Update: Technically SpaceX's statement only says that the test vehicle will be developed in Texas, not necessarily the full-scale Starship and Super Heavy vehicles.
It can't be expected to start churning out super-efficient vehicles next Tuesday.
They assumed that the Big Three actually intended to develop super-efficient vehicles, and, to protect themselves, they stepped up their own research efforts.
The crime melodramas and action thrillers that were once repositories of B-picture termite ingenuity have become super-expensive vehicles of celebrity self-importance.
The two hit it off and then got technical — how to build batteries for electric cars, create an infrastructure of charging stations, target tax credits to shift consumers into super-efficient vehicles.
The foundation now supports a few other endeavors, including rapid genome sequencing, Lunar exploration, and creating super-efficient vehicles.
They recognized that because the standards were different for light trucks, they could create new super-sized vehicles that offered all of the comforts and handling of passenger cars, but were not subject to the stricter CAFE standards.
"I do think startups are a super important vehicle to make things happen in the world today and I think we are nowhere near the limit of how many we can help".
The super-light vehicle gets many more miles on a charge than equivalent models, the maker notes.
That's the new name for contest formerly known as, simply, the Automotive X Prize, a $10 million competition to inspire development of super fuel-efficient vehicles.
