The Lightning GT is making quite a stir in "green car" circles, even though a prototype model of the high performance Lightning electric car has not even been released yet! British startup Lightning Car Company has made some bold promises with regards to the Lightning GT, including "greater than 700 horsepower," "sub-4 second 0-60 time" and AWD, all from a radically designed electric car with no emissions.
A common complaint of electric hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, or full electric models, is lackluster performance and driving too "soft" to sway car enthusiasts toward even considering an environmentally friendly sports car. Tesla Motors was the first to get this concept spot-on with the all-electric Tesla Roadster high performance green car, but Lightning Car Company promises the Lightning GT will be even better. The Lightning GT official images show a car that certainly looks the part, with a long hood and rear cab styling reminiscent of something BMW M Coupe or Jaguar XKR.
The trouble with such startup manufacturers as Lightning Car Company is they come out with bold claims of the car that will change the world, and then the thing never gets past the prototype stage. The Lightning GT certainly features some interesting technologies, including four electric motors powering each wheel directly, eliminating the need for many of the standard drivetrain components that suck power away by the time it gets to the road.
If this full electric sports car makes it to production, expect them to sell out lightning quick as well-heeled British and international buyers seek the latest and greatest, and to associated themselves with doing good things for the planet, without the compromises of electric and hybrid electric cars to date.
Lightning Car Company is now taking deposits--read "investments"--for Lightning GT preorders in the amount of £15,000. This will get you near the top of the list to get into the cockpit of one of these promising electric sports cars, should they ever make it all the way to production.
A common complaint of electric hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, or full electric models, is lackluster performance and driving too "soft" to sway car enthusiasts toward even considering an environmentally friendly sports car. Tesla Motors was the first to get this concept spot-on with the all-electric Tesla Roadster high performance green car, but Lightning Car Company promises the Lightning GT will be even better. The Lightning GT official images show a car that certainly looks the part, with a long hood and rear cab styling reminiscent of something BMW M Coupe or Jaguar XKR.
The trouble with such startup manufacturers as Lightning Car Company is they come out with bold claims of the car that will change the world, and then the thing never gets past the prototype stage. The Lightning GT certainly features some interesting technologies, including four electric motors powering each wheel directly, eliminating the need for many of the standard drivetrain components that suck power away by the time it gets to the road.
If this full electric sports car makes it to production, expect them to sell out lightning quick as well-heeled British and international buyers seek the latest and greatest, and to associated themselves with doing good things for the planet, without the compromises of electric and hybrid electric cars to date.
Lightning Car Company is now taking deposits--read "investments"--for Lightning GT preorders in the amount of £15,000. This will get you near the top of the list to get into the cockpit of one of these promising electric sports cars, should they ever make it all the way to production.
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