Team: Li-Ion MotorsCar: EVI Wave IIClass: Very Light CarDrivetrain: AlternativeEnergy Storage: Lithium-ion batteriesPM Says: A simple design that could be rugged and economical. But developmentally it’s still teething.Odds to Win: 30 to 1The Wave II doesn’t look futuristic; it looks alien. It hails from Nascar country—Mooresville, N.C.—where ex-stock-car fabricators built an uncomplicated machine. “It has to be brought to market at an affordable price,” Li-Ion’s Bill Bratton says. The Lamborghini green two-seater’s mild steel-tube frame has Honda Civic front-suspension pieces and rear fabricated swing arms. The 80 lithium-ion battery cells run down the car’s spine and energize the front-mounted 58-hp electric motor. Its straightforward engineering makes it a dark-horse contender. >X-Prize Entrant: Aptera 2e »>Media Platforms Design TeamJohn Pearley HuffmanContributing EditorJohn Pearley Huffman has been writing about cars since 1990 and is getting okay at it. Besides Car and Driver, his work has appeared in the New York Times and more than 100 automotive publications and websites. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, he still lives near that campus with his wife and two children. He owns a pair of Toyota Tundras and two Siberian huskies. He used to have a Nova and a Camaro.
