All-electric 700 bhp Lightning GT

Here's a sweet little new electric number from the UK for automotive fans. It's the Lightning GT -- which has motors in the wheels and makes use of regenerative braking.

The Lightning GT reportedly does 0 to 60 in four seconds and has 700+ rated bhp. This car uses "electronically controlled traction control which negates wheel spin and unbalance in the power being applied" to get where it needs to go.

The vehicle has no engine, instead offering drivers a "maintenance-free" engine with a few parts, control electronics, and special batteries.

The batteries are obviously the heart of the Lightning GT. The company says these batteries use "nano titanate materials instead of graphite which makes them far more thermally stable" and have a life expectancy of over 12 years.

Charging time is said to be 10 minutes, and the power delivered per unit weight and unit volume is "several times that of conventional lithium-ion batteries."

Also a factor in the design of these vehicle is "Hi-Pa Drive." It is described as "compact, energy-efficient, electric wheel motors" that "produce unrivalled levels of torque with internal heavy-duty tapered roller bearings that can withstand heavy radial loads for robust use."

[via Tuvie]