Rimac Concept_One EV Supercar Crushes Ferrari In Race - VIDEO

While electric vehicles for the masses have gotten off to a slow start, every other week there seems to be a new ultra-high-end electric sports car for the world’s wealthy elite. Right now the Rimac Concept_One electric supercar is on a tour of the Middle East, and to prove its worth, Rimac set up an impromptu drag race. With a Ferrari. Bet you know where this is going.

With four electric motors producing a combined 1,073 horsepower and 1,180 ft-lbs of torque, the Rimac Concept_One is one of the most powerful vehicles in the world, gas or electric. With a 0-60 mph time of just 2.8 seconds and a silent-but-deadly powertrain, the Concept_One is currently showcasing its capabilities to the sheiks and oil barons of the Middle East.

Of course the Middle East is a hotbed for exotic car purchases, and one needn’t look hard to find a parking lot full of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, which are almost common place. That said, we wouldn’t call a Ferrari 458 Spider with a 540 horsepower 4.5 liter V8 a “common” car, though the Rimac electric supercar dispatches it with ease in a parking lot drag race. Just watching this electric supercar breaking its rear tires loose is relentlessly enjoyable.

Electric supercars may soon displace Ferraris and Lambos as the chariot of choice for the wealthiest among us, and Rimac is positioning itself as a literal leader in pure electric speed for a new century.

Source:  Carscoops

Lamborghini Pledges Carbon-Neutral Production By 2015

The push for greener cars and more efficient production methods isn’t just coming from the usual suspects of treehuggers and academia. Lamborghini recently signed a pledge to reduce the emissions of its cars by 35%, as well as making its production facility carbon neutral by 2015. Lamborghini, the new leader of “green” cars? Granted, Lamborghini’s exotic supercars still consume gasoline like its going out of style, but that just means there is a lot of room for improvement. Ferrari managed to reduce the emissions of its own supercars more than any other European automaker last year, and they’re currently developing their own super-hybrid as an Ferrari Enzo successor. For awhile there though, the only “green” thing about European supercars were found in the color options.

This year Lamborghini became the first automaker to sign Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Land and Sea Protection, promising to try and reduce the emissions of its cars by 35%. Cleaner-burning engines and lighter vehicles, as well as the use of hybrid systems will help Lamborghini in their efforts. More importantly though, Lamborghini will try to make its production facilities carbon neutral, which benefits not just the environment but Lambo’s bottom line.

Lamborghini is already well on its way, having built Italy’s first multi-story building with Class A energy certification for prototype development. Can one of Europe’s most prestigious purveyors of pollution become the shining standard for carbon neutral manufacturing? Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.

Source: Motor Authority