Man drives Murcielago LP640 Roadster in rain, Lotus may return to F1

First of all, we’d like to apologize for the low number of posts today (we’ve been doing some back-end development work that’s been causing delays). Nonetheless, it’s now time for some of the random findings from around the internet.

Man drives Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 in the rain: Yes, there are people like that out there and we definitely agree with the title of the video “The dumbest rich man in the world.” - Autogespot

Lotus may return to F1: Team Lotus could return to Formula One in 2010. Formula Three racing team Litespeed said that it will revive the classic racing name if F1 gives it the go-ahead. - AutoCar

U.S. auto suppliers seek government aid:  U.S. auto suppliers plan to ask the Obama administration’s auto task force for $8-$10 billion in loan guarantees, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. - Reuters

Tesla’s former co-founder working on mobile chargers for the Tesla Roadster

Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors, is now one of the aftermarket entrepreneurs of Tesla electric-cars. When Eberhard left Tesla in January of 2008, he said that he planned to start another company entirely in the green tech field.

Eberhard now writes over at his blog at http://www.teslafounders.com. In a recent entry, Eberhard said that he is busy building mobile chargers for the Tesla Roadster.

“I originally intended to build one for myself,” Eberhard wrote. “Then for a few friends. Now I am swamped with requests from Roadster owners who want a more flexible mobile charging solution. I plan to write a blog about my little charger one of these days. But then there is my ‘real’ job that already takes 110 percent of my time!”

We’re excited to see what Eberhard comes up with.