Ecofriend (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car to be developed by Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive. The designer of the world’s renowned supercar, McLaren F1, is up to a new challenge. Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive have announced an.
Register Hardware (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
And gets £4.5m of Govt money to build it Leccy Tech Mention the phrases 'Gordon Murray' and 'electric car' in the same sentence and images of gold-plated battery powered hypercars probably spring to mind.…
Web Digger (Free subscription) | yesterday
An electric car created by ex-McLaren Formula One designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled. Three prototypes of the T.27 model will be developed over the next 16 months. The 'iStream' manufacturing plants can be just one fifth of the size of a conventional car factory, as the cars are not made from stamped steel. All the parts are designed by computer and welded together rather than being stamped out...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Photo: Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson test drives the T.27 From The BBC: An electric car created by the McLaren F1 'supercar' road car designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled. Three prototypes of the T.27 model will be developed over the next 16 months. The manufacturing process, called iStream, has received £9m of investment, half of which came from the government's Technology...
Ask the Expert: IRL (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Question: Regarding a question on the Trackside show last night, Ayrton Senna tested in Phoenix, I believe, in February 1993 as a serious test for Penske. His team, McLaren, had just lost its Honda engines and were looking at a season in the mid-field and his proposed move to the Williams F1 team was blocked by long-time rival Alain Prost. (Senna eventually moved a year later, where he lost his life...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , South America The past few years in Formula One have seen an unprecedented return of legendary family names to the sport: names like Villeneuve, Piquet and Rosberg. But the most hyped scion of racing fame has been Bruno Senna . The nephew of the late, great Ayrton Senna was rated highly by his world-champion uncle and has been on everyone's watch...
CNET.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Gordon Murray -- the man responsible for such supercars as the McLaren F1 -- has teamed up with Zytek to help develop the world's most fuel-efficient electric vehicle
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
F1 designer unveils electric car (BBC) "An electric car created by ex-McLaren Formula One designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled." Q & A with Mike Gascoyne (Autosport) "We [Lotus] are looking for two drivers with experience. We are not looking for pay drivers or new drivers. We think that is very important for the team. What is becoming [...]
T Jantunen.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A new electric car created by ex-McLaren Formula One designer Gordon Murray has been unveiled. Three prototypes of the T.27 model will be developed over the next 16 months. The manufacturing process, called iStream, has received £9m of investment, half of which came from the government’s Technology Strategy Board. iStream plants can be just one fifth [...]
coolsmartphone (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Gordon Murray is an ex-McLaren Formula One designer. He's worked on the fastest, sleekest, most awe-inspiring cars in the world. Today he's shown off his first ever electric car ... errr.... Via - BBC News Read on and add your comments
0-60mag.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
So what has Gordan Murray—of McLaren F1 fame—been up to lately? Building slow, electric city cars.
I prefer the fresh side of the pillow (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Okay, since the F1 season has finished I will make a quick review of my impressions of each of the drivers. And this is below: Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 95 pts: Started like a racehorse ended up like a limping donkey. He did a great job at the first stage of the season which helped him to secure the championship, even one race before the end of the season. The second part of the season was really...
Sporting reflections (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Reflecting back on the last 12 months in the world of Formula 1 , two apparently contradictory aphorisms spring to mind. Firstly, that change is usually for the better, and secondly, that you can have too much of a good thing. Change has certainly been the prevalent theme in F1 over the past year. On the plus side, we have had the Brawn team’s fairy-tale march to the constructors’ title...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs Nico Hulkenberg tests the Williams-Toyota FW31 - Click above for high-res image gallery The latest piece of the intricate puzzle that is the shake-up in drivers for the 2010 Formula One World Championship has come into play as Williams has confirmed its line-up for next season: Replacing Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima will be Rubens Barrichello...
The complete works of TGR Worzel (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
I read that Toyota have announced that they are pulling out of Formula 1 and Renault are to hold an emergency board meeting to consider their future participation in the sport. BMW announced their withdrawal earlier in the year, but completed the 2009 season. Honda of course pulled out last year. So it looks like all of the manufacturer teams, with the notable exception of Ferrari, may well have left...
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