Students compete to build an affordable 100 mpg car

"A group from Western Washington University is among 29 teams from around the world headed to Michigan for the next phase of the Progressive Automotive X Prize _ an international competition to build a super fuel-efficient vehicle that consumers want to buy.

WWU's sporty coupe, the Viking 45, is among the 37 vehicles entered in the competition for the $10 million purse, which will be split among winners in various categories. It was built by undergraduate students and faculty in the university's Vehicle Research Institute.

WWU is just one of two universities in the country in the competition. The other is Cornell."