The Lightning Car Company, based in Peterborough, could be the beginning of a renaissance in British sports cars.

The company’s Lightning GT is due for release later this year and the company claims it will “put British sports car innovation well and truly back on the map”.

The Lightning GT is designed to accommodate the latest battery and motor technology and reflect its 100% electric power and performance, the electric Lightning prototype is being hand-built by a small team of passionate British engineers, designers and collaborators.
Whilst the rest of the automotive world engages in the hybrid, hydrogen or electric debate, the Lightning Car Company firmly believes its 100% Electric Lightning GT will help kick start the market for performance EV’s.

The company maintains that “without a significant positive shift in perception, electric motoring will remain a huge compromise in the eyes of driving enthusiasts and therefore fail to impress the masses.”

With the build of the prototype well underway, we should see the real thing during the second half of 2008. The electric Lightning GT and Sports versions are now available to pre-order and deposits of £15,000 are being accepted.