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Electric Lightning GT

Will we ever be driving all electric cars in the future? Well if they look and drive like the Electric Lightning GT, the future certainly looks promising. The car appears to have everything for the eco-conscious lover who wants a truly great British sports car. A luxurious interior, top speed of 130 mph , and an acceleration of 0-60 in four seconds.

The lithium powered car has 30 inboard rechargeable electric batteries and has no direct greenhouse gas emissions. It will not be a true zero emission car until the electricity is generated from a renewable source, like wind power, but it still produces significantly less carbon than using petrol or diesel.

The car can travel up to 200 miles on a single battery charge and generates 700bhp, about the same power as seven Ford Fiestas.

The Lightning GT is an electric sports car by British car manufacturer The Lightning Car Company, and it was announced at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Development is still underway, and the production version will be ready by mid-2008.

The Lightning GT will essentially have all wheel drive and a total of 650 horsepower and a total of 750Nm of torque each, available across the whole rev range due to the nature of electric motors. 0 to 100km/h takes 4 seconds. The motors are about 25kg each and expected weight distribution of the car is 48:52.

Power is stored in 36kW lithium titan ate “Nano Safe” batteries, which Lightning says can maintain 85% total capacity after 15,000 charges. Aside from plug-in charging capabilities, the car also has regenerative braking. Total range is expected to be about 400km. The Lightning GT is built with a mufti-tubular space frame, and uses a lightweight carbon fiber/Kevlar composite body. Both front and rear suspension use double wishbones with coil-over shocks..

‘fuel efficient cars’

At the British Motor Show across the pond in London where gas is about $10 a gallon, The Lightning just unveiled their new electric sports car which uses the new lithium-titan ate battery technology. Why is this important? Well the battery can be charged in minutes unlike Tesla’s production Roadster which takes a couple of hours to charge.

However, competition is what I love to see and hopefully more and more shops will spring up with better technology to out-do each other. Who knows, it may even wake the big three into doing better than the absolute minimum at some point.

Car Gets Whopping 235MPG

Weighing just 660lbs (the current average car is around 3500lbs) and with a drag coefficient of .16 (current average of around .30), the VW One-Liter Car takes just 1L of gasoline to move 100km. This converts into 235MPG.

The two passenger car has anti-lock brakes, stability control and airbags. According to the magazine Canadian Driver, “Volkswagen says the One-Liter Car is as safe as a GT sports car registered for racing. With the aid of computer crash simulations, the car was designed with built-in crash tubes, pressure sensors for airbag control and front crumple zones.”

Electric sports cars

Most people have heard of the Tesla Roadster. However, the Americans are not the only ones developing electric sports cars. Here are two more from the other side of the Atlantic.

Monaco based Venture first unveiled the Fetish at the 2004 Paris Motor Show. Since then the prototype Fetish has be traveling the world raising awareness of the capabilities of electric cars. Now Venture are offering 25 hand built vehicles to exclusive customers for €297,000 + tax. Venture are claiming the Fetish is the worlds first production electric sports car.

Lightning Sports Car

The Lightning Car Company of Britain is developing a new GT style car. Powered by individual electric motors in each wheel hub, the power output of the car will be in the area of 700bhp. Each motor will produce peak torque of 750Nm, available from zero rpm.

The new GT will be offered in three different guises. The standard model will be the GT seen below, followed by lighter weight GTS and a longer range GTSE, the latter featuring extra battery packs designed to increase the driving range to 250 miles.

Lightning Car

Lightening Cars Models 2009

Roadster Electric Car The Tesla Roadster, achieves up to 300 miles per charge.With 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, the Roadster outperforms almost all sports cars in its class yet is six times as energy efficient as gas guzzlers and delivers 244 miles per charge. It also has a 45-minute Quick Charge capability. The Model S, which carries its charger on board, can be recharged from any 120V, 240V or 480V outlet, with the latter taking only 45 minutes. By recharging their car while they stop for a meal, drivers can go from LA to New York in approximately the same time as a gasoline car. The floor-mounted battery pack is designed to be changed out in less time than it takes to fill a gas tank, allowing for the possibility of battery-pack swap stations. Tesla expects to start Model S production in late 2011. The company believes it is close to receiving $350 million in federal loans to build the Model S assembly plant in California from the Dept of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program.

