15 Teens from Low-Income West Philadelphia High School Build Groundbreaking 160 MPG Biodiesel Hybrid Car

West Philly Hybrid Team, made up of 15 teens from a low-income high school in Philadelphia accomplished a major feat -- building their 160 mpg Factory Five GTM biodiesel hybrid kit car, which has outperformed other fuel-efficient cars built by professional engineers and graduate students from Ivy League universities.

Yesterday, this group of teenagers -- the West Philly Hybrid X Team, a motley crew of 15 high school mechanics from West Philadelphia High School -- were honored with the "Next Generation Award" at the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, which recognizes visionaries whose innovation in the fields of technology, medicine, space exploration, automotive design, and environmental engineering is changing the world we live in. Other winners include Steven Squyres and his Spirit & Opportunity team, who created robotic surrogates for humans on Mars, as well as director James Cameron, who was honored with the "Leadership Award" for innovations in filmmaking technology used for the film Avatar. Source: Huffington Post

Way to go teens! These kids have a bright future ahead of them. This is the good news we need to tell the world about African American kids who some in our society would be only too happy to discount.