Bluebird to debut two new electric cars..

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 50^th 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.