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Eric Cahill
Playa Vista
Senior Director of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE
Interests: Cars, Technology, Energy & Environment, Public Policy, Outdoor Activities
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Well, now we have a more objective measure on which to base any automaker's claim. We could similarly put GM's Volt and Nissan's Leaf through the same Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE test protocol and compare MPGe, which factors in all energy sources used to move the vehicle, with MPG, which only factors in gasoline energy. We make the case that MPGe should be the standard on which to compare efficiencies of thenext generation of cars that use a variety of fuels and energy sources.
Update: Aptera Achieves 178.2 MPGe
As requested by the Aptera team, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE organizers have reviewed the charging data used to determine the results of the Fuel Efficiency test within the Finals stage of the Competition. The fuel efficiency number of 164.3 MPGe is, and will remain the officia...
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