"The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE is a global competition that awards a $10M Grand Prize to the first team to build a car that gets at least 100 MPGe in real world driving and is safe, affordable and desirable to offer consumers more efficient vehicle choices.

With our partners at Consumer Reports, we are also advancing the adoption of a new consumer metric, called MPGe (Miles per Gallon or gasoline equivalent energy), that offers consumers the ability to make an apples-to-apples comparison of this next generation of vehicles that will use a variety of energy sources and fuels with the conventional cars they drive today.

Progressive Insurance is our Title Sponsor and the U.S. Department Of Energy our major supporter because they believe in incentivizing innovation through competition to reshape the automotive industry. It is truly a public/private partnership.

High-Level Prize Rules

• Mainstream class entries must seat at least four passengers, have four wheels, and have a minimum 200 mile range
• Alternative class entries open up the design space a bit by reducing the requirements to seat at least two passengers with a minimum 100 mile range and no minimum on the number of wheels
• Regardless, to win, vehicles must complete all on-track tests, demonstrate fuel economy numbers equal to at least 100 MPGe, pass all FMVSS requirements, and complete validation testing on the chassis dynamometer.
• Beyond these, the fastest time clocked in the Finals Events wins

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

We have released competition guidelines and encourage you to review them.

Download and review the competition guidelines

GOAL OF THE PROGRESSIVE AUTOMOTIVE X PRIZE

To inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that help break our addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change.

APPROACH TO DEVELOPING THE COMPETITION GUIDELINES

The competition guidelines are shaped by our philosophy that the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE must:

• Achieve our main goal (above)
• Be simple to understand and easy to communicate
• Benefit the world - this is a global challenge
• Result in real cars available for purchase, not concept cars
• Remain independent, fair, non-partisan, and technology-neutral
• Provide clear technical boundaries (i.e., for fuel-efficiency, emissions, safety, manufacturability, performance, capacity, etc.)
• Offer a "level playing field" that attracts both existing automobile manufacturers and newcomers
• Attract a balanced array of private investment, donors, sponsors, and partners to help competitors succeed (e.g., manufacturing assistance, testing resources, etc.)
• Make heroes out of the competitors and winner(s) through unprecedented exposure, media coverage and a significant cash award
• Educate the public on key issues