In case you needed an additional reason to head to the Sustainable
MotoExpo this September, then legendary record-breakers, Bluebird have
given us the perfect excuse.
The
Bluebird Electric team will launch the new Bluebird DC5 electric sports
car at the show-a limited edition of just 50 electric cars built to
commemorate the 50th anniversary in 2014 of Donald Campbell's land and water speed records.
The
Campbell family name and the name Bluebell are synonymous with electric
record-breaking-a record-breaking, a tradition continued by Don Wales,
grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell and nephew of Donald Campbell.
In
revealing the new model, Bluebird promise that the new DS5 model will
deliver peak power of up to 360bhp and the ‘acceleration to match a
Porsche’. Featuring electrically operated scissor doors, the model has a
range of up to 200 miles per charge and will be available in one body
colour only-Bluebird Blue.
Bluebird Formula E car too
But’s
that’s not all. At the same time, Bluebird will reveal the Bluebird GTL
electric race car, designed to meet the regulations for the forthcoming
FIA Formula E series of electric car races.
Organised by
Eco-Motorsport Ltd, the two-day Sustainable Motoexpo event, held at the
National Motor Museum Beaulieu in Hampshire, will feature a 600m circuit
with live electric vehicle (EV) demonstrations.
There will be displays of the latest electric and hybrid cycles, cars
and motorbikes and an exhibition of companies at the forefront of the
sustainable vehicle industry. In addition, there will be a full
programme of seminars and debates about all aspects of e-motor sport and
of the development of low carbon and electric vehicles for city
transport.
Sustainable MotoExpo 2013 will build on the success of
last year's event held on Cheltenham promenade, which attracted more
than 10,500 visitors and was attended by The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP,
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and by Robert
Llewellyn of
Red Dwarf TV series fame and presenter of the
Fully Charged online show.
Tickets
for the show this year will include access to the Museum, where you’ll
be able to see the 350hp Sunbeam Malcolm Campbell bought and renamed
Bluebird, to break the 150mph barrier in 1925. There is also Major Henry
Segrave's 1,000hp Sunbeam of 1927 and his Golden Arrow of 1929. Pride
of place goes to Bluebird, the car in which Donald Campbell set a World
Land Speed Record of 403.10mph on 17 July 1964.
