Automotive X Prize

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize (PIAXP or AXP) was a set of competitions, programs and events, from the <a href="/facts/X_Prize_Foundation/d8YSLVpB">X Prize Foundation</a>, to "inspire a new generation of super-efficient vehicles that help break America's addiction to oil and stem the <a href="/facts/Effects_of_climate_change/M5EvHf14">effects of climate change</a>." <a href="/facts/Progressive_Corporation/FxnQMHwD">Progressive Insurance</a> was the title sponsor of the prize, the centerpiece of which is the Competition Division, within which a 10-million-dollar purse was divided between the winners of three competitions.
The essence of each competition was to design, build and race super-efficient vehicles that achieved 100 <a href="/facts/Miles_per_gallon_of_gasoline_equivalent/HGmYreVp">MPGe</a> (2.35 liter/100 kilometer) efficiency, produced less than 200 grams/mile well-to-wheel CO2 equivalent <a href="/facts/Exhaust_gas/kLpq1eUX">emissions</a>, and could be manufactured for the mass market. Within the Competition Division, there are two vehicle classes: Mainstream and Alternative. The mainstream class had a prize of $5 million. The alternate class had two separate prizes of $2.5 million, one for side-by-side seating and one for tandem seating.
The PIAXP has an educational program, funded by a $3.5 million grant from the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Energy/PRp6Cz8g">United States Department of Energy</a>, to engage students and the public in learning about advanced vehicle technologies, <a href="/facts/Efficient_energy_use/8K8vBAVk">energy efficiency</a>, <a href="/facts/Climate_change/rEN4BDE7">climate change</a>, alternative fuels, and the science, technology, engineering, and math behind efficient vehicle development.

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Automotive X Prize