Industrial designer Douglas Varey started building go-karts seven years ago, as an "antidote to the corporate lighting world."

His latest is an ultra-light model called the "Austin Boulogne".

The go-kart is named for and modeled after after a fleet of cars British maker Austin sent to Boulogne, France for the 1923 Grand Prix.

It's built out of thin but strong plywood and a featherweight fabric called Xorel.

The go-kart is also electric. It has an 48-volt, 5-kilowatt electric motor that’ll take it up to 48 mph.

Varey's teenage daughter pushed the designer to give the racer a more sustainable motor.

The kart hasn't won any races yet, but it should have a pretty good chance at an all-electric race in Washington State this summer.