Detroit Electric SP: 01 takes over from the Tesla Roadster
Detroit Electric may you might say, the company (or the name at least) is definitely not a novice in the field of electric vehicles. Already in the beginning of the 20th century built the electric powered cars, but then eventually lost the battle against the combustion engine. In 1939 had, Detroit Electric throw the towel in the ring.
300 km
But since 2008, Detroit Electric is back thanks to the Albert Lam, a former employee of Lotus Cars. Since then, he and his team worked on the SP: 01, knowing that Tesla would ever stop the Roadster. They did early last year, and the SP 01 is here to take over the baton. Just like the Lotus Elise which he is distracted, the SP: 01 heavy car by the application of a lot of carbon. With 1,070 kg while the SP: 01 not a featherweight as the Elise and that has everything to do with the lithium-ion battery pack on board. That battery pack has a capacity of 37 kWh and the SP: 01 electric range of about 300 kilometers.
Rapid rascal
the powerful electric motor, which drives the rear wheels, has an output of 200 hp and knows the SP: 01 acceleration in a very quick 3.7 seconds to 100 km / h. The top speed is 250 km / h. Switching is via a four-speed transmission, which is quite unique for an electric car. Detroit Electric to not be in a straight line only installs around Brillstein dampers and the brakes come from Brembo.
999
Detroit Electric is planning 999 copies of the SP: 01 to build against an asking price of $ 135,000 each. When the first cars of the bands is not known.
