Le Mans racer to run on electric motor

The car remains true to Le Mans' exaggerated, aggressive style.

Germany's Audi and France's Peugeot have revolutionised the way diesel is perceived with the performances of their Le Mans racecars in recent years.

Now a Swedish firm, GreenGT, is hoping to do the same for electric power.

This radical concept is optimised for high-speed and endurance, but runs on a pair of 100kW electric motors producing 2000Nm of torque and up to 335kW.

The car's French designer, Thomas Clavet, said it would reach 100km/h in under four seconds and continue to a top speed of 275km/h.

Aesthetically, it remains true to the traditional Le Mans racers with exaggerated fins and an overly aggressive stance - but this is more than a fantasy racecar.

GreenGT has promised a model previewed by this concept will be racing at Le Mans in 2011.

Sceptics are already rubbishing its chances though, claiming it won't have the range to challenge the fossil-fuelled racers.

However, GreenGT is confident that battery technology will be sufficiently advanced in two years' time.