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Hybrid Technologies L1X-75: Zero-60 in 3.1 Seconds, Batteries Included
NEW YORK — Perhaps it was fate: We were walking toward the parking lot to leave the New York auto show’s second day of press previews on Thursday as a strong gust of wind blew the cover off of a little, red roadster parked on a side street. We went back to investigate, and discovered the L1X-75, a 600-hp, carbon-fiber rocket that’s powered by nothing more than your 110 outlet.
Sure, the speedster has none of the creature comforts of its Javits Center brethren (you know, airbags, radio, rear-view mirrors, turn signals), but what it lacks in style it makes up for in function. Hybrid Technologies’ thoroughbred pulls from zero to 60 in just 3.1 seconds as it launches to a top speed of 175 mph and a maximum range of around 200 miles (read about - and watch - our test drive of Hybrid's electric Mini Cooper S). Forget about our impending deadlines, our editors sending frantic Blackberry text messages that were overdue in the office. We had to take a test drive (watch video here; story continues below):Hybrid Technologies L1X-75: Zero-60 in 3.1 Seconds, Batteries Included