We owe special thanks to all those hundreds of men and women pioneers who dedicated their lives to developing the automobile for our use and enjoyment today.  Their achievements are lasting testament to man's ingenuity, skill and determination.  We hope you enjoy their story as you browse through our site.

We believe that ultimately, the future of motoring rests with the electric vehicle, be it battery, solar powered or hybrid.  They say racing improves the breed.  If so, this site represents the cutting edge of automotive development - since it focuses on solar, battery and hybrid electric cars.

This is not to ignore internal combustion driven, petrol, gas and diesel cars, which are becoming ever more efficient and capable of running on green bio fuels. Unfortunately, these vehicles still produce CO2. There are now many different types of hybrid vehicles, as engineers all around the world pitch in to develop our future cleaner transport. A truly evolutionary process, of which Darwin would have been proud.

Think on this: Oil prices continue to rise, but not to pay for the damage we are inflicting on the earth as we are draining the only non-renewable energy bank, simply to keep our economy hiccup free as politicians reap the rewards of office.  By burying our heads and allowing out leaders to bury their heads in the sand we are polluting and warming our planet dangerously. Meantime, there is a solution and it's up to us to lobby our representatives for change. Max

RECORD SETTING SOLAR POWERED CARS: World record 2007 - Nuna III

American Solar Challenge             World Solar Challenge

At time of writing the outright wheel driven record LSR (gas turbine) stands at a little over 458mph.  You will see from the above Links, the international electric LSR has gone from 152mph in 1972 to 271mph in a little over 30 years, a 119mph increase.  Whereas, the petrol record has risen by 47mph in the same time.   It is also worth noting that both petrol and jet records have been largely US or UK contested.  They say racing improves the breed.  Who knows where the technology being developed today for the race track may lead.

WELCOME  -  This site is dedicated to man's world automotive achievements.  We beleive that ultimately electric vehicles are the future of sustainable transport.

Note: Please contact 'ACE' for inclusion if you are either interested in fast electrics, or planning a solar or electric vehicle project.

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