Hove Electric Car The Hover car is the latest new-energy model developed by The Great Wall based on its previous Hover CUV. It is equipped with a six-speed automatic gearbox and a 2.4L 4G69S4N hybrid engine to meet the Euro IV emission standard. The Hover hybrid concept car's energy-efficient system can save fuel by 15% on the urban road.

Liberty Range Rover Electric Car Newly formed Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is investing £30 million in the re engineering of large luxury cars and 4 x 4s into emission-free, high performance electric vehicles. The company will design and manufacture a unique electric drive-train platform to power a wide range of large vehicles, which will also have the flexibility to incorporate emerging technologies. Annual vehicle production, which will include the world's first zero emission, electrically powered Range Rover, will be in tens of thousands and will create around 250 new technology and manufacturing jobs. The Liberty Electric Range Rover will drive cleanly and quietly around roads and cities, free of tax, congestion and parking charges, making less environmental impact than even the smallest, most fuel efficient car, yet still offering the comfort and security of a luxury 4 x 4."

Fisker Karma Electric Car The Fisker Karma is the first vehicle released by the Fisker Automotive Company. The Karma features the Q-Drive technology and is powered by a innovative petrol engine/electric motors combination; Q-Drive is a series system meaning that the engine is mated with a generator to provide an electrical connection to the motors and also recharge the batteries and as such the electric motors are the only mechanical driving force connected to the wheels. As a factory option the Karma can be fitted with a solar paneled roof not only to aid in the recharging of its Lithium-Ion batteries but also to aid the cabin climate control system. The solar roof is capable of a half kilowatt-hour per day and is estimated to provide up to 4 to 5 miles of additional range per week assuming continuously sunny days.

Vauxhall Ampera Electric Car GM has released a first glimpse of the petrol-electric Valhalla Ampere, due to go on sale in 2011. The hybrid Ampere is Vauxhall's version of the Chevrolet Volt, and will make its public debut at the Geneva motor show. The car combines an electric motor and a petrol engine, but the front wheels are powered solely by the battery; the petrol engine is used only to power a generator, which creates the electricity to drive the wheels. Using the battery alone, the Ampere has a 40-mile range, but this extends to 300 miles if the petrol motor is used to produce additional charge.

Bluecar Electric Car Formerly known as the B0 (B Zero) electric car , the Blue car by Italy's Farinaceous and France's Bollocks is a 50-50 joint venture with the purpose of designing, developing, manufacturing and distributing an electric car with revolutionary technical features and formal qualities. The Farinaceous BLUE CAR , on show at the Geneva Motor Show on the Vehicular Electrifier Farinaceous-Bollocks stand, is therefore not a mere concept car but a forerunner of the vehicle which will go into production in Italy at Farinaceous starting from 2010 with the first units. Production on an industrial scale will take place between 2011 and 2017, with forecast output by 2015 being about 60,000. Part of the car's hood is covered with high-performance solar panels which help power some of its equipment. Consistently with an ecologically responsible overall approach, all the materials employed for construction, the battery and interior trim have been carefully selected for their low environmental impact and are recyclable or rectifiable.

Lightning GT Electric Car Combining classic British sports car design with racing car technology the Lightning is hand-crafted in the UK. Built as a drivers car, it is powered by four lightweight and powerful electric motors. 700+ bhp is available immediately from zero rpm and the instant acceleration means 0-60 takes under 4 seconds. The lighting can be charged from a conventional mains power supply. A 10 minute 'fast' charge delivers 300km of motoring with the help of regenerative braking. Motors in each wheel, provide phenomenal torque and power capability. Reservations for 2010 cars are now being taken. Expect prices to be in excess of £150,000.