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This is pretty. This is environmentally friendly.

…and it’s too damned expensive.

Still, marvel at the Lightning GT – Britain’s first electric sports car. At £120,000 you will never be able to afford it, but with a little luck you might be able to point one out to your friend sometime. It will probably have a green-campaigning celebrity behind the wheel.

As plucked from The Telegraph:

But the sleek £120,000 sports car runs on 30 onboard rechargeable batteries and emits no direct greenhouse gas emissions.

Ten minutes of battery charging will allow the driver to travel 200 miles and the “regenerative braking” means the batteries receive a boost every time the car decelerates.

Despite their price, cars like these are important. It changes the image of ‘green. Green companies cosying up with great designers is a good thing. Green stops being the charity/recycling option and becomes the premium option. There is good money in that.

If you’re interested in the car be sure to read David Adams’ opinion.

And luckily, the Telegraph has listed nine of the best green cars available in the UK. Many are affordable and rather impressive.