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Will Automotive X Prize Finally Give Consumers What America's Big 3 Won't?

Regardless of what automakers tell us, offered by other organizations, and
the internal combustion engine has surprisingly, some of the largest
changed very little in the past hundred potential awards come from the federal
years. In fact, Ford's Model T averaged government. For instance, the Department
28 mpg, while Ford's current model of the of Energy (DOE) has been authorized to
Explorer barely makes 16 mpg. No matter award up to $10 million in incentives for
how you look at it, that isn't what you technology that can be used to affordably
would call progress. However, Peter convert wood and other fibers into
Diamandis, founder of the X Prize, hopes ethanol. The DOE also has been authorized
to force automakers to do better by to offer what's been dubbed the Freedom
offering the first Automotive X Prize, Prize, a $5 million award for workable
which will focus on the creation of a new methods to significantly lessen America's
breed of vehicles that will be far more dependence on foreign oil. Unfortunately,
fuel efficient than anything offered by congress has yet to appropriate any
the current automobile industry. Part of actual money to fund either one of those
the innovative rules for the competition prizes. The good news for consumers in
will be that the winning vehicle will be the long run is that the federal
made available to consumers at a price government may be catching on the fact
they can afford. The X Prize Foundation that large cash awards can stimulate
hopes to encourage entrepreneurs to bring innovation in the private sector, but
about significant changes in the way it's been a long time coming. Charles
vehicles are propelled, with one of the Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic
main focuses still being on the use of Ocean in 1927 in pursuit of a $25,000
fossil fuel, since the vast majority of prize, but the government has done little
consumers still would prefer to be able since then to stimulate interest in
to use a "gas station" model alternative energy sources or fuel
when refueling. The Auto X Prize money efficient vehicles. The technology is out
hasn't been officially announced, but there, and if American entrepreneurs have
they awarded $10 million to the winner of enough incentive, our energy problems can
their competition for the world's first be defeated. Here's hoping the X Prize
private spaceflight in 2004. The Foundation's auto competition will be the
challenge this time: build a vehicle that first giant step in that process. It
gets up to 250 mpg while creating little worked for private space flight, so
or no pollution. It's a change that's there's no reason not to believe it won't
sorely needed, and since the government work for those of us here on Earth, as
and Big 3 automakers don't seem capable well. Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J.
of making it happen, perhaps prizes such FisherJeanette Fisher teaches
as the X Prize will bring about the environmental interior design.
change.There are other prizes being




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