I recently read about the Lightning GT made by the Lightning Car Company in the United Kingdom. This car is a pure electric car that recharges by plugging it in. The performance is quite astounding. The company claims it has 700 horsepower on tap and it propelled by four hub motors (one in each wheel). This car uses the same Hi-Pa Drive™ motors as found in the Volvo ReCharge. Acceleration from 0-60 mph is claimed to be under four seconds!
However, the really amazing thing about this car is the claimed recharge time. The car can supposedly go 300 km on only a ten minute charge of it's NanoSafe™ batteries. These batteries also have a claimed useful life of 12 years while still remaining 85% of it's peak capacity.
With the combination of these motors, batteries, and charging system, this could revolutionize driving forever. There will not be a need for gasoline anymore with this kind of technology.
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