Jay Leno on the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE (PAXP)

We're big fans of Jay Leno.  He's well known and respected as an authentic car guy, but perhaps it's not so well known that Jay's Garage is a Green Garage - complete with solar power, wind power, eco-friendly chemicals and processes, etc. 

Thanks to PAXP Advisor Gale Banks, I spent an evening at Jay's garage about a year ago (understatement: fun).  Gale has kept Jay up to date on the development of PAXP, and recently asked him to speak on camera about the importance of PAXP.  Jay was kind enough to do so, and we used his video statement as a dramatic opening of last Thursday's formal launch of the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE at the New York International Auto Show. Jay's video is cool - check it out here.

The video led into the event's highlight: our announcement that Progressive Insurance has become the title sponsor of the Automotive X PRIZE.  We also announced that the Department of Energy is providing a $3.5M award to sponsor the PAXP Education Program.  Additionally, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that New York City will host the first stage of the 2008 Qualifying Race.  You can see excerpts from the launch event here.  For more details, see Cristin's post.   All-in-all a good day (another understatement). 

Comments

[Garret Ohm]

Ah yes, I remember reading the Popular Mechanics article where Jay experimented with installing wind power at his garage. Very cool.