X-Tracer: Peter Diamandis & Roger Riedener
4,133 views · Published 27 September 2010 · 3:46 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: XPRIZE · 2010 · Autos & Vehicles
Peter Diamandis interviews Roger Riedener, Team Leader of the alternative tandem class winner X-Tracer. For more information: http://progressiveautoxprize.org $2.5 Million Alternative Tandem Class Winner: X-Tracer Team Switzerland "E-Tracer #79" (Winterthur, Switzerland) -Economy: 205.3 MPGe -Fuel: Battery Electric -This tandem two-seat vehicle combines the best of motorcycles and automobiles. This clever design has two extra outrigger wheels that deploy at low speed to stabilize the vehicle. At 1436 pounds, the E-Tracer is able to deliver over 100 miles in range, led the competition with over 200 MPGe in combined on-track and laboratory fuel efficiency and achieved a zero-to- 60 mph acceleration time of just 6.6 seconds. ---------------------------------------- GET INVOLVED! Watch & Chat Live http://progressiveautoxprize.org/Live Blog http://autoblog.xprize.org/axp Facebook http://facebook.com/PIAXP Twitter http://twitter.com/progautoxp Flickr http://flickr.com/progressiveautoxprize ---------------------------------------- ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE AUTOMOTIVE X PRIZE Our goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel efficient vehicles that people want to buy. $10 million in prizes will be awarded in September 2010 to the teams that win a rigorous stage competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). We are proud to announce that the on-track Competition Phase will be hosted at Michigan International Speedway.
