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| Automotive X Prize | 4/4 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_X_Prize | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T13:30:50.517169+00:00 | kb-cron |
Aptera Motors – This company was founded by Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony. They developed a three-wheeled vehicle, the Aptera 2 Series. The initial model was to be all electric, but eventually prototyped as a plug-in hybrid version. The shape of the car is credited to Jason Hill, a designer who worked on the body of the Porsche Carrera GT, and to Aptera's own aerodynamicist, Miles Wheeler. The design was inspired by modern composite aircraft and is legally classified as a motorcycle. Li-ion Motors – The Wave II is a battery electric vehicle with a custom battery management system and an aerodynamic composite fairing. Optamotive – E-Rex, an electric conversion of the Campagna T-Rex Raceabout – A custom designed electric sports car from Helsinki Polytechnic in Helsinki, Finland. SABA Motors – The company was founded by Simon Saba, and is headquartered in San Jose, California. The SABA Carbon Zero Roadster is a four-wheeled, all-electric, two-passenger automobile, which weighs 1,900 lbs. The vehicle's battery pack contains 112 cells, and utilizes Lithium iron phosphate chemistry. The company claims performance of 0–60 in under five seconds, a top speed of 105 mph, and a range of up to 140 miles. Tata Motors – Tata Indica Vista EV X. Tata plans to sell this model in India in 2011. Team EVX – an electric conversion of the Smart Car TW4XP – a human-electric hybrid derived from the Twike West Philadelphia High School – The only high school entrant is fielding two hybrid vehicle conversions: a Ford Focus (gas PHEV) and a Factory Five Racing GTM (biodiesel HEV). Western Washington University – Of more than five dozen entrants in the competition this is only one of three university-based teams. They are based at WWU's Bellingham, Washington campus. Their group of students at Western's Vehicle Research Institute have what's been described by Automobile Magazine as having "very possibly the best school in the country for total car design." ZAP – The American/Chinese company have developed a three-wheeled vehicle, the ZAP Alias, a 100% plug-in electric roadster, announced by the company to be produced in China by Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. Aerodynamic contours shape, wide stance with double-wishbone suspension, an AC24LS, air-cooled, AC induction motor running at 216 volts.
=== Alternative (Tandem) === Commuter Cars – A production vehicle from this company has been sold to actor George Clooney. The car, a Commuter Cars Tango, is known for its ultra-narrow profile. The Tango's narrow track is offset by its low center of gravity. The battery pack that supplies power for this all electric vehicle weighs in at 1,100 lb (500 kg) and is placed low in the vehicle. The car is high performance. It accelerates to 60 miles per hour in four seconds and will reach a top speed of 150 mph (240 km/h). Future Vehicle Technologies – This Canadian company has developed the eVaro, a two-person in-line three-wheeled series-hybrid vehicle which was recently certified to have a mileage of 275 MPGe in city driving and 165 MPGe in freeway driving. Spira4u – This lightweight two-seater has a soft foam fairing designed primarily for safety and efficiency. X-Tracer Team Switzerland – An aerodynamically faired electric feet forwards motorcycle with outrigger wheels which deploy when stopped and retract at speed.
== See also == List of motor vehicle awards Ansari X Prize Electric vehicle Fuel efficiency PACE Award Plug-in hybrid
== References ==
== External links == Progressive Automotive PRIZE homepage "Building the 100+ MPG Car: Electric co-op member works to shape the future of the automobile industry." Illinois Country Living magazine, March 2008 issue focuses on Illuminati Motor Works and the AXP. Edmunds : Multimillion-Dollar Automotive X Prize Aims for Vehicles That Make 100-Plus MPG April 2007