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Las Vegas Firm's Car Leads MPG X Prize

Las Vegas-based Li-ion Motors Corp. (OTCBB: LMCO) said Wednesday that it's leading the Progressive Automotive X-Prize contest for the highest-mileage car with miles per gallon equivalent of 182.4 for highway and city for its Wave 2.

Li-ion builds emission-free, all electric high speed long range automotive propulsion systems using the latest lithium-ion battery technology.

The leader board for the competiton is at this link.

More about the Wave at www.li-ionmotors.com/products/cars/wave.

The vehicles have been testing this spring and summer at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

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