Texas teen builds electric car over summer break

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press Luke Laborde shows off his Bradley GT II kit car that he and his father converted into an electric car over summer break.

Associated Press Two of the eight batteries and the motor that drive Luke Laborde’s Bradley GT II electric kit car are seen in the vehicle’s repurposed trunk.

SAN ANTONIO—The sky-high cost of gasoline has major auto manufacturers racing to build battery-powered cars that can be charged from household outlets.

Then there’s 17-year-old Lucas Laborde, who plans to drive to high school this fall in an electric car he built in his father’s shop in S...

Published: 10/15/2008