Auto X Prize Winner Splits Purse With Competitors

[chucho]

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/10...tit-76198.html

[NmGfan]

Eventually Aptera will get $200,000 for their efforts.

[Grendal]

"Attempts to reach Cerven today were unsuccessful."



Let's hope it actually happens. I also hope the X-prize committee publishes the raw data from the Argonne testing.

"So the German team TW4XP will get $400,000. ZAP of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Aptera of San Diego tied and will each get $200,000."

So Li-Ion will get to keep 1.7 mil if they really do follow through on the contract.

[NeilBlanchard]

Thanks for posting this news -- I'm glad they are following through on their promise.

[eventhusiast]

Its not a done deal yet. The Times failed to get the quote from the man in charge of the winnings. I would not doubt that Cerven is thinking of ways to renig on this deal. I hope I am wrong and they have changed their ways, but Li-Ion has a very shady past... and Zap is worse.

[randyd]

Oh Goodie! Team B (or rather, just the executives) can get paid for another month before closing the doors for good.

[evmavin]

Originally Posted by eventhusiast

Its not a done deal yet. The Times failed to get the quote from the man in charge of the winnings. I would not doubt that Cerven is thinking of ways to renig on this deal. I hope I am wrong and they have changed their ways, but Li-Ion has a very shady past... and Zap is worse.

Shady is an understatement. EVs are the new way to scam money from the public and government.

[jcodeglia]

Hooray! 200 new office chairs!

[rayfellow]

Originally Posted by jcodeglia

Hooray! 200 new office chairs!

Or rent on an empty building! The expensive miss-management options are.. well almost endless. Hay, I know.. let's buy them a couple of Lottery tickets. Then the speculation of how to blow it will last until the tickets number comes up.. empty.

sorry my rant

[SlowSRT4]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Thanks for posting this news -- I'm glad they are following through on their promise.

I wouldn't exactly call this as following through:

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/11/23...ies-to-back-o/