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Eco Factor: Car powered by wind breaks land speed record for wind-powered vehicles. British engineer Richard Jenkins has entered the record books with the wind-powered Greenbird, a car which clocked at 126.1 mph at Lake Ivanpah, powered only by 30.

Eco Factor: Retrofitted Lotus Exige to run on wind power. Ecotricity is known for harnessing nature and developing systems that provide green and affordable electricity to all. The energy company has now taken up the task to develop a wind-powered.

The high performance electric car segment is getting a little too crowded with Dale Vince's firm Ecotricity joining the bandwagon to produce an electric sportscar based on the oh-so-sexy Lotus Exige. This car is touted to come with a nought to sixty..