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VIDEO: Ecotricity's electric Exige Wind Car exceeds expectations on the track

The saga that has been the building of a "wind car" for Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince, appears to have come to a climax. All of the newly invented bits of this stretched and re-engineered former Lotus Exige have been put into place and the car brought out to a bit of tarmac for an initial trial. After a little sorting out of its computer and a slow speed run, Mr. Vince rode shotgun while former Lotus Formula 1 pilot, John Miles, demonstrated for his passenger the vehicle's ability to give a roller coaster-like rush as they easily hit 100 ... Read more →

VIDEO: Zerocarbonista wind-powered car still being invented

It's been a little more than a year since we first started tracking the development of the wind-powered car by Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince. His latest video installment, part 9 of 6 (not a typo), ...

Zero Carbonista's wind-powered car with no name keeps moving forward

The last time we heard from Dale Vince and his wind-powered Zero Carbonista electric vehicle project, the car didn't even have a name (but progress was being made on the vehicle nonetheless). Now, ...

Dale Vince's wind-powered car could be the Storm, the Zero or the Nemesis

When he's not taunting Tesla, Dale Vince is pretty focused on building his wind-powered car. The Zero Carbonista project (previous post) is moving along and the fourth (of six) video about the ...

VIDEO: Dale Vince explains hydrogen conspiracy, baits Tesla in latest wind-car update

The latest episode in the "wind-car" building saga is ready for viewing and Dale Vince, the man behind both this project and Ecotricity, has some interesting things to say. Although the discussion is ...

VIDEO: Zero Carbonista wind car update 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We have been following the efforts of Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, and his attempt to build an electric sports car which he can power from the wind. Like several other efforts, a Lotus (in this case, an Exige) is being used as the underlying platform. Also like others, his project is taking a ...

Paris Motor Show: Venturi Eclectic charges via solar or wind power 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Autoblogger Eric Bryant at the Paris Motor Show keeps 'em coming. Having transformed themselves from a low-volume sports car manufacturer to a twenty-first century "CarbonNeutral" car-maker, Venturi is showing a pair of very interesting concepts at the Paris Motor Show this week. The first is the ...



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