Detroit 2009: E85-powered Mustang, the HP2g, gearing up for the Auto X Prize
Auto Blog: Ethanol , Green Culture , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Detroit Auto Show , Green Daily , Automotive X-Prize Click above for high-res gallery Down in the basement (the smelly, smelly basement ) of Cobo Hall at the Detroit Auto Show, we found Doug Pelmear and Jennifer Rodgers. They were sitting next to a car we didn’t expect to see at the show, a 1987 Mustang. Why was the car there? Because Pelmear is still promoting his claim to get 110 mpge with the car and will be participating in the Progressive Automotive X Prize. This Mustang is called the HP2g , and Pelmear told us that he and his team are gearing up for the business plan portion of the X Prize, specifically how they’d sell 10,000 units a year. The 110 mpge claim is also a bit difficult to nail down. Nowhere on the HP2g website or in the materials provided to us at the show is the number fullly explained; just that “Mileage performance verification by cross country road test in October/November, 2008.” The best we can figure, as we noted when we wrote about this car before , is that Pelmear is only talking about the petroleum portion of the E85 fuel, and is somehow counting the ethanol as free energy. That may work for the headlines, but it won’t win the AXP, which looks at all the energy that goes into the car. Still, Pelmear made it clear that he intends to win the popularity portion of the competition with his iconic ride. Good luck with that. If you’re in Detroit, the Mustang and all the other vehicles we talked about will be on display through the weekend. The show closes Sunday. Gallery: Detroit 2009: E85 Mustang Continue reading Detroit 2009: E85-powered Mustang, the HP2g, gearing up for the Auto X Prize Detroit 2009: E85-powered Mustang, the HP2g, gearing up for the Auto X Prize originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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Detroit 2009: Automotive X Prize status report
Auto Blog: Etc. , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Detroit Auto Show , Automotive X-Prize It wasn’t all flashy new cars during the media days at the Detroit Auto Show last week. During our time in Cobo Hall, we sat down with Cristin Lindsay, senior director of the Progressive Auto X Prize, to talk about where the AXP is right now. For those keeping track, we are about half-way between the official kick-off at the New York Auto Show last year and the expected start of the stage races this fall . We know that the AXP is looking for more formal participation from the major automakers , but what about the faltering economy, the safety of entry vehicles and the timeline moving forward? Lindsay talked about all these things, but needed to step into the vagueness a bit when answering the question on what happens when. I asked how the economic downturn is affecting the participating teams and the timeline for the rest of the AXP events. “That’s a great question,” she said, “and I think you’re going to hear more from us about that in the coming months. There’s no question that for our teams it is a challenging time to be raising money for building cars and we want to make sure we’re listening to those concerns and making sure that our timeline is the best one. So, keep your ears out; we’ll continue talking about how our events are going to come together, where they are going to take place, what the frequency is and you’ll be hearing much more on that soon.” My guess: the dates for those stage races will be pushed back a bit. Listen to our talk below (10 min, 14 MB) and you’ll find much more after the jump. Gallery: Automotive X-Prize entrants Continue reading Detroit 2009: Automotive X Prize status report Detroit 2009: Automotive X Prize status report originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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