It is now on display in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.

[1][2] The term "petrol-electric" denotes that the car was a hybrid vehicle, with both a petrol engine, at the rear, and an electric motor.

[1] The latter was used for starting, reversing, and when extra power was needed, for example for climbing hills.

[1] When travelling at speed, under petrol power, the electric motor acted as a generator, charging the battery.

[3] After it had been driven for only 757 miles (1,218 km), Lanchester abandoned the project.