Lightning Hybrids LLC started out in 2008 chasing a $10 million prize for building a fuel-efficient vehicle that people would want to buy.
These days, the sleek, black sports car sits covered with dust in the corner of the company’s manufacturing space — but Lightning Hybrids is hardly a failure.
Rather, the company pivoted from installing its fuel-efficient, emissions-reducing hydraulic hybrid system on a sports cars to focus on buses and delivery trucks and vans.
“When we started [focusing…
Lightning Hybrids LLC started out in 2008 chasing a $10 million prize for building a fuel-efficient vehicle that people would want to buy.
These days, the sleek, black sports car sits covered with dust in the corner of the company’s manufacturing space — but Lightning Hybrids is hardly a failure.
Rather, the company pivoted from installing its fuel-efficient, emissions-reducing hydraulic hybrid system on a sports cars to focus on buses and delivery trucks and vans.
“When we started [focusing…