There was a time, many years ago, when the USA produced all the energy it needed domestically for its citizens. Then they all went out and bought cars as big as whales and the rest is history. The USA now accounts for about 20% of global energy consumption, although China is currently the world’s biggest consumer. Each American uses about three and a half times more energy than the average Chinese person.
Depending on which media agency you follow, you will have very conflicting views on the health and wealth of the European car industry this week. From the UK come announcements of ever higher sales, spurred on by renewed faith in the UK economy, which seems to be the powerhouse of Europe right now, according to some.
What has the designer of some of the wackiest and fastest street legal cars to come out of the USA in recent times got himself involved in now? The name Ian Wright may not be well known outside of the automotive industry, but it was he who co-founded Tesla Motors alongside the more media-savvy, Elon Musk. Wright was the brains behind the early designs for Tesla and he was also the man behind the X1, an Ariel Atom-based car that reached 100kph from a standing start in just 2.9 seconds.
The sizeable crowd in the stands of the Lonesome Pine Raceway thought that they would be seeing young Gus Dean clinch his second career victory in the Morgan McClure Ford-Chevrolet 200 race. Dean was behind Caleb Holman for the first…
The sizeable crowd in the stands of the Lonesome Pine Raceway thought that they would be seeing young Gus Dean clinch his second career victory in the Morgan McClure Ford-Chevrolet 200 race.
Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel took the podium at the rain-soaked Japanese Grand Prix in a subdued ceremony, sans the usual spraying of Mumm champagne, after a crash during the race left Frenchman Jule Bianchi in critical condition.