In a show of sheer engineering talent, after the American Tesla Roadster it time to be wooed by Britain’s Lightning GT electric sports car. The prototype of this one is expected to hit the streets by this year end. The Lightning’s power figures read 700 horsepower, and 4 second 0-60mph times rivaling Tesla’s 3.7 seconds. GT’s battery technology gives it an upper hand; Nanosafe’s Li-ion cells using nano titanate structures instead of traditional graphite give the GT an incredible 250-mile range. You get a full recharge in only 10 minutes, and the life expectancy of the battery is between 12 to 20 years, or 15,000 charge cycles before the battery performance drops significantly.
Lightning GT is an exciting electric car with good looks to match, with nifty regenerative braking; this electric car uses a selection of Nanosafe batteries, by Altairnano. These batteries replace the graphite structures within the traditional lithium-ion cell with nano-engineered titanate materials which are much more effective along several axes. The stronger nanostructures resist breakdown over time far better than graphite, leading to a greatly increased life expectancy of more than 15,000 charge cycles before the cell drops below 85% of its original capacity.
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