The Green Rocket! ; Zippier Than a Lotus, 1p a Mile to Run ... We Exclusively Test Drive the Revolutionary Sports Car -- Powered by Mobile Phone Batteries -- That Just Might Be the Answer to Global Warming

Daily Mail › May 16, 2008

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AS SLEEK, black and poised as a panther, the car that glides to a halt in front of me on the service station forecourt looks exactly the kind of supercharged ego-booster that Jeremy Clarkson would be itching to drive.

He wouldn't be disappointed.

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The Green Rocket! ; Zippier Than a Lotus, 1p a Mile to Run ... We Exclusively Test Drive the Revolutionary Sports Car -- Powered by Mobile Phone Batteries -- That Just Might Be the Answer to Global Warming

This little beauty will go from 0 to 60mph in 3.9 seconds, making it faster off the mark than a Lotus and almost on a par with a Ferrari. With a top speed of 125mph, it's a roadster that could put a smile on the face of any hardcore petrol-head.

Which is ironic, really, since the one thing this car doesn't need is petrol.

The sports car I'm looking at is, in fact, the world's first high- perfor...

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