Shelby Super Cars is in the process of building an electric Ultimate Aero electric vehicle, which, if actually built could be the worlds first and fastest supercar electric vehicle. The design calls for two 500 horsepower electric motors producing 1000hp or 745 kilowatts. The motors will supposedly not require a long charge time either making it readily available. No word on how it will be charged or how long the charge will last for. If SSC can pull this off for the slated release in the fourth quarter of ‘09, it will be an engineering marvel and something that we have to see to believe. Talk is one thing, producing is another. Read below for the press release:

 Press release

Shrouded in mystery and secrecy, SSC has announced plans to unveil the next historical milestone – the Ultimate Aero EV (Electric Vehicle), the first 100% Green Supercar to achieve speeds never before seen. Engineering details are yet undisclosed while development continues at an uninterrupted pace. Despite months of speculation, SSC expects to roll out its first prototype in February 2009.

“I think we can do it faster, leaner and cleaner than any other manufacturer” says Jerod Shelby, SSC Founder.

Unlike other manufacturers’ models slated for delivery in the next decade, Shelby’s latest brainchild expects to be delivered as early as fourth quarter 2009. Other automakers have sacrificed aesthetics and performance in exchange for hybrid power plants, but the Ultimate Aero EV will deliver a pollution-free, engineering marvel with an exotic Supercar exterior. The drive train under development will not require a charge for six years and will power two 500 horsepower electric motors producing 1000 horsepower and providing supercar performance.

Having already broken one world record, SSC will soon break the engineering challenge of our time. Says Jay Leno of SSC’s first accomplishment, “The coolest thing about this car is they said they were going to do something and then they did it.”

While other manufacturers scramble to capture the Green hysteria of late, SSC will leap over the barrier with a fraction of the Big Three’s budget.

Consistent with its company philosophy of being the benchmark, SSC plans next to break the record for the fastest electric car in the world.

Stay tuned…

(Props to topspeed.com)