and cars with the best gas mileage if you know where to start looking. Check it out and who knows! Maybe you will be the one to give us all a gas mileage improvement we have all been waiting for!
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