[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             LI-ION MOTORS CORP ``WAVE II'' X PRIZE WINNER

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                        HON. PATRICK T. McHENRY

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  Mr. McHENRY. Madam Speaker, on September 16, 2010, the X PRIZE 
Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize organization, and 
Progressive Insurance, awarded a total of $10 million to three teams 
who successfully completed the rigorous Progressive Insurance 
Automotive X PRIZE competition. Among the three winning teams was Li-
ion Motors Corp. in my district. Li-ion Motors emerged from an original 
field of 111 competing teams, representing 136 vehicle entries from 
around the world. The winning vehicles were showcased to an audience of 
individuals from the auto industry, national and international 
businesses, and U.S. government leaders.
   Li-ion Motors' design of the ``Wave II'' was awarded $2.5 million 
for the Alternative Side-by-Side Class category. The two-seat battery 
electric car was built on a lightweight aluminum chassis and weighed in 
at only 2,176 pounds, despite the weight of its powerful lithium ion 
batteries. The Wave II demonstrated outstanding low mechanical and 
aerodynamic drag that resulted in 187 miles per gallon equivalent, 
MPGe, in combined on-track and laboratory efficiency testing, and a 
14.7 second zero-to-60 mph acceleration time. The vehicle also has a 
range of 100 miles in a real-world driving cycle.
   This is a great day for all the individuals who work at Li-ion 
Motors and helped achieve this amazing accomplishment. This company is 
now eligible for a U.S. Department of Energy program that will help 
ready highly efficient vehicles for introduction to the U.S. market.

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