Former BMW Dealer Wins $5 Million Auto X Prize

The Diesel Driver is reporting that the top winner of the Auto X Prize used an internal combustion engine, lightweight materials, and E85 fuel to create a 4-seater that got just over 100 mpg. The winning entry, built by former BMW dealer Oliver Kuttner, now a real estate investor, has invested millions into his Edison2 Very Light Car.

Other winners were two 2-seaters that got the energy equivalent of 187 mpg.
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Larrybel2000 - 9/19/2010 10:05:54 PM

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Thats awesome. Now if we could just relax the safety standards that make our vehicles so heavy and fuel inefficient.

WorldofLuxury - 9/20/2010 1:06:45 AM

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Frankly, that's hard for me to give up.

veyron1001 - 9/20/2010 9:04:19 AM

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No matter how you look at it, its a step up in safety over a motorcycle. Ill never give up motorcycling though.

WorldofLuxury - 9/20/2010 4:41:34 PM

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Yeah... Motorcycles will always have a place in my heart. Too bad I lost my feeling of invincibility since my last couple of stupid accidents.