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The world best electric supercars

Editor | Jul 26, 2010 | Comments 0

A few years ago there was no baulking petrol-heads on the issue of the electric car. It was something of sci-fi they thought, something to be used as a status symbol of smugness by people like Tom Hanks. Fast forward a couple of years and a few have converted to a more eco-friendly fuel consumption, thanks largely to electric supercars (space age looking models that rival the speeds of their gasoline guzzling counterparts) and partly the financial breaks (there’s no road tax and London’s congestion charge is automatically void), but the money shouldn’t really be an issue, what with these new-age supercars starting from 100k plus.

Venturi Fetish

£400,000 could buy you your own wind farm and solar panelled housing, so we know you wouldn’t be buying this car solely to save the environment, but that’s not the point. This puts a luxury marker down on eco technology, the 0-100Km/h in 4.8 seconds is a bonus for the makers, it’s all about the exquisite detail.

Audi R8 E-Tron

Audi has kept its trademark boldness and brought some cutting-edge motoring accessories to craft the R8 E-Tron. There’s a good chance you’ll see more of this model during cross promotion when Tron Legacy is released later this year. The Light Cycle may not be here, but this more than makes up for it.

Renault Dezir

While strictly speaking a prototype, this gullwing coupe is on schedule to be ready for the Paris Motor Show in early October. Yet it could just as easily be showcasing in Afghanistan; its exterior is made out of Kevlar, usually associated with body armour – though finding an energy fill-up station could prove difficult.

Mercedes SLS AMG

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Like most high-performance battery runners it clocks in at just under 4 seconds for 0-60mph, but unlike most it’s got a look of a classic sophisticated motor behind the loud exterior.

The Lightning GT

The Lightning GT throttles from 0-60mph in less than 4 seconds, using power from 30 batteries which can be charged in around ten minutes and last for 250 miles. Forget that distance though, to protect its delicate carbon-fibre chassis you probably won’t let it wander further than the high street.

Telsa Roadster

There are no such things as idle hands in the Silicon Valley. In 2003, a group of well-to-do Californian engineers believed they could make electric vehicles slightly more exciting than milk floats, and their Roadster model, which bares all the hallmarks of a classic European supercar, does just this.

Ecotricity Nemesis

Another mainland success but this isn’t the handiwork of Aston Martin or Rolls Royce, this is the project of British wind company Ecotricity and the painstaking operation of some East Anglian car enthusiasts who were approached to make sure it looks as good as it does. It doesn’t fare too badly in the performance-stakes either, edging out a V12 Ferrari’s 0-60 effort by a few milliseconds.

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