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"Li-ion Motors chose this year&amp;#039;s SEMA Show to unveil its dramatic-looking Inizio, a 2-passenger electric-powered supercar with a reputed top speed of 170 mph. The North Carolina-based electric vehicle manufacturer claims the zero-emissions Inizio can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in only 3.4 seconds, while delivering a driving range of approximately 250 miles\u2014roughly double the range of the upcoming Nissan Leaf hatchback. Sales begin in mid-2011, according to the Li-ion Motors press release, and the base price for the Inizio is a steep $139,000.   &amp;quot;The Inizio is a sleek car for a life of style,&amp;quot; said Product Development Engineer Ron Cerven. &amp;quot;Each Inizio is custom-built, but every Inizio comes standard with the most exciting, and forward-thinking features of any supercar to date.&amp;quot; It remains to be seen whether Li-ion Motors can deliver on this hype. There is also the question of how the Inizio might compare to another electric-powered American sports car, the Tesla Roadster.   There are some positive signs that Li-ion Motors is for real. The company recently won $2.5 million while competing in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, a competition created to inspire a new generation of viable and super fuel-efficient vehicles. The Li-ion Wave II, the car entered for the competition, used a lightweight aluminum chassis and streamlined body to achieve the electric equivalent of 187 mpg.   Yet the strange styling and leisurely acceleration of the Wave II (0 to 60 mph in 14.7 seconds) limit its appeal to diehard green-car fans. The Inizio at least looks quick, even if the exterior seems an awkward amalgamation of several decades&amp;#039; worth of supercar styling cues. There is a removable hard top, an optional adjustable rear wing, large air intakes along the sides, and scissor-doors that swing up a full 90 degrees.   Li-ion Motors promises that Inizio owners can expect battery life of more than 2500 full charges. Using a standard 220V outlet, a recharge should take 8 hours. A dash-mounted LCD touchscreen monitor shows the Inizio&amp;#039;s remaining power, along with a selection of nearby charging stations. We&amp;#039;re guessing this will not include every home with a 220V outlet. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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