Detroit Electric SP:01 Sports Car Nears Production
Detroit Electric is preparing to launch the SP:01 electric sports car that it promises will be the world’s fastest electric vehicle.
You might remember Detroit Electric revealing the Lotus Elise-based EV in April, 2013. At the time, it promised the car would run from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds with a 155-mph top speed. The sports car made a blip on the news radar and then disappeared until now. Today, the company said it is finishing “dynamic testing” for the SP:01 at a facility somewhere in Europe before production.
New details about the car weren’t released, but Detroit Electric promises that more information including the company’s production and sales plans will be announced soon. Previously, the company said it planned to limit production to 999 units that would be built in Holland with a price tag of $135,000.
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Last year in Shanghai, the company said its sports car only weighs 2,354 lbs and that it uses a mid-mounted 201-hp electric motor that makes 66 lb-ft of torque. The body uses carbon fiber extensively, which plays a major role in how it manages to be so light. Detroit Electric also said it designed the car to offer two-way charging so that it can discharge electricity when connected to one of the company’s proprietary home charging stations. That way, the car is able to serve as an emergency power source.
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