Home Green Cars 7 : Battery Powered Cars 7.6 : Great Britain (UK) 7.6.1 Zytek Lotus Zytek Lotus: Environmentally Friendly / Green Cars 7.6.1.  Zytek Lotus A 200hp electric powered sports car called the Elise was jointly produced by Zytek and Lotus. The first car was produced in 1998. It had a maximum range of  120 miles (195 km). It was powered by 25 nickel-cadmium batteries which provided 300V and could accelerate from 0 to its maximum speed of 90mph (145 km/h) in 11.2 seconds. Information on the number of cars produced and when production ceased is required.   [ Back ]