Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Partners with Saint Louis Science Center to Host Interactive Community Science Day
FREE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 29
ST. LOUIS, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Saint Louis Science Center will host a free, open to the public, community science day this Saturday, May 29 to give visitors a unique experience exploring vehicle technologies and energy efficiency. The event will feature interactive presentations, an "Under the Hood" activity cart with hands-on energy experiments, and an opportunity to view a vehicle from the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, an international competition that pits some of the world's most fuel efficient vehicles against one another in a quest to win their share of a $10 million prize purse.
WHAT: |
Community Science Day at the Saint Louis Science Center. This free event will feature hands-on activities for visitors to gain a greater understanding about the science and technology related to super-efficient vehicles. The event is sponsored by the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Education Program and the U.S. Department of Energy. |
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WHY: |
The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE is a multi-million dollar competition that seeks to inspire a new generation of safe, viable and super fuel-efficient vehicles. |
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As part of the competition, The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, in partnership with the Saint Louis Science Center and the U.S. Department of Energy, has developed a national education program to engage students and the public in learning about advanced vehicle technologies, energy efficiency, climate change and alternative fuels. The program aims to inspire youth to learn more about and pursue careers in advanced vehicle development, and to generate excitement about innovative vehicle options of the future. |
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WHEN/WHERE: |
Saturday, May 29, 2010 |
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10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
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Saint Louis Science Center, May Hall |
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5050 Oakland Avenue |
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St Louis, MO 63110-1460 |
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314.289.4400 |
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INTERVIEWS: |
Credentialed journalists are welcomed to conduct on-site interviews with available spokespersons. Please contact Najma Roberts, 202.531.9575 to request a media interview. |
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ABOUT THE SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER
The Saint Louis Science Center is one of the top five science centers in the United States, serving 1.2 million visitors annually. Recently named one of the Top 10 Science Centers for Families by Parents magazine and one of America's most visited museums by Forbes Traveler Magazine – the only museum in Missouri to be named to either list – the Saint Louis Science Center complex includes a four-story OMNIMAX® Theater, the air-supported EXPLORADOME and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. Its mission is to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center and its programs, visit www.slsc.org.
ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE AUTOMOTIVE X PRIZE
The goal of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE is to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles that offer more consumer choices. Ten million dollars in prizes will be awarded to the teams that win a stage competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 Miles per gallon or energy equivalent (MPGe). The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE will place a major focus on efficiency, safety, affordability, and the environment. It is about developing real, production-capable cars that consumers will want to buy, not science projects or concept cars. This progress is needed because today's oil consumption is unsustainable and because automotive emissions significantly contribute to global warming and climate change. For more information about the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE, please visit www.progressiveautoxprize.org or email [email protected].
ABOUT THE X PRIZE FOUNDATION
The X PRIZE Foundation is an educational nonprofit prize institute whose mission is to create radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. In 2004, the Foundation captured world headlines when Burt Rutan, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, and the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE. The Foundation is creating and conducting competitions in four prize groups: Exploration (Space and Oceans), Life Sciences, Energy and Environment, Education and Global Development. The Foundation is widely recognized as the leader in fostering innovation through competition. For more information, please visit www.xprize.org.
ABOUT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Working with a wide array of state, community, industry and university partners, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invests in a diverse portfolio of energy technologies. Energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy will mean a stronger economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy independence for America. For more information about the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy please contact the EERE Information Center at 1-877-EERE-INF (1-877-337-3463) or on the web at www.energy.gov
SOURCE Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE
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