As an answer to those who say e-cars will never take off because their range is limited, this isn’t at all bad. A Tesla Roadster managed to cover 241 miles on a single charge while taking part in the Rallye Monte Carlo d’Energies Alternatives.
Organised by the Automobile Club of Monaco, the annual rally is open to cars powered by just about any ‘alternative’ fuel source, such as LPG, ethanol or even petrol-powered hybrid drives.
The rally course runs 390km (241 miles) from the town of Valance in France to the Principality of Monaco and covers a mixture of trunk roads, motorways and single-carriageway roads that wind through the mountains.
This year’s all-electric entrants included a Ruf-modified Porsche 911 and a handful of Mitsubishi iMiEVs but…Â Details
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The Citroen C4 WRC HYbrid4 takes to the stages
The day after the fourth round of this year’s WRC season in Portugal, which was won by the C4 WRC, Citroen Racing did some testing with the Citroen C4 WRC HYbrid4 concept car on an asphalt road close to Faro. Spanish star Dani Sordo was at the wheel.
Having been born out of the Citroen Racing team’s creative desire to perfect a competitive yet innovative racer, the Citroen C4 WRC HYbrid4 project met with a warm reception when it was presented at the Paris Motor Show. The concept went on to make a hit at the Bologna Motor Show and then …Â Details
A REVOLUTIONARY ‘green’ rally has continued its run of success.
The Cockerham-based Oaktec Honda Hybrid rally team got their season underway at the Roskirk Stages at the Three sisters venue near Manchester – and it was pretty much business as usual as they scored another Formula 1000 Class A victory. The Oaktec Honda Insight, the worlds first petrol electric hybrid stage rally car, is now in its fourth year of competitive motorsport and recorded its eighth class win from …Â
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