Official Finals Week 1 Results

100MPGe on NPR

Re-live the Knockout Qualifying Stage

TW4XP - A different way of driving

Edison2 – The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine

Consumer Reports: Testing Advanced Technology Vehicles

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Finals Stage from July 19-30
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MOST STYLISH

Winner: Alias (8) by ZAP

MOST INNOVATIVE

Winner: Aptera 2e (32) by Aptera

MOST PRACTICAL

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Jed wrote:
With regards to some of the science projects that Ian refered to, load the cars to capacity and drive from Limon to Denver on I
DavidA wrote:
@Ian re: science projects, good point about A123, although they haven't turned a profit yet and I'm not ready to inves
veloblitz Kurierdienste wrote:
aller Guten Dinge sind drei... See http://www.twike.com/ - we drive a TWIKE (one of over 1000) since 1996 and it s
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joseph wrote:
what finalist did best on safety tests?
peter wrote:
hey James. Same here I already started. It will make driving to work for 1.1 hour fun.
James wrote:
The ZAP Alias is awesome. I'm going to start saving my money and buy one.
Gerd wrote:
I got to get a TW4XP also!!
Carolyn wrote:
I want a Zap Alias and will continue to back it.
Margot wrote:
To me the TW4XP seems to be the most practical, i would love to own one!
Lena wrote:
I love, love, love TW4XP
Christian wrote:
K-Way MOTUS the easy way for commuters!
PlanetRonny wrote:
Remarking to the past few comments, those Spira Thai guys fabricated a 300lb CVW 110cc and competed with a 500lb CVW 250cc, very
Riaan wrote:
What I fail to understand is why we keep on dragging 1800kg or 3000lbs of steel, alu and plastic with us go to buy a bread or mi
Riaan wrote:
I like Bart's reasoning about pedestrian fatalities to be included, makes sense here in South Africa as well. Even on some
Christian wrote:
K-Way is practically the best car for urban environment
Bart wrote:
@Nat: I guess current safety figures only count driver and passenger safety, and forget about the safety of whom they actually h
Ray wrote:
The government needs to play a role here, in forcing efficiency. Buys of new cars have choice, but majority of people drive 2nd-
Ray wrote:
In the main division, Edison2 looks good, however the marketing issue is major. Does the public want it? Will the Shelby versio
Ray wrote:
The Raceabout and Wave II both performed flawlessly as far as I could see, so either could win Tandem, however they are both 4-w
Ray wrote:
I had an Isetta with single rear wheel. It fell off twice. Does not steer well in that situation.
Ray wrote:
Li-ion in making a 4-wheeler which matched the 3-wheelers in MPGe, brings one to question whether it should be # of wheels or we
R. Scott wrote:
I think if you come back in 50 years, they'll all have 2 wheels. That's all that is really required.
Ray wrote:
Bubble cars (Isetta) had optional 3 or 4 wheels, since some countries it didn't make any difference. I wonder if the 4-whe
Ray wrote:
Because of the laws around 2, 3 and 4 wheel vehicles, it's far harder to market a 4-wheeler. That's not necessarily sa
R. Scott wrote:
The ICE in Edison2 is making about 100mpge on its own in their cars. I'd like to see an ICE that efficient in a plug-in se
Ray wrote:
IMW showed us that a big electtic can perform well, but is more of an engineering challenge.
Ray wrote:
We also see that 2, 3 or 4 wheels work OK, but they appear to be small in order to keep weight, rolling resistance and drag down
Ray wrote:
Below 100 miles, electrics can be more energy-efficient but not necessarily cheaper to run.
Ray wrote:
So the competition so far has shown that ICE cars still own the road after 100 miles.
Ray wrote:
hello
joseph wrote:
the alias looks most like a car that is safe and the price point is definitely practical
DaJim wrote:
The hardest thing in the world to do is to think, and that is why people do so little of it.
Mike wrote:
The Amp Sky is a conversion from gas to a 100% electric powered vehicle.It seems to me to be the most practical vehicle as a dai
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Nat wrote:
I just don't see what price has to do with being practical. If there were a category of "Most Commercially Viable&quo
Nat wrote:
Alfred: Where have you looked? Have you, for instance, looked at the team pages on this site?
Nat wrote:
Bart " I've seen the figures, done the math. I prefer to drive the lightest car in the street". That's in
Alfred wrote:
I don't think I'll ever find a place that tells me the difference between the 4 VLC cars. How are they different?
Jen wrote:
IMW Seven: 4 seats, 10 cu ft trunk room, 200+ mile range, 119.8 MPGe combined city/highway. That's practical.
Bart wrote:
I agree with Rebecca. I'm not earning 6 figures and never will, all of our vehicles are over 10yrs old, and bought 2nd hand
Ian wrote:
@DavidA, I disagree ... A123 is a company that was started the same way with university people going out with what they had acco
Rebecca wrote:
Daniel, you have a misconception about what you call "rich people". I know many of them -- as well as those you probab
George wrote:
@rogwild, hey! How old do you think I am?
DavidA wrote:
My biggest wish is that, in accordance with the stated goal, X-Prize could've weeded out a few more "science projects&
DavidA wrote:
Okay, dose of reality: "practical" = personal favorite; "stylish" = personal favorite; "innovative&quo
DavidA wrote:
Okay, dose of reality:
Roger wrote:
'George'; have you priced a Sherman Tank lately? Price has increased since you were driving them!
Dan wrote:
Practicality seems to have a variety of individual definitions. So here is something to consider. Your town or city has a black