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04 Oct 2009 HEADLINE



Philadelphia Students Aim to Challenge Automotive X-Prize with 'Hybrid Attack'



Source: Reuters
Class: SYNDICATED NEWS

SYNOPSIS: Biodiesel-fueled hybrid-electric sports car does 0-60 in 4 seconds and gets 60 mpg.

PHILADELPHIA - Standing in a garage on a West Philadelphia backstreet, Stefon Gonzalez is sure his team can win a $10 million prize to build the best super-efficient, mass-production hybrid car.

Gonzalez isn't an engineer, an academic or an executive from an automaker. He is a 15-year-old student at West Philadelphia High School who is part of a student team that is hoping to win the top prize in the prestigious international Progressive Automotive X Prize competition.

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