The X1 Prototype

Many of the so called "electric cars" of today are not really electric. After a certain number of miles the electricity runs out and a gasoline engine takes over. While that may slow our rate of polluting the Earth, it still does not fix our problem. We need cars that do not use gasoline whatsoever like the Tesla Roadster and the X1 Prototype. "The X1 Prototype?" you ask. Yes, the X1 Prototype. The X1 Prototype is all electric. It runs on a lithium Ion battery like the ones in your cellphone, laptop, or Ipod. By plugging it into a standard 120 V source outlet the X1 will be fully charged in about 2.5 hours! Did I mention that this just happens to be my new favorite car? I love how it can smoke many of the gasoline cars available today like the Ferrari 360 Modena and the Porsche Carrera GT. This video shows the X1 beating both of these cars in a simple drag race. See if you can hear the X1:



So who makes this car? A company by the name of Wrightspeed, Inc. created this one-of-a-kind electric prototype but only for proof-of-concept. This car will never be put into production but will inspire the design of the future X1 production model that will be available to customers worldwide. But for now let's just skip the talk and get into some numbers shall we. Below is a list of "numbers" or timed speeds of a variety of time intervals such as 0-60, 0-100, etc, taken from the Wrightspeed, Inc. website.

0-30 mph: 1.35 sec
0-60 mph: 3.07 sec in 117 ft
0-100 mph: 6.87 sec
0-100-0 mph: 11.2 sec
Lateral g: 1.3
Braking g: 1.2

Now before Wrightspeed designed this vehicle they set certain standards they wanted to meet such as weight, speed, etc. They were only off by a tiny margin in all of their set categories. The set weight was 1500 lbs and the actual is 1536 lbs and the 0-60 time was only off by 0.07 secs! That is very impressive. And if you are wondering how all this adds up to in miles per gallon then why don't you try 170 mpg on for size!!!

Since the X1 is still in its early stages there isn't much information about it. But I am going to leave you with a few videos that I think speak for themselves. Enjoy!

Click here for video from the Planet Green Channel