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Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Announces Hire of Senior Director Eric Cahill

Michael Timmons — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:27:04 -0700

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Announces
Hire of Senior Director Eric Cahill

Cahill brings a wealth of experience in the automotive and energy sectors to the
multimillion dollar competition for super fuel efficient vehicles

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Supports White House Plans to Accelerate Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:13:47 -0700

PLAYA VISTA, CA--(May 19, 2009) - Today, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel efficient vehicles, praised President Obama's plan to accelerate new fuel economy and emissions standards passed by Congress at the end of 2007. The plan will set a single new national efficiency standard that requires passenger cars and light trucks to get an overall average of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, four years earlier than originally planned.

111 Teams Get Green Light to Advance in Multimillion Dollar Competition

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:34:57 -0700

PLAYA VISTA, Calif., (April 7, 2009) --The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multimillion dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles, today announced its official list of 111 Registered Teams.

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The U.S. Department of Energy, X PRIZE and Discovery Education Create Dynamic, Online Destination to Advance STEM Education

Mark Krynsky — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:08:30 -0700

www.FuelOurFutureNow.com engages students in science and math education through the exciting Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Competition

Consumer Reports to Partner with X PRIZE Foundation on Automotive Safety Testing and Education

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:27:25 -0800

Consumer Reports to Adopt MPGe Measure for Fuel Economy

FuelOurFutureNow.com Will Excite Students About Energy Efficiency

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:01:23 -0800

www.FuelOurFutureNow.com engages students in science and math education through the student-friendly Progressive Automotive X PRIZE Competition

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Applauds President Obama's Plans to Tighten Environmental Automobile Standards

Mark Krynsky — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:56:24 -0800

PLAYA VISTA, CA--(January 26, 2009) - Today, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, an incentive competition conducted by the X PRIZE Foundation, praised President Obama's plan to allow states to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions and to expedite countrywide regulations for increased fuel efficiency standards.

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Announces New Division for Large Automakers to Showcase Fuel Efficiency Efforts

Mark Krynsky — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:01:02 -0800

Details of the Competition’s new Demonstration Division Announced at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit

DETROIT (January 11, 2009) – The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multimillion dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles, today announced details of a Demonstration Division designed specifically for large, established automobile manufacturers.

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Announces First Round of Registered Teams in Competition to Develop 100 MPGe Vehicles

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:01 -0800

Los Angeles, Calif., November 19, 2008 —Today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE announced that 22 contenders have been elevated to Registered Team status, in the multimillion dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles.

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Commends GM on Progress With Chevy Volt; Recommends More Accurate Standard of Measure

Jean Levasseur — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:03:49 -0700

Santa Monica, CA, September 26, 2008 – Today, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE released a statement in response to the proposed 100MPG rating for the Chevy Volt:

The Progressive Automotive X PRIZE – a multimillion dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles – commends GM for its work in significantly improving fuel economy with the recent unveiling of its Chevy Volt, and we are pleased to see so many other auto manufacturers planning to introduce their own fuel efficient options into the market in the near future.