Lightweight and fuel efficient

Lightweight and fuel efficient
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Edison2 is a company that is trying to design a very efficient car by building a light-weight body with minimal drag. Electric cars may improve mileage over gasoline, but batteries are heavy and they use precious materials, says the company which is competing for the 100 mile-per-gallon Automotive Xprize. Seen here is a rear axle design and aerodynamic body design.

March 8, 2010 12:03 PM PST

Photo by: Martin LaMonica/CNET

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica

 

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