<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/eb94e690-edc9-46b6-b8db-630967d40ea9/10660165-2596-420D-980C-84111387D826/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356" href="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356" style="font-size: 11px;">www.pistonheads.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><H1>LIGHTNING STRIKE</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.pistonheads.com/img/BC0B4A16-A03E-4C0A-A37F-99103DDFEBEB" alt="The Lightning GT" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356">The Lightning Car Company GT is powered by four, hub mounted electric motors claimed to produce at least 700bhp in total. Each motor has a maximum torque rating at the wheel of 553lb ft, available virtually from zero rpm.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356">Their life expectancy is up to 12 years, versus the three-five year life of other batteries, and they can retain up to 85% charge capacity after 15,000 charges.  With instantaneous power even at extreme temperatures, NanoSafe batteries claim to deliver power per unit weight and unit volume several times that of conventional Lithium-Ion batteries.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><DIV class="picture right"><A target="_popup" href="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightning4-L.jpg"><IMG border="" title="Click to enlarge" alt="GT is powered by 4 electric motors" src="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightning4-t.jpg" /></A><BR />GT is powered by 4 electric motors</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><P>Hi-Pa Drive integrates the motor and drive electronics in one single unit. It claims to produce an ultra high power density - up to 20 times more than conventional systems. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><DIV class="picture right"><A target="_popup" href="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightning2-L.jpg"><IMG border="" title="Click to enlarge" alt="Over 700bhp is claimed" src="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightning2-t.jpg" /></A><BR />Over 700bhp is claimed</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><DIV class="picture right"><A target="_popup" href="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightning5-L.jpg"><IMG border="" title="Click to enlarge" alt="Carbon fibre body" src="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightning5-t.jpg" /></A><BR />Carbon fibre body</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><DIV class="picture right"><A target="_popup" href="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightninginterior-L.jpg"><IMG border="" title="Click to enlarge" alt="Interiors finished to order" src="http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/16356/Lightninginterior-t.jpg" /></A><BR />Interiors finished to order</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356">Not much word on prices yet, but expect a top of the range GTSE to cost circa £150,000.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><DIV id="story"><DIV><P><A href="http://www.lightningcarcompany.com/"></A></p> </DIV> </DIV><DIV id="author">Author: <A href="http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?memberId=77690">adam towler</A></DIV><DIV id="commentBox"><DL><DT><A href="http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=57&t=402107"></A></DT></DL></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16356"><DIV id="story"><DIV><P><A href="http://www.lightningcarcompany.com/">http://www.lightningcarcompany.com/</A></p> </DIV> </DIV><DIV id="author"></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/10660165-2596-420D-980C-84111387D826/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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