High Performance Electric Sports Cars and SUV's

The automobile industry has gone green with their hybrids ands electric cars. Some may look at the eco-friendly cars as a real oddity with their styles shapes and sizes and vow never to be caught dead in one. Men may avoid the new electric cars thinking the electric cars will not hold up to the more masculine muscle cars with performance and power but the benefit that the eco-friendly electric cars can add to our environment is outstanding.

The auto industry has been playing around with the whole Go Green movement for a while now. Different companies have come out with models of hybrids and battery conversions that allow your car to run while in idle strictly off the battery conserving gas. Since then, newer and more advance developments have been popping up due to the Go Green Campaign that has brought about some rather interesting futuristic looking automobiles.

Looking at the new breeds of electric cars and taking into consideration the need for speed and the muscle car look that many men and some women demand, there are a few that could fit the bill. The Venturi Fetish is manufactured in Monaco that will cost the energy preservation conscious mind a pretty penny, actually $435,000.00 but for that pretty penny you get a 100% electric ran car that can top speeds of 100 mph. It definitely has the muscle car look and can run on a single charge up to 155 miles but is the macho image really worth the price? You will have to be the judge of that yourself.

Zenn Motors has come out with the closest looking electric vehicle to a SUV to date but is lacking in ability, range, and definitely lacking in speed and capability of performing like the traditional SUV's. The Zenn NEV is more fitting for short trips to the local grocery store. Performance wise, it cannot be driven on an interstate little lone a county road with its top speed of 25 miles per hour with a maximum of 35 miles per charge. However, price comparison to the Venturi Fetish, the Zenn NEV runs at $12 to $15,000.00 so if you are only going next door or to the local grocery store, a cab may be a better route regardless of the low price.

Okay, everyone loves a convertible, right; well how about a 100% ran electric convertible car that has a range of 150 miles per charge and can reach speeds up to 100 mph, like the Spyder. This all-electric car definitely has a look that would turn heads and should for the price tag of $70,000.00.

For the need for speed and the macho look to boot for $293K you can pick yourself up the sweet Lightning GT 100 % electric car from the United Kingdoms Lightning Car Company. Now this car will do more then get you to the grocery store and back with the 250-mile range per charge. The Lightening GT tops out at 130 mph and can go from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds flat. Compare that to a Jags 4.2 XKR convertibles run of the 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, the Lightning GT is nothing to smirk at and puts to rest the idea that going electric means giving up power and performance.

Many companies have come out with electric cars or have new models on the verge of being announced. Some electric cars come with a hefty price tag and others are reasonable. It is dependent upon the driver's needs, ideals of how a car should perform, and presentation that will determine what will be parked in the driveway. However, the price does reflect the benefit of preserving the environment and saving the owner in fuel cost. Time will tell how reflective the value will be with the new electric cars in comparison to frequency and types of repairs needed and how, if at all, they offset the initial purchase price.