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Monday, June 11, 2007

The Lightning Car Company

In my efforts to get the public familiar with all of the EV companies and dealerships that exist at the moment, I thought I’d list these companies and businesses here on my blog. Keep in mind that most of these companies have yet to release a product and the best you can do is make a reservation for a future delivery). This is even the case with Tesla. Word is that even Martin Eberhard, CEO Tesla Motors, has to share a Tesla Roadster with the engineers of his company who’ve been working overtime on the car.

Please, be introduced to the
Lightining Car Company. They are a Brittish company, which goes to show that EV technology is being embraced by visionaries worldwide and not just by a few. In fact, I believe that those who cling to technology of the past that’s more harmful than beneficial, will have a more difficult time making the transition. As Napoleon Hill once said, “the future belongs to those who see it”.

What I like most about the Lightining Car Company is that they boldly embrace EV technology, and emphasize the performance advantages that EVs have over the ICE. They also emphasize the simplicity of EV technology and explain the various mechanical parts that are eliminated by substituting ICE with EV technology, and fewer parts make for less maintenance. Some will argue that the usual auto-companies don’t wish to reduce complexity in their car because they enjoy the revenue they get from maintaining the complex vehicles you buy. But I’m all for simplicity and performance when it comes to anything.

The car featured by the Lightning Electric Company reminds me of the Dodge Viper; maybe a Brittish version of it, but just as aggressive and powerful. Their site claims that their car will have over 700 horsepower, which is remarkable. I do think that with EV technology many performance cars will eventually (and not too far in the future) will have over 1000, horsepower – something unthinkable for a mass production vehicle that uses an ICE.

- Ricardo Parker



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