Jay Leno Buys First Lithium I-Cell Zero-Emissions Vehicle

Electric Sports Car Achieves 160 KM/H!

It seems fitting that the world's number one car fanatic, and owner of one of the most eclectic car collections on earth

Renowned comedian and Tonight Show host Jay Leno is to take delivery of R-Car's first production car, a retrofitted Chrysler Crossfire. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)

which even includes an environmentally friendly Stanley Steamer, gets the world's first lithium I-Cell powered sports car.

Renowned comedian and Tonight Show host Jay Leno is to take delivery of R-Car's first production car, a retrofitted Chrysler Crossfire. Producing zero emissions, the R-Car uses the latest high-power, long-life battery technologies from California's Hybrid Technologies Inc., maker of batteries for mobile products, plus other components developed by a consortium of companies including R-Electric Car Company, Global Hybrid Corp., Solium Power Corp., and WhistlerTel.

The car's lithium I-Cell,

Jay Leno, seen here driving his environmentally friendly Stanley Steamer, has an enthusiasm for all things automotive that has done much for the collector car market.

developed specifically for the vehicle, enables it to achieve more than 160 km/h, proving that even powerful performance cars can be easy on the environment.

Jay Leno's enthusiasm for all things automotive has done much for the collector car market, and he's now using his celebrity influence to shed light on an EV, or electric vehicle, a segment of alternatively powered vehicles that has recently been overshadowed by development of the hydrogen fuel cell (FCV), internal combustion hydrogen (H-ICE) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV).