UK’s Lightning Car Company is now taking pre-orders of its all-electric GT ahead of a scheduled launch date in early 2009. Powering the GT is a new 700-horsepower electric powertrain, featuring nano titanate battery technology, which is enough to propel the car from 0-60 mph in 4 seconds and take it a top speed of about 130 mph. One of the key benefits of electric vehicles is that they have maximum available power at the wheels at any speed, unlike a gasoline engine where maximum power is only obtained high up in the rev range. Officials claim charging the batteries for just 10 minutes will provide up to 250 miles of driving.

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