Ariel trademarks the name "Elektron." Something in the works?
Ariel is no stranger to our pages, usually mentioned in connection with Wrightspeed or Brammo Motorsports. Perhaps you are already familiar with the Wrightspeed X1, which uses the Ariel Atom chassis for the basis of an electric supercar. Brammo Motorsports is the U.S. distributor for the Atom, and also has dealings with electric motorcycles and has plans for electric cars as well. We've also heard rumblings from Ariel that a motorcycle may be in their future, possibly even an electric one. Now, we've received word that Ariel has applied for the name "Elektron," which means absolutely nothing on the surface but is leading some to believe that an electric car might be on the product pipeline from the small automotive company.
We are not ready to breathe any more life into these rumors, but the name is rather intriguing. We wonder what Ariel has up their sleeves, if anything. As awesome as the Atom is, any news from the company regarding an electric vehicle is worth paying some attention to.
Thanks for the tip, Domenick!
[Source: Auto IT]
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Phil L. 1:29PM (2/13/2008)
It doesn't take much imagination to look at Tesla hardware - and the Atom chassis - and put the two together. The Atom is already essentially a street-legal track car, so long range isn't the concern it can be with many EVs.
Given its light weight and small size, they might be able to come up with a relatively affordable EV track car that could still be used for occasional sunny-day commutes - and give up almost nothing to the ICE model. A promising combination.
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Peter 2:05PM (2/13/2008)
So I guess we can look forward to Ariel's roll out of the Proton, Neutron and eventually, Quark.
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meme 2:56PM (2/13/2008)
So, they trademarked the name of the Russian electrolysis system used on the International Space Station (the Elektron)? That's easy enough to find prior art for.
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Phil L. 4:28PM (2/13/2008)
Peter -
Keeping in the spirit of the "k" in Elektron, I humbly suggest:
Prøton
Neütron
Quærk
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