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Wrightspeed X1, a casualty of our economic woes

Dec 10th 2008 7:51AM - 3 Comments

There will be casualties. That's what we've been warned over and over about the burgeoning green car market in the face of the world's global economic crisis and the recent trend towards cheap gas. One such vehicle that we had been really looking ...

Wrightspeed creator wants to build series hybrid HD pickup truck

Oct 15th 2007 8:53AM - 4 Comments

Our friend Mike Levine, the proprietor of PickupTruck.com recently had a chance to talk to Ian Wright. You may recall that Ian is the driving force behind WrightSpeed, the company developing an electric sports car called the X1 based on the chassis ...

Wrightspeed X1 outruns jet-engined VW Beetle in drag race

Mar 29th 2007 2:32PM - 4 Comments

Former Tesla engineer Ian Wright has developed a super-quick electric vehicle called the X1. It's still a concept car and test platform but runs 0-30 in less than 2 seconds and 0-100 in just 6.8 seconds. No doubt it's fast, and a short video shows ...

Wrightspeed builder touts his electric supercar

Sep 28th 2006 1:44PM - 2 Comments

With all the recent attention on the Tesla, Ian Wright is in full gear promoting his exotic Wrightspeed X1 electric supercar. Promising a 0-60 time of three seconds and 0-100-0 clocking of 11.2 seconds, the X1 can deliver supercar performance but is ...

Wrightspeed "SR-71" will deliver 0-60 in 2.5 seconds

May 23rd 2008 2:02PM - 28 Comments

Ian Wright is a name familiar to many electric car enthusiasts as the man who turned an Ariel Atom into the Ferrari-beating Wrightspeed X1 prototype. It's been a while since we've heard from Mr. Wright, who has been working on engineering a hybrid ...

Ariel trademarks the name "Elektron." Something in the works?

Feb 13th 2008 1:09PM - 4 Comments

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 ...

Three of the fastest EVs meet for lunch

Aug 25th 2008 1:01PM - 6 Comments

Click on the image above to enlarge digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/World_s_fastest_electric_cars_have_lunch_together'; What do the Tango, Tesla Roadster and Wrightspeed X1 all have in common? Easy, they are all ridiculously quick and sporty ...

Mythbusters take on electric vehicle misconceptions

May 19th 2008 4:29PM - 16 Comments

One of the most popular shows on the Discovery Channel is Mythbusters and recently Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman and the rest of the team have been taking a look at gas vs electric vehicles for an upcoming episode. Right now Hyneman has an article on ...

Ariel Atom team might make an electric bike

Dec 30th 2007 10:11AM - 7 Comments

I am looking forward to Brammo's electric bike but I am really looking forward to a possible Ariel Atom team's electric bike. As you can see in the Jeremy Clarkson face-destroying video above, the Ariel Atom is hella-fun and Autocar reports they ...

Electric car of the future? I think not.

May 5th 2006 5:59PM - 5 Comments

What surprises me the most about this CNN Money article is the fact that the donor car on which the Wrightspeed X1 electric car is based on is not mentioned even once in the whole article. An electric car that can beat a Ferrari 360 Spyder or a ...

Is Silicon Valley the Detroit of electric cars?

Nov 8th 2007 9:33AM - 2 Comments

San Jose Mercury News asked an interesting question in a recent article: "Silicon Valley is already the capital of the world's high-tech industry. Is it also becoming the Detroit of the electric car industry?" The San Jose Mercury News article ...

Video: Tango Google Talk

Aug 18th 2007 7:22PM - 10 Comments

This Google Talk, all about the Tango electric car, starts out with a bold statement. If Tango were cheaper, it would have a market of 150,000,000. The 24-minute talk was made in July by Rick Woodbury, the Tango creator. The description at the page ...

C-NET tries to count all the electric car start-ups

Oct 27th 2007 5:08PM - 15 Comments

C-NET's Michael Kanellos did a little thinking out loud this week when he tried to list all of the electric car start-up companies (not major automakers working on EVs). He counted 16 small companies. The names on this list will be familiar to just ...

VIDEO: Danny's Contentment rides in the Tango, loves it!

Sep 17th 2008 5:18PM - 5 Comments

Our favorite British electric-car vlogger, Danny Fleet, came to America recently whilst on holiday and had the opportunity to not only see the Tango from Commuter Cars up close but also go for a ride. As is his wont, he took his video camera along ...

Fox 11 "Auto Evolution" video series online covers fuel-cells, plug-in hybrids and more

Feb 22nd 2007 10:22AM - 2 Comments

Fox 11 Los Angeles has posted a four-part video series online called Auto Evolution which looks at the green vehicles and auto technology of the future which promise lower emissions and better mileage. John Beard and Christine Devine filed the ...

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