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We need YOUR help! Thursday, 19 August 2010 06:47 The West Philly Hybrid X Team has taken on a new Challenge and we need YOUR help today! What’s the challenge? It’s GE’s $200 million Ecomagination Challenge, an innovation experiment where businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and students share their best ideas on how to build the next-generation power grid. We know that’s a mouthful, but voting for the EVX Team’s entries in the Challenge is easy. Click to read the story, then click on the ideas.  We appreciate it.
Students build green cars for $7.5M in prizes - The Today Show – October 20, 2009 Thursday, 22 October 2009 16:29 The West Philly Hybrid X Team was recently interviewed by Jenna Bush Hager for a segment and live appearance on the Today Show on October 20. The appearance coincided with the announcement of the 43 teams that will continue to the next phase of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. Read the full article to see the video of the Today Show broadcast.
"New Energy Supercar Team - Recharging Transportation", U.S. Department of State, June 2009 Thursday, 04 June 2009 22:04

About the Team

High school students from Philadelphia's inner city, the West Philly Hybrid X Team, are bringing their vision and energy to the GE Ecomagination competition a $200 million innovation experiment. The competition challenges businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and students share their best ideas on how to build the next generation power grid.

Entrants can present ideas in three different areas: how to create renewable energy, how to connect to the grid efficiently and how to use energy wisely in order to create the smart and efficient power grid that America needs.

Our Team brings experience and the power of youth to this important new challenge. The West Philly Hybrid X Team has built and competed with electric and hybrid vehicles for the past 13 years including victories in the national Tour de Sol and an amazing journey in the international Progressive Automotive X PRIZE through the semi-finals.

We need your help! Please support the West Philly Hybrid X Team by voting for ideas in GE Ecomagination Challenge. Click here to vote for:

  1. Green Technology High School
  2. Intelligent Energy Management System

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