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submitted: Aug 27th 2008 | by: BarryCrewse | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 491 | |

Improve my gas mileage! If you listen closely, you can hear that demand echo through time since the start of the industrial age. Nearly 100 years have gone by trying to figure out the best way to do it.

Many gas mileage devices have been developed over the last 75 years which have nearly doubled the mileage cars now get but progress has been slow. Without question there has been nearly no improvement in gas mileage in nearly 20 years.

The fix? The Auto X Prize competition has officially launched in March and is sponsored by the Progressive auto insurance company. The goal? The first 100mgp car and you can still get in.

Up for grabs is a Whopping $10 million dollar prize and the first individual or group of individuals who can demonstrate 100mgp in a cross-country race, wins the cash.

Up for the challenge? The competition races begin sometime in 2009 so if you think you can somehow "improve my gas mileage" it's time to quit thinking and get building!

This brings us to the questions as to whether you think you have what it is going to take, what are the exact rules to get into this game and what are the ultimate goals.

Well, of course, the main goals are obvious. We need super energy efficient cars that will not only clean up our environment but also break our dependence on foreign oil. And at the top of the list? Improve my gas mileage!

The winning car will demonstrate an easy concept and something that is simple to understand. Something along the line of a car that you and I could actually work on. Is that even possible now days?

The benefits of this car need to be global in definition. So, on those terms, anyone from anywhere can compete in this race. It doesn't matter where you reside, bring your brains!

The winning car must also be a car that everyone can purchase. Concept cars or idea cars are not allowed. It's got to be ready for production.

The other rules of engagement include independent and fair non-partisan contestants and must provide clear understanding of the emissions, safety, fuel efficiency, performance and a couple other technical boundaries.

Don't get hung up on the technicals. If you can build something that you can enter and it is capable of being manufactured then all shade tree mechanics world wide need to get busy!

The implications of such a contest are huge! Not only for the winners of the contest but for the entire world in general.

Think of how life could change for you and how the far reaching effects of such an advancement would benefit other industries changing our world before our eyes.

There is a ton of info on this and cars with the best gas mileage if you know where to start looking. Check it out and who knows! Maybe you will be the one to give us all a gas mileage improvement we have all been waiting for!

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