Hybrid Cars

Have you got the thrills of speeding a sports car that runs on electrically charged batteries? Thrill kills so just be cautious about that. To add to the fanfare associated with the invention of the eco-friendly hybrid cars, now the electric sports cars are becoming a rage. Tesla Motors was first to design the Tesla Roadster, a completely electric-driven car.

It is reported that the Tesla Roadster can cover about 350 kilometers with a single charge initiated by the lithium-ion battery. This sports vehicle is also expected to accelerate from 0-60m/hr or 97km/hr in just 3.9 seconds with the help of the development transmission.

Key Benefits of Electrically-Driven Cars
Some of the key benefits of electric vehicles are:

• Tesla’s torque cover gives you the feel of a strong, fast and safer car
• Speed efficient
• Comfortable and convenient to sit or drive (2 seat model)
• Many gears that ensure that the engine is spinning at the maximum torque zone at any speed
• Maximum torque at any speed unlike a petrol-driven engine
• Lack of emission tailpipes
• Lower operating costs with new emission trading schemes hitting the market

There are numerous other fast cars that are penetrating the market; one being France’s Fetish and Great Britain’s Lightning GT. The first is expected to hit the market by 2009. Fetish makers, Venturi flaunted the car as being the “the first desirable electric car” in the Paris Auto Show in 2004. This car also seems to accelerate from 0-60 seconds in 3.5 seconds and is worth $450000.

The Lightning GT is waiting for commercial deliver till 2009 as well. Care makers of this model promise that the vehicle can go 250 miles in a single charge, can hit 130 miles in just one hour and can be recharged in 10 minutes at the least.

With numerous cars betting their stake in the market, it wouldn’t be an easy choice for anyone. If it’s the Tesla Roadster, you’d need both &100000 and brains (for calculating the hassle of keeping it charged) to purchase one! Some opine that the Roadster hasn’t created so much of a rage with it’s attractive but tame looks as Chevy’s 2009 Camaro has. Even then you need to ride it to believe what electric cars are worth!

Some problems related to electrically driven cars are – weight and size of the battery, the time and distance that a car can cover just prior to running out of power and finally, making environmental-friendly batteries so that they cause minimum impact to the environment when discarded. Manufacturing operations are looking to mend these problems especially the one related to the battery make.