Chairman Markey tests out X Prive vehicles in Washington

House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Edward Markey (D-MA) talks to Roger Riedener as he sits in the driver seat of his E-Tracer #79, a 205.3MPGe battery electric tandem vehicle and X Prize winner, on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 16, 2010. The vehicle is one of the three winners of the X Prize, which is awarded to teams who create new vehicles that inspire a new generation of viable, safe and super fuel-efficient vehicles that can achieve over 100 miles per gallon. UPI/Kevin Dietsch