Comments on: Wrightspeed X1 Electric Supercar http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/ Cool Automotive News From Around The World Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Phil W http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/#comment-233 Phil W Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:47:14 +0000 http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/#comment-233 The Arial Atom was actually a stolen design from Coventry University, UK. On the 3rd year of the Transport Design MDes course at the uni, students work on a group project. I know one of the guys who was in a group of four students who came up with this design and several cooler ideas. The link with the uni is kept very quiet but I was on the course and now work at the uni and obviously knowing someone within the design group of '96 I know the real story. There's a small link to the uni's involvement here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Atom but trust me there's more than meets the eye to all this ;-) Not everyone's being completely honest and someone 'may have quit the uni and stolen the design'. But I never said that... The Arial Atom was actually a stolen design from Coventry University, UK. On the 3rd year of the Transport Design MDes course at the uni, students work on a group project. I know one of the guys who was in a group of four students who came up with this design and several cooler ideas. The link with the uni is kept very quiet but I was on the course and now work at the uni and obviously knowing someone within the design group of ‘96 I know the real story. There’s a small link to the uni’s involvement here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Atom but trust me there’s more than meets the eye to all this ;-) Not everyone’s being completely honest and someone ‘may have quit the uni and stolen the design’. But I never said that…

]]> By: Anthony Carbone http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/#comment-65 Anthony Carbone Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:19:55 +0000 http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/#comment-65 Franco, thank you for the heads up on your April 9th interview with Ian Wright! Those were some excellent questions that you asked him. Of the many, this quote sticks out the most in my head.. Man that torque must be nuts! "He normally drives a Porsche Turbo, and I coached him on the fact that there is so much torque, that if you are not going exactly straight, using full “throttle” will cause the car to spin. Immediately." Franco, thank you for the heads up on your April 9th interview with Ian Wright! Those were some excellent questions that you asked him.

Of the many, this quote sticks out the most in my head.. Man that torque must be nuts!

“He normally drives a Porsche Turbo, and I coached him on the fact that there is so much torque, that if you are not going exactly straight, using full “throttle” will cause the car to spin. Immediately.”

]]> By: Franco Folini http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/#comment-55 Franco Folini Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:41:38 +0000 http://www.carzi.com/2007/04/05/wrightspeed-x1-electric-supercar/#comment-55 Ian Wright, CEO of Wrightspeed, and the X1 electric prototype were recently featured at a <a href='http://www.baia-network.org/' rel="nofollow">BAIA</a> (Business Association Italy America) event. After the event I had the pleasure to interview Ian asking him questions about the new high performance sport car he is building. The complete interview is available on the BAIA <a href='http://blog.baia-network.org/baiablog/2007/04/an_interview_wi.html' rel="nofollow">blog</a>. Franco Folini Ian Wright, CEO of Wrightspeed, and the X1 electric prototype were recently featured at a BAIA (Business Association Italy America) event. After the event I had the pleasure to interview Ian asking him questions about the new high performance sport car he is building. The complete interview is available on the BAIA blog.

Franco Folini

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