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The Maine Automotive X Team originally consisted of some twenty active members and now is composed of just Mr. Buchholz. At the start of the project Mr. Buchholz was just a member of The Maine Automotive X Team; never in his wildest dreams did Mr. Buchholz expect to end up with the completed Dirigo, or to be the manager of The Maine Automotive X Team’s 501c3 nonprofit that was formed to raise money for the project.

The Maine Automotive X Team was committed to using off the shelf technology that was easy to get and could meet the design parameters of the Automotive X Prize, all the while keeping the price relatively low. Thus, The Maine Automotive X Team went in search of non automotive components—specifically UTV parts that belonged to John Deere Gators or Kawasaki Mules . The Team settled on a 1985 Kawasaki Mule purchased on eBay for the UTV’s strut suspension, rear differential, steering, and most importantly the Daihatsu diesel engine. By the time the team received and stripped the Mule, only six team members remained.

From the parts of that Mule, Dirigo emerged. A three wheeled, front wheeled drive, five speed manual transmission, two seater, with five cubic feet of cargo space in the back and powered by a 28 hp, 3-cylinder Daihatsu diesel engine. As for the vehicles name, Mr.