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Lotus Exige Tri-Fuel could enter production…in China

Christopher DeMorro — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:45:02 +0000

Everybody is jumping on the green-car bandwagon, even manufacturers who traditionally produce low-volume, high performance vehicles like Lotus. The Lotus tends to be a “driver’s car,” meant for flogging around corners on weekend race tracks, and to see one outside of its native track enviroment in something of a rarity. But if Koenigsegg can make a low-emissions racer, why not Lotus?

World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars

Clayton B. Cornell — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:34:40 +0000

Think a Ferrari is fast? Watch one get schooled below.

Electric cars are no joke. Yes, it’s true that many EVs are small, ungainly-looking oddities, but the other end of the spectrum—the realm of high-performance supercars—might surprise you.

After re-discovering a 1972 electric datsun that can accelerate from 0-60 in 3 seconds, we decided that an important question hadn’t really been answered yet: how do the electric cars we’ve been hearing so much about stack up in terms of performance?

Below, we’ve listed the world’s top 10 fastest electric cars, based on the best available information (and a little creative license). Note that our criteria does not take into account a variety of important factors like charging time, availability, and cost. All cars are simply ranked by the time it takes them to get from 0-60 mph.

Most of the machines shown here are either not available or otherwise out out of the realm of possibility for most, but then again, so are most high-performance gas-powerd cars. And that doesn’t keep us from admiring them. Please keep in mind that this post is not intended to be the final word on this topic.

Btw, if you’re interested in joining the first mailing list dedicated to bulk purchasing electric cars, check it out (you can also get cheap solar there too).

Joyriders Trash $500,000 Veritas RS III Sportscar

Max Lindberg — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:20:11 +0000

Hey, Can We Take it For a Ride?

You’ve no doubt wondered how a $500,000, 420bhp sportscar would run, right? I mean after all, what would it be like to go from 0-62 mph in just 3.2 seconds?

That’s what 44 year old Martin Holz and Friedrich Voller, 53, had in mind when they asked a car dealer in Moenchengladbach, Germany if they could take it for a spin. The car, built as a prototype by the Vemot AG company, was on display and just too much of a temptation.

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