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Electric powered L1X-75 sports car ready for sale

Electric powered L1X-75 sports car ready for sale

Siddarth Raja January 30th, 2007 Siddarth Raja By Siddarth Raja Author January 30th, 2007
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December 31st, 1969 Another electric powered sports car is about to hit the market, this time a full carbon-fiber bodied vehicle capable of reaching speeds in excess of 120mph. The vehicle was developed in a partnership between Hybrid Technologies Inc. and Mullen Motor Company, and is expected to go on sale for $125,000. Labeled the L1X-75 GT, the car is simply a Mullen GT donor car with an electric drivetrain installed. The gasoline version has been on sale for the past five years, and happened to be on display at a car show when it caught the eye of a Hybrid Tech rep. The Mullen GT has been rated as the 7th fastest American production car by Forbes Magazine, and its lightweight platform and full carbon-fiber body add to its performance credentials. The electric version, though not as fast as its gasoline cousin, is still quite amazing. It takes roughly 4-6 hours to charge the batteries, which provides a range of over 100 miles. Deliveries are set to start in about eight weeks from a new 40,000-square-foot production facility built in North Carolina in the US. Hybrid Tech also builds electric conversions of Chrysler’s PT Cruiser and Crossfire as well as the Mini.
Electric powered L1X-75 sports car ready for sale

Electric powered L1X-75 sports car ready for sale

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Another electric powered sports car is about to hit the market, this time a full carbon-fiber bodied vehicle capable of reaching speeds in excess of 120mph. The vehicle was developed in a partnership between Hybrid Technologies Inc. and Mullen Motor Company, and is expected to go on sale for $125,000. Labeled the L1X-75 GT, the car is simply a Mullen GT donor car with an electric drivetrain installed.

The gasoline version has been on sale for the past five years, and happened to be on display at a car show when it caught the eye of a Hybrid Tech rep. The Mullen GT has been rated as the 7th fastest American production car by Forbes Magazine, and its lightweight platform and full carbon-fiber body add to its performance credentials.

The electric version, though not as fast as its gasoline cousin, is still quite amazing. It takes roughly 4-6 hours to charge the batteries, which provides a range of over 100 miles. Deliveries are set to start in about eight weeks from a new 40,000-square-foot production facility built in North Carolina in the US. Hybrid Tech also builds electric conversions of Chrysler’s PT Cruiser and Crossfire as well as the Mini.

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  1. By biturbo #1, Posted: 1/30/2007

    Great!
    100% electric is the way to go.
    When batteries will be cheaper these will really take off.

  2. By CarExpert #2, Posted: 1/31/2007

    Wow...beautiful...Having a car like this is truly amazing. Electric powered sports car are now ruling the automotive world..which is just great. And the performance of this car is really good and that the brakes of this electric car is with quality.

  3. By germandude #3, Posted: 4/1/2008

    Looks like the lovechild of a Zonda roadster and an F-50!

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