Edison2 To Unveil New High-Mileage Car At The Henry Ford
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Edison2, the winners of the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, will unveil its latest Very Light Car architecture Thursday, April 11 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn.
This unveiling will begin at 2 p.m. next to the organization's original winning VLC on display inside Henry Ford Museum's "Driving America" exhibit.
Since winning the Automotive X Prize in 2010, Edison2 has been at work designing the next VLC. The new VLC prototype utilizes the lessons learned from the X Prize competition while also addressing consumers' needs.
The X Prize challenged America's entrepreneurs to build a practical, drivable, safe and manufacturable 100-mpg car.
The key to the VLC's structural, dynamic and aerodynamic effectiveness is its unique modular architecture. The architecture gave birth to the world's most efficient four passenger vehicle, one of which now resides inside Henry Ford Museum's exhibit. Its core technologies, including patented in-wheel suspension, have been applied to the new VLC prototype. The improved, more aerodynamic shape offers better interior space and enhanced aesthetics. Capable of local, low investment manufacture and with applications far beyond Edison2's efficient streamliners, the new VLC architecture has a promising future in domestic and international markets
"We are proud to unveil our new VLC architecture here at The Henry Ford, directly next to our history making X Prize VLC," said Edison2's CEO and founder Oliver Kuttner. "The auto industry has been refining the same architecture for more than 50 years, and Edison2 has created a new path -- a new way of building a car that has many environmental and economic benefits. Much of this relies on Edison2's in-wheel suspension which can be seen on the VLC prototype we will be displaying."
Kuttner, a Charlottesville, Va. entrepreneur and lifelong auto enthusiast, founded Edison2 LLC in 2007. He assembled a top-tier team of racing and aerospace engineers, designers and mechanics for the X Prize competition.
More at www.edison2.com.
