I remember posting awhile back that aside from creating processes which make the production of alternative and renewable fuel more efficient. Humanity should also focus on producing equipment/machines that use this fuel that are more efficient than what we have now.
I mentioned that there should be an X-Prize for this sort of thing. Out of curiosity I checked out their site… and guess what?… there is an X-Prize for Automotive…. silly me. The mechanics still haven’t been ironed out though. Hence, there is still no announcement of when the contest can begin nor when you can start submitting applications.
The Goal of the Automotive X-Prize:
To stimulate automotive technology, manufacturing and marketing breakthroughs that:
- Radically reduce oil consumption and harmful emissions
- Result in a new generation of super-efficient and desirable mainstream vehicles that people want to buy
So what is an X-Prize? If I may quote from their site:
An X PRIZE is a multi-million dollar award given to the first team to achieve a specific goal, set by the X PRIZE Foundation, which has the potential to benefit humanity. Rather than awarding money to honor past achievements or directly funding research, an X PRIZE incites innovation by tapping into our competitive and entrepreneurial spirits…
X PRIZE competitions capture the imagination of the public and speed radical breakthroughs that can ultimately change the way we see ourselves and how we live on this planet. Stay tuned as the X PRIZE Foundation unveils new X PRIZEs to spark revolutions in the space, medicine, energy, automotive, education, environmental, and social arenas.
There is also an X-Prize for Energy whose Goals have yet to be announced. Looking forward to that announcement, hopefully soon.
Category: Automotive
October 24th, 2006 at 5:57 am
[…] I posted a while back on the Automotive X-Prize. After which I emailed them and commended them for what they were trying to accomplish. I got an email back from Neal Anderson, no less than a Senior Director of Automotive X Prize. He was kind enough to mention that: (Their) goal is to create a set of rules that will put affordable, super-efficient cars into the hands of consumers. […]