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Originally Posted by Duffman
the X prize is about building something that people would actually buy.
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But it's also about building a car that gets AT LEAST 100 MPG, and pollutes less than current vehicles.
Has anyone here ever bought a car that had less than a 100 MPH minimum top speed? I know I sure have. Too bad those vehicles are automatically out of the running.
Also, the big event for the X-Prize IS a RACE.
The vehicle that meets all the requirements, and goes FASTEST THROUGH A 200 MILE COURSE will be the winner.
Again, we are encouraging speed over economy.
Oh well, at least that 200 mile race could be done in as little as two hours!
I am all for the X-Prize in terms of promoting a "car of the future", but it does NOT match contest requirements to what we really need to be doing as a culture to change automobiles.