"How to Reduce Oil Dependency" Clip from Interview with Oliver Kuttner, 2011

Summary

Oliver Kuttner is the CEO/founder of Edison2. Edison2's Very Light Car won the $5 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, which went to a car that could seat four passengers, go at least 200 miles on a tank or charge, and meet various other stringent performance standards. Edison2's next phase is to develop their prototype into a car for the consumer market.

Oliver Kuttner is the CEO/founder of Edison2. Edison2's Very Light Car won the $5 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, which went to a car that could seat four passengers, go at least 200 miles on a tank or charge, and meet various other stringent performance standards. Edison2's next phase is to develop their prototype into a car for the consumer market.

Oliver Kuttner is a Charlottesville, Virginia, entrepreneur and lifelong auto enthusiast. He is the CEO of Edison2, which he founded in 2007 to compete in the $5 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. Edison2's Very Light Car won the competition, which went to a car that could seat four passengers, go at least 200 miles on a tank or charge, and meet various other stringent performance standards. Kuttner assembled a team in Lynchburg, Virginia, composed of old racing friends, aerodynamic experts, and others to produce the winner. Edison2's next phase is to turn their prototype into a car for the consumer market.

Detailed Description
Artifact

Film clip

Date Made

22 February 2011

Subject Date

22 February 2011

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.154.1.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edison2.

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