Wrightspeed lands $5 million in Series A funding for Digital DriveSystem Ian Wright, he of Ariel Atom converted to Wrightspeed X1 fame, has recently been more vocal about his dream of an efficient ...

Wrightspeed "SR-71" will deliver 0-60 in 2.5 seconds Ian Wright is a name familiar to many electric car enthusiasts as the man who turned an Ariel Atom into the Ferrari-beating Wrightspeed X1 ...

Remember when the Wrightspeed X1 electric car beat both a Ferrari 360 Spyder and Porsche Carrera GT off the line? Well, ex-Cisco and DEC engineer Ian Wright is back with his SR-71 that he says ...

Ian Wright, founder of Wrightspeed, has built a 1,536-pound, 300-hp electric prototype, the X1, with a 0 to 60 of three seconds. It has a 100-mile range and recharges in under five hours.

The Wrightspeed X1, a sports car whose three-second acceleration from 0 to 60 makes it one of the fastest autos in the world, is also super clean: It's powered by an electric motor and gets about ...

Wrightspeed's X1 Electric Supercar Sparks Hybrid Dreams Auto enthusiasts and potential investors gather at Club Sportiva in San Francisco, where Ian Wright shows off his X1 electric race car.

Which electric car has a quarter ton of batteries, a 100 mile range, recharges in 4.5 hours, and can best the nearly all the world's fastest cars in a 0 to 60 drag -- including the Ferrari 360 ...

Video: The X1 electric sports car The Wrightspeed X1 can outdo most cars on the market. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos goes for a ride with founder/creator Ian Wright.

Yes, the Ariel Atom with GM or Honda power is about the most amazing thing on wheels right now, but here is something both amazing and environmentally friendly—the Wrightspeed X1. Ian Wright is ...

We've come across news of the Wrightspeed X1, essentially a fully electric Ariel Atom that can put most supercars to shame. The lightweight roadster uses a 3-phase AC induction motor with 236hp ...

Additionally, Wrightspeed has set some fairly aggressive goals. The commercial version of the X1 will sell for around $120,000-- far less than the $1.7 million Bugatti--and actually will be faster ...