Ian Wright, he of Ariel Atom converted to Wrightspeed X1 fame, has recently been more vocal about his dream of an efficient hybrid powertrain for heavy and high-performance vehicles. His has, in ...

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 prototype. It's been a while since we've heard from Mr ...

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 ...

Photo: Rena Buchgraber SAN FRANCISCO — A year after introducing the X1 pure-electric car prototype that blows away Ferraris in drag races, startup company Wrightspeed is seeking investment for ...

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 ...

It's ex-Cisco and DEC engineer Ian Wright's Wrightspeed X1 electric racer, now second only to the 3-second Bugatti Veyron. Sound too good to be true? Well, it will set you back $100,000 and they ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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. At the same time, it's guaranteed to get noticed.