The new King-of-the-Ring looks to be the McLaren P1. Also an electric hybrid.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/official-mclaren-p1-may-just-done-fastest-ever-lap-nurburgring/
So now the two fastest cars around the Nurburgring are owned by electric hybrids.
#1 - McLaren P1
#2 - Porsche 918...
For all you EV boaters out there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8Xjo0RxOY
New Electric site:
http://newelectric.nl/
Autoblog Article:
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/10/24/new-electric-builds-beautiful-battery-powered-boats/
Some NEDRA guys may not completely appreciate this, but it's good press for EVs.
Autoblog article:
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/drayson-racing-locks-down-electric-speed-records/
This is turning out to be somewhat of a break through year for EVs in motorsports. Announcement of Formula E, fastest motorcycle to own Pike's Peak is all electric bike from Lightning Motorcycles, SR1 campaigning their EV1 in off-road races, and now the British Formula SAE's winner is an all...
I've been really looking forward to the release of GT6, this video makes me all the more eager. Yeah, I know that GT5 has the Leaf in it, just looking forward to trying it out in GT6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGAU3PXTXRg
I can't believe that the current FIA standing land speed record for an EV is 174 mph (set back in 1974) when there are a bunch of college students are doing nearly double that on salt flats. (http://buckeyebullet.com/).
Anything that raises the bar of EV performance is always something worth...
The significance of this car can't be understated if it accomplishes what the APEV team thinks it is capable of. On June 30th, Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima will attempt to break the standing Pikes Peak Hill Climb record in this EV. Not just for EVs but for ALL powertrains. How important is that...
Now THIS is an EV that makes all other EVs proud:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siL-uKMEiQo
Autoblog article:
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/06/10/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-electric-drive-breaks-nurburgring-record-video/
Motoczysz Hat-Trick!
John McGuinness, new TT Zero record holder w/ a single-lap average speed of 109.527 mph. Congrats to Motoczysz.
Article:
http://gas2.org/2013/06/06/motoczysz-beats-mugen-in-dramatic-tt-zero-finish/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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You be the judge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m8PsPgobZI
Autoblog atricle:
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/23/is-nascar-green-new-ad-makes-the-case/
Just a teaser form Detroit Electric. According to the article there should be more info next month.
Link to Autoblog Article:
http://green.autoblog.com/2013/03/19/detroit-electric-returns-with-100-electric-sports-car-teaser/
First the Porsche 918. Then McLaren P1 was announced. Now Ferrari's Enzo successor has been revealed; the LaFerrari ....and it's a hybrid too.
http://www.laferrari.com/en/
The LaFerrari's HY-KERS system:
http://www.laferrari.com/en/engine/