UK based
Lightning Car Company from the UK has created a new all-electric sports car
called the GT that melds the front end of an E-Type Jag, the profile of a
Marcos, and the back end of a TVR. Under the skin sits the same Altairnano
batteries that power the Phoenix SUT and the PML wheel motors that power the
640-hp electric MINI. The Lightning GT, however, boasts up to 700 hp. Three
models are expected to be offered including a luxury version, a lightweight
sports version that can reach 60 mph in less than four seconds and an extended
range model that can go the distance, as long as that's within 250 miles. The
Lightning GT is expected to be available in 2008, though orders are being taken
now.