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03-13-2009, 07:41 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg “This is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase the car and its revolutionary hybrid engine technology,” said Tim Reeser, co-founder of Lightning Hybrids. (http://www.reporterherald.com/businessRh/business-story.asp?ID=22022)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/It_looks_like_a_CAR_.jpgby Shelly Widhalm – Loveland Reporter-Herald - March 13, 2009
Ingenuity on a small scale, with big goals.. -- Ed.
What normally takes 10 years to research and develop, a family-owned automobile research and manufacturing company headquartered in Loveland is trying to do in a few months.
Located in downtown Loveland, Lightning Hybrids Inc., 320 N. Railroad Ave., is designing and building a hybrid vehicle that has the look of a futuristic sports car that also makes a green statement.
The vehicle’s prototype and a hybrid drivetrain will be unveiled at the Denver Auto Show April 1-5.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase the car and its revolutionary hybrid engine technology,” said Tim Reeser, co-founder of Lightning Hybrids.
The idea for the car came after gas prices exceeded $4 a gallon and Sam Johnson Sr., father of two of the company’s founders, challenged his sons to build a car that gets 100 miles to the gallon. All three are engineers, and the company’s funding is coming from private sources, primarily from family members.
The result of the father’s challenge is the LH4, a biodiesel-hydraulic hybrid, four-seat sports sedan that will average 100 miles to the gallon and go from 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds.
Add to that the LH3, the three-wheel version that is a cross between a motorcycle and the LH4, enclosed with four seats..http://www.reporterherald.com/businessRh/business-story.asp?ID=22022
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/It_looks_like_a_CAR_.jpgby Shelly Widhalm – Loveland Reporter-Herald - March 13, 2009
Ingenuity on a small scale, with big goals.. -- Ed.
What normally takes 10 years to research and develop, a family-owned automobile research and manufacturing company headquartered in Loveland is trying to do in a few months.
Located in downtown Loveland, Lightning Hybrids Inc., 320 N. Railroad Ave., is designing and building a hybrid vehicle that has the look of a futuristic sports car that also makes a green statement.
The vehicle’s prototype and a hybrid drivetrain will be unveiled at the Denver Auto Show April 1-5.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase the car and its revolutionary hybrid engine technology,” said Tim Reeser, co-founder of Lightning Hybrids.
The idea for the car came after gas prices exceeded $4 a gallon and Sam Johnson Sr., father of two of the company’s founders, challenged his sons to build a car that gets 100 miles to the gallon. All three are engineers, and the company’s funding is coming from private sources, primarily from family members.
The result of the father’s challenge is the LH4, a biodiesel-hydraulic hybrid, four-seat sports sedan that will average 100 miles to the gallon and go from 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds.
Add to that the LH3, the three-wheel version that is a cross between a motorcycle and the LH4, enclosed with four seats..http://www.reporterherald.com/businessRh/business-story.asp?ID=22022