West Philly Hybrid X Team: www.evxteam.org/

High school students from Philadelphia's inner city, the West Philly Hybrid X Team, are bringing their winning record to the $10 million Progressive Automotive X Prize (PAXP) competition. The competition challenges teams from around the world to design, build, and sell super-efficient cars that people want to buy. There are currently 120 teams from 17 countries entered in this important contest. Unlike the West Philly Team, many of those teams are extremely well financed companies.

While many may believe it unrealistic for a team of inner city high school students to win this competition, we know we can succeed. The West Philly Team has built and raced alternative fuel vehicles for the last ten years. As entrants in the National Tour de Sol, we outperformed elite university teams and production vehicles, winning the competition in 2002, 2005 and 2006.

The Progressive Automotive X Prize is our next challenge. The Team will provide a powerful example of how urban young people can impact climate change and create important roles for themselves in the new green economy. The students, and the cars they develop, will be models for the future.

If you would like to help us realize our dream, please follow the link to make a tax deductible contribution to support the West Philly Team in its quest to win the Progressive Automotive X Prize.