The Lightning GT is a battery-electric sports car, from the Lightning Car Company, has been delayed until at least 2010.
The car has four separate 120 kW wheel motors, sourced from British firm PML Flightlink, providing all-wheel drive and regenerative braking (no conventional disc brakes are planned), with a total output of 480 kW (650 bhp).
Its body is made from carbon fiber and Kevlar composites.
The Lightning GTS accelerates to 97 km/h (60 mp...
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