Lightning Hybrids to Demonstrate 100 MPG Sports Sedan at Open House on June 26
Loveland, CO, June 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Lightning Hybrids will host an Open House to demonstrate the world’s first 100 mile per gallon hydraulic hybrid sports sedan. The event will be held on June 26 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. in Loveland. To R.S.V.P. for the event or for more information please email lightninghybrids@gmail.com. Location and directions will be sent prior to the event.
“We are very excited about showing how the hydraulic hybrid works. The car will be running, though we have to save actual test drives for later this summer,” said Dan Johnson, Lightning Hybrids CEO. “We will also be answering the number one question we receive about the car which is ‘How does it open?’ We will be able to show you how the door functions and guests will be welcome to sit in the car.”
Lightning Hybrids’ LH4, a four-seat sports sedan, will average 100 miles to the gallon on clean diesel or biodiesel and will be able to go 0 to 60 in under six seconds. The LH4 will be available in 2011 and the company already has a waiting list for the car. The car will also be available in a three-wheeled four-seat car, called the LH3, and the hydraulic-biodiesel hybrid drivetrain will be available in a retrofit kit suitable for fleets as well. The LH3 and the drivetrain retrofit will be available in 2010.
In addition to the Open House, Lightning Hybrids’ car will be featured in the June 27 Horsetooth Rock Concours D'Elegance hosted by the Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club. This event is at City Park in Fort Collins and runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Members of the press are invited to come to an Open House Preview on June 25 to take an exclusive ride in the car. Please contact Bonnie (information above) to arrange a time.
About Lightning Hybrids
Go fast, go far, go green. No compromise.
Founded in 2008, Lightning Hybrids is an automotive research and manufacturing company headquartered in Loveland, Colorado. The company has designed two 100 MPG biodiesel-hydraulic hybrid cars, with sports sedan-like performance (0-60 in 5.9 seconds) and visual appeal, expected to sell for $39,000-$59,000. Prototype manufacturing began in January 2009. In addition to the cars, the drivetrain technology will be made available in a fleet vehicle retrofit in mid-2010.
Lightning Hybrids currently employs a staff of 12 and plans to increase that number to over 300 over the next four years. The company has applied for several American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants for transportation and reduction of greenhouse gases and fossil fuels. It is a contender for the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize race, with $10 million in prizes to be awarded to the teams that win a stage race for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPGe.
For more information about Lightning Hybrids, please visit www.lightninghybrids.com.
“We are very excited about showing how the hydraulic hybrid works. The car will be running, though we have to save actual test drives for later this summer,” said Dan Johnson, Lightning Hybrids CEO. “We will also be answering the number one question we receive about the car which is ‘How does it open?’ We will be able to show you how the door functions and guests will be welcome to sit in the car.”
Lightning Hybrids’ LH4, a four-seat sports sedan, will average 100 miles to the gallon on clean diesel or biodiesel and will be able to go 0 to 60 in under six seconds. The LH4 will be available in 2011 and the company already has a waiting list for the car. The car will also be available in a three-wheeled four-seat car, called the LH3, and the hydraulic-biodiesel hybrid drivetrain will be available in a retrofit kit suitable for fleets as well. The LH3 and the drivetrain retrofit will be available in 2010.
In addition to the Open House, Lightning Hybrids’ car will be featured in the June 27 Horsetooth Rock Concours D'Elegance hosted by the Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club. This event is at City Park in Fort Collins and runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Members of the press are invited to come to an Open House Preview on June 25 to take an exclusive ride in the car. Please contact Bonnie (information above) to arrange a time.
About Lightning Hybrids
Go fast, go far, go green. No compromise.
Founded in 2008, Lightning Hybrids is an automotive research and manufacturing company headquartered in Loveland, Colorado. The company has designed two 100 MPG biodiesel-hydraulic hybrid cars, with sports sedan-like performance (0-60 in 5.9 seconds) and visual appeal, expected to sell for $39,000-$59,000. Prototype manufacturing began in January 2009. In addition to the cars, the drivetrain technology will be made available in a fleet vehicle retrofit in mid-2010.
Lightning Hybrids currently employs a staff of 12 and plans to increase that number to over 300 over the next four years. The company has applied for several American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants for transportation and reduction of greenhouse gases and fossil fuels. It is a contender for the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize race, with $10 million in prizes to be awarded to the teams that win a stage race for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPGe.
For more information about Lightning Hybrids, please visit www.lightninghybrids.com.
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303-519-4144
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