peter-diamandis – The Mail & Guardian

/ 21 March 2008

X Prize dangles $10-million for fuel-efficient car

More than 60 teams from nine countries have lined up to chase a -million prize for making a green supercar that smashes records for fuel efficiency, organisers of the competition said on Thursday. ”We’re not talking about concept cars,” said Peter Diamandis, chief executive of the X Prize Foundation.

By Karey Wutkowski

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/ 13 September 2007

Google sponsors $30m moon landing prize

Web search leader Google will sponsor a -million competition for an unmanned lunar landing, following up on the -million Ansari X Prize that spurred a private sector race to space. The Google Lunar X Prize is open to private industry and non-government entities worldwide, organisers said on Thursday.

By Irene Klotz