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Improve my gas mileage! How many times has that thought made it’s way through your brain. People world wide have been saying it for nearly 100 years now ever since the beginning of the industrial age

Gas mileage devices have nearly doubled the gas mileage that cars can get over the last 75 years but progress has been painfully slow. Especially during that last couple of decades which have seen virtually no change.

Well, time to enter the Auto X Prize competition which is being sponsored the the Progressive auto insurance Co. The first 100 mpg car is the goal and the contest was officially launched in March and you can still get in.

The Auto X Prize will award a $10 million dollar prize to the first person…or group of persons…who can demonstrate that 100mpg achievement during cross-country races.

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 cars that are developed need to be easy in concept and simple to communicate and understand. Cars that you and I can work on. What a concept huh?

It’s benefits need to be globally beneficial and with that in mind it is a global completion. No matter where you are from, your brains and your talent are welcome.

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.

Some of the other rules are those such as only fair and non partisan contestants are allowed. If you are asking yourself what that is…you are pretty safe to enter. Also, fuel efficiency, performance, emission, safety and other issues need to be addressed.

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!

Imagine the implications of such a contest not only for those who might win but for the entire world at large!

Imagine for a moment how life could change for all of us and how the far reaching effects into other industries would change life as we know it.

There is much more info online concerning the cars with best gas mileage if you know where to look so let your finger do the walking and maybe you too will see gas mileage improvement beyond your wildest imagination!

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