Image 1 of 8 from The Lightning Electric Car: sleek design meets high performance

Electric cars just keep getting sexier. Once the domain of TreeHuggers, they have now reached a level of design and performance that will appeal to even the most die-hard of sports car fans. We've seen the Venturi Fetish, Connaught, Tesla, MINI QED and ZAP-X Crossover SUV, all of which show that not only are electric motors just as good as the internal combustion engine for producing power, they're better, and cleaner and more cost-efficient and... now there's the Lightning.