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Eco Cars: Wind propelled Greenbird clocks at 126.1 mph, breaks land speed record

Anupam — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:49:12 +0000

Eco Factor: Car powered by wind breaks land speed record for wind-powered vehicles. British engineer Richard Jenkins has entered the record books with the wind-powered Greenbird, a car which clocked at 126.1 mph at Lake Ivanpah, powered only by...

Ecotricity’s ‘wind powered’ electric sportscar right on track

Harshpaul — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:34:23 +0000

Ecotricity appears to be on the right-track towards its aim of creating a zero-emission electric sportscar. Its makers like to call it a “wind powered” electric sportscar, which simply means that they power its batteries through...

Eco Cars: Ecotricity aims to develop a wind-powered sports car

Anupam — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:38:32 +0000

Eco Factor: Retrofitted Lotus Exige to run on wind power. Ecotricity is known for harnessing nature and developing systems that provide green and affordable electricity to all. The energy company has now taken up the task to develop a...

Greenbird to attempt breaking wind driven vehicle’s land speed record

Radhika — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:35:33 +0000

The current record for wind-powered vehicle’s land-speed record stands at 116.7-mph. This record was set almost a decade ago, but hopefully two very innovative Brits will break this limit and set a new goal. The Greenbird designed by Dale Vince...

Dale Vince's Tesla Roadster beater to run on the clean and green wind power

Jayaprashanth — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:15:08 +0000

The high performance electric car segment is getting a little too crowded with Dale Vince’s firm Ecotricity joining the bandwagon to produce an electric sportscar based on the oh-so-sexy Lotus Exige. This car is touted to come with a nought...