July 24, 2008
England's Latest Electric Lightning Debuts, Wows Onlookers at British Motor Show
The English Electric Lightning was a British supersonic fighter aircraft of the Cold War era that, to this day, remains the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft in existence.
It's worth chewing the fat over in a pub where locals prefer their beer warm, and no doubt at such a place a couple of venerable RAF pilots are discussing its great speed and natural metal exterior this very minute.
But it's an Electric Lightning of a different sort that's all the rage in Britain right now.
Making its world debut at the British Motor Show in London this week is the Electric Lightning GTS all-electric high-performance sports car, pictured here along with the equally stunning fighter aircraft.
Similar to the all-electric Tesla Roadster that is now available, the Electric Lightning is expected to enter production and the marketplace next year. It's price? Approximately $240,000 to $300,000 - or more than twice the $109,000 its American rival goes for.
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- Scott Doggett July 24, 2008, 10:03 AM
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- Emissions, Fuel Economy, Lightning, Plug-ins and Electric, Tesla
