Lightning Hybrids Planning ‘Hydraulic-Hybrid’ Sports Car
January 10, 2009
Lightning Hybrids, a Denver-based automotive research and manufacturing company, is coming up with a new sports car powered by a hydraulic hybrid system. The design will be exhibited at the 2009 Denver Auto Show due next month.
The company calls the car the LH4, and it is part of a two-vehicle design lineup that is slated to see launch by 2010. The car is powered by a 90-horsepower biodiesel engine and a 150-horsepower hydraulic system. The biggest claim for the LH4 and its hydraulic hybrid powertrain is that it is capable of 100 mpg in fuel economy, while still having a 0-60 time of below 6 seconds. Those figures will be essential as the car enters the Automotive X Prize Challenge.
The Challenge, sponsored by Progressive Casualty Insurance, is slated to run until 2010, and the company who can come up with a viable vehicle that reaches 100 mpg efficiency will be awarded $10 million.
Additionally, Lightning Hybrids is developing a smaller 3-wheeler with the same hybrid system. The company will also be marketing this system for other manufacturers.
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