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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 →

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

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 ...

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 ...

Ariel trademarks the name "Elektron." Something in the works? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...


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