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Wrightspeed X1, a casualty of our economic woes

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 forward to was the Wrightspeed X1, but we now hear it will never see the light of day. Why? According to Ian Wright, creator of the X1 electric supercar, "At this stage of the game, when oil is cheap and batteries still expensive, spending two- to three-times the price on an electric car doesn't ... Read more →

Three of the fastest EVs meet for lunch Jeremy Korzeniewski

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? ...

Wrightspeed X1, a casualty of our economic woes 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 forward to was the Wrightspeed X1, but we now hear ...

Three of the fastest EVs meet for lunch 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 electric cars. And now, they've all gotten together ...


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