Category Archives: PIAXP X PRIZE

MonoTracer at Opportunity Green

Last fall after Team X-Tracer won the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Alternative Tandem category with the all electric AC Propulsion powered X-Tracer 7009, CEO Roger Riedener attended the Friday, September 24th “Opportunities in Modern and Energy Efficient Transportation” Mobility … Continue reading

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Jay Leno on the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE

I just spotted this YouTube clip from March 22nd, 2008.  Jay Leno’s recommendations for an X PRIZE winning vehicle: 1. Get rid of the blue smoke 2. Have something that is fun 3. Sexy 4. Gets 100MPGe 5. and is … Continue reading

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X-Tracer: A ride through the Sierra Nevada

The X PRIZE winners were invited to display their vehicles at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas in early November.  Instead of trailering the X-Tracer to the show like most other display vehicles, it was clear this was an … Continue reading

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X-Tracer in TRANSLOGIC’s 8.1 SEMA Show Coverage

The video crew from AOL’S TRANSLOGIC briefly covered in episode 8.1 (30) the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Winners who were in attendance at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.  Click on the image below to view the video.  The … Continue reading

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E-Tracer at SEMA Show in Las Vegas

Team X-Tracer was invited to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas to display the X PRIZE winning E-Tracer #7009.  After thinking about the logistics of getting the vehicle from Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas, NV, we decided to drive … Continue reading

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X PRIZE Competition Recap by Rick Rys

Cabin Motorcycle enthusiast Rick Rys came out to support Team X-Tracer during the X PRIZE Knockdown Stage at the end of June 2010.  Rick is a registered professional chemical engineer and also a BMWCCA and BMWMOA member.  He wrote the … Continue reading

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Latest X PRIZE Videos

The PIAXP team has posted up another couple of videos.  The latest is a video of the winning vehicles driving on real world roads including a snippet on Mulholland.  The second one is an edit of highlights from the PIAXP … Continue reading

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X-Tracer Team Bio

Below is an updated 2 page X-Tracer Team Bio handout that was available at the Washington, DC PIAXP Awards Ceremony.  Click on the image below to download a PDF version of the flyer. X-Tracer Team Bio PDF

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X PRIZE’s Peter Diamandis interviews Roger

PIAXP posted an interview taken the day after the PIAXP Awards Ceremony at the Classic Car Club in Manhattan of X-Tracer’s Team Leader Roger Riedener by X PRIZE founder Peter Diamandis. X-Tracer: Peter Diamandis & Roger Riedener

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Automobil Revue – Swiss X PRIZE Win!

Editor Rainer Klose joined Team X-Tracer in Washington DC for the PIAXP Awards Ceremony on Thursday, September 16th, 2010 and published another great X PRIZE article in Automobil Revue magazine. AR-Xprize-AwardCeremony1 (page 25) AR-Xprize-AwardCeremony2 (page 26 & 27) [Source: Automobil Revue]

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