Posts Tagged ‘Lightning’

Lightning Tops Mission for New Record in Electric Motorcycles

Oct 29

Written by: Aaron Turpen

Published on October 29th, 2009 in Electric Motorcycles

Earlier in October, we talked about the Mission One team breaking the speed record for a production electric motorcycle. Well, it didn’t take long for the competition to show up. Lightning Motorcycles’ production prototype that bears their name burned past Mission’s speed (officially 150mph, unofficially 161mph) with a recorded 166.388mph hot streak.

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Lightning Announces Plans for More Electric Cars

Jul 7

Written by: Aaron Turpen

Published on July 7th, 2009 in Electric Cars

Remember the Lightning? It’s the British contender for the Tesla Roadster, which we mentioned back in October ‘08. The Lightning GT, an electric sports car with the ability to compete with the Tesla Roadster on all fronts: speed, range, and price tag.

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Tesla’s Lightning Competition

Oct 30

Written by: Aaron Turpen

Published on October 30th, 2008 in Electric Cars

Lightning Car

We Americans have the Tesla Roadster, the electric car which does zero to sixty in four seconds. The British now have the Lightning, the electric car which does…you guessed it, zero to sixty in four seconds.

Built by the Lightning Car Company of England, this all-electric sports car has some impressive features (to go with its impressive price tag). It’s 700hp electric motor system has a top speed of over 130mph and has an innovative design.

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