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Avion withdraws from Auto X Prize, cites increasing costs of participating in 100 mpg challenge

Another one bites the dust (see also: LincVolt and HP2G). The Automotive X Prize will not feature an updated diesel-burning version of the Avion prototype from 1984 . Craig Henderson, the president of Avion Car Company, has sent a withdrawal letter to the AXP claiming that the costs of participating are too exorbitant for a small company like his. Henderson told AutoblogGreen that it wasn't easy to drop out of the AXP, considering that he's been working on high-efficiency vehicles for 25 years, even getting a Guiness record in 1986 for ... Read more →

Video: Avion timewarps from 1984, sets new mileage record of 113.1 mpg Domenick Yoney

Remembered as the year that the Apple Macintosh first went on sale, Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire and Richard Petty won his 200th NASCAR race, 1984 was also when Craig Henderson and Bill ...

Avion withdraws from Auto X Prize, cites increasing costs of participating in 100 mpg challenge 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Video: Avion timewarps from 1984, sets new mileage record of 113.1 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remembered as the year that the Apple Macintosh first went on sale, Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire and Richard Petty won his 200th NASCAR race, 1984 was also when Craig Henderson and Bill Green finished building the Avion prototype. Designed to be as streamlined as possible and built on an ...

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