Congratulations to the West Philly Hybrid X Team, a group of 15 West Philadelphia High School students who received the “Next Generation Award” yesterday at the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards. The awards honor innovators in many fields, from medicine to automotive design to space exploration, “whose work will transform the world in years to come.” Other award recipients included James Cameron who was honored for one of 3D camera rigs he created to film Avatar.

The Huffington Post has a nice piece on West Philly Hybrid X and how they came up with the idea of building this “badass hybrid” car. Here is a Popular Mechanics article dedicated to the team.