Auto X Prize to announce all teams "moving ahead in the competition" next week

Filed under: MPG, Automotive X-Prize

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize has has a number of teams drop out recently (e.g., the Avion and the LincVolt), but the competition is not slowing down. Next week, in New York City, the AXP will formally announce the names of the teams that are “moving ahead in the competition.” To tease us, the AXP has listed five of those teams in today’s pre-announcement announcement: AMP Motorworks, which converts Saturn Skys to all-electric drive; Commuter Cars, which makes the Tango; Optamotive; the West Philly EVX Team and ZAP. These five teams will all have cars on hand when the list of all competing teams is released a week from today.

At that time, the AXP will also give more details about DASH+, the national high school contest that is part of the larger Prize. DASH+ asks students to “design the next generation dashboard that supports behavior change to help drivers maximize fuel efficiency and reduce environmental impact.” Let’s hope they do their homework and don’t just copy the SmartGuage.

Gallery: AltCar 2009: Tango EV