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IMO , Edison2 is between stage 3 and 4. Heading for broke.
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That opinion is only strengthened after reading Ingenious.
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VW raised the bar to 1L - and will actually produce the car, even if few will be able to buy one.
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For those with wallets that aren't quite as stuffed, VW will produce the Twin up! - a TDi hybrid.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/08/v...twin-up-tokyo/
Makes you wonder why they won't make a TDi up! without all the fuss though ... in diesel operation it uses as much fuel as the 3L Lupo 15 years before it, partly due to having to haul about the batteries and electric engine.
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Ahhh well, I'm off to read the book 
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It's quite well written, feels like you're being up close to the action and the people.
Keeps you entertained and wanting to read on.
The glaring spelling errors detract a bit from it though.
But it leaves you with quite a depressing feeling when you reach the acknowledgements without anything substantial having come from the entire Automotive X-prize affair ...
IMO, simply nothing will come from it.
Only the E-tracer and LiIon really won.
You can buy the E-Tracer at a ridiculous price - think 82000 euro and above ... before any taxers, that's 110.000 USD .
About the price of a VW XL1 ...
It's NOT going to transform motoring, that's for sure.
Li-Ion ???
Anyone heard anything about them lately ?
The Loremo / Dino scenario is looming.
Dropping oil prices ain't going to help.