Europe\'s first electric super car, with a top-speed of 130mph ...

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The Lightning Car Company, based in Peterborough, will unveil itsprototype at the British International Motor Show in London thismonth.
By 2009, it hopes to begin delivering them to customers, some ofwhom are rumoured to be celebrities, although the company hasrefused to confirm names.
A spokesman for the company said: "The stunning performance of theLightning GT will likely surpass almost all large engine highperformance sports cars in the 0-60mph range.
"The sensation of harnessing power and performance will be felt bythe sheer exhilaration of the power pushing you back in your seatas the car accelerates.
"Because there is no engine, the Lightning has a maintenance-freemotor with just a few parts and together with the controlelectronics and special batteries, will not need anywhere near theservicing of other sports cars."
The Lightning GT will accelerate from 0-60mph in four seconds andwill be able to travel up to 200 miles on a single battery charge.
It will generate 700 brake-horse-power, about the same as sevenFord Fiestas. Charging the batteries can be done by plugging thecar into the mains supply overnight.
In time, it is hoped that supermarkets and garages would offerfast, high-power charging points that would refuel the car in amatter of minutes.
The Electric Lightning is not the first electric sports car. The USfirm Tesla started producing its £55,000 battery-poweredRoadsters earlier this year.