Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE at Detroit Auto Show 2009
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 at
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A new Demonstration Division designed specifically for large, established automobile manufacturers was announced in January 2009 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit by The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a multimillion dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles. You can read more about this new Demonstration Division at: http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/news-events/press-release/progressive-insurance-automotive-x-prize-announces-new-division-for-large-
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