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TROY, Mich., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair ProductDesign today announced that it is partnering with Edison2 to assist in the design of the new Very Light Car 4.0 (VLC 4.0), the next generation version of the innovative, light weight, fuel efficient vehicle entered in the Progressive Automotive XPRIZE in 2010. The original Edison2 vehicle, operating with a one-cylinder internal combustion engine, won the $5 million prize for the Mainstream Class. The VLC 4.0 is an...

HAMPTON, Va., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's fast. It's lightweight. It gets great mileage. It's a winner. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) On Tuesday, May 3, at NASA's Langley Research Center, Ron Mathis will present "Design of the Edison2: Very Light Car (VLC)" at 2 p.m. in the Reid Conference Center. Mathis led the engineering team that designed the VLC. In September 2010, Edison2 was awarded the $5 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X...

Three winners have been announced in Progressive Insurance's $10 million Automotive X Prize, which is a contest that encourages the development of highly efficient, production-ready vehicles. Edison2's "Very Light Car No. 98" won for its innovative use of lightweight materials, its superior aerodynamics and its very low production cost.  Oliver Kuttner, the founder of Edison2, said his target price tag for the vehicle, which gets 102 miles per gallon, is at $20,000. The...