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Should GM enter the Chevy Volt in the Auto X Prize?

The Progressive Auto X Prize has gotten over 100 teams that have expressed an interest in competing in next year's competition. While a lot of these teams are small groups with big dreams, the X Prize foundation has repeatedly said they'd like the OEMs to enter. Early this year, the X Prize approached major automakers but they declined to participate. Now, with the Chevy Volt, we have a vehicle that might get a 100 mpg rating from the feds. While the government's rating is not what the X Prize will be using to determine their MPGe numbers, ... Read more →

New York 2008: Progressive Insurance CEO on why he's spending $10m on the Auto X Prize Sebastian Blanco

In the general hub-bub before the Automotive X-Prize kick-off event yesterday, we cornered Progressive Insurance's President and CEO Glenn Renwick for a few brief moments to get his thoughts on the ...

Officially, official: The Progressive Auto X Prize has now begun Sebastian Blanco

Before this release gets too much older (traveling sure eats into blogging time, I'll tell you that), let's confirm what was announced today at the New York Auto Show about the Progressive Automotive ...

New York 2008: MDI's Air Car uncovered Sebastian Blanco

While wandering around near the Automotive X-Prize booth, look what we stumbled onto: MDI's air car. The green plastic-y version that had just been uncovered - I think for a video team's camera - ...

Automotive X Prize looking for host cities for 2009-2010 race Sebastian Blanco

This is a post for all of the American city officials we have who read AutoblogGreen (or readers who know someone in city government). The Automotive X Prize is looking for cities in America to host ...


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