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Last year we were supposed to see Detroit Electric, a start-up company, debuting production of its SP:01, what the company bragged to be the fastest production electric car in the world. The company is now one year late, but it appears that they are going to kick things off after all, albeit in Holland.
Much like Tesla did with its Roadster, Detroit Electric used the Lotus Elise chassis as a starting point. Nonetheless, they gifted the SP:01 with a carbon body. The juice comes from a pair of 370kWh lithium-polymer batteries feeding an electric motor delivering 201 hp and 166 lb-ft (225 Nm) of torque. This promises to push the car past the 62 mph mark in only 3.7 seconds and offer it a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).
The company was planning to build the SP:01 electric sports car somewhere on the suburbs of Motor City. In addition, an electric sedan was planned for later on.
Detroit Electric has recently announced it will finally start production later this year, with a PR company explaining what they claim to be a temporary move to Europe: “Supply chain logistics have dictated that the assembly operations for the limited production run of that vehicle have currently to be located just in Europe.”
The company still has its headquarters in Detroit and brags they want to stay American. Detroit Electric explained they are planning to move the production to Motor City by the time they introduce their sedan.
Via: The Detroit Bureau
The company was planning to build the SP:01 electric sports car somewhere on the suburbs of Motor City. In addition, an electric sedan was planned for later on.
Detroit Electric has recently announced it will finally start production later this year, with a PR company explaining what they claim to be a temporary move to Europe: “Supply chain logistics have dictated that the assembly operations for the limited production run of that vehicle have currently to be located just in Europe.”
The company still has its headquarters in Detroit and brags they want to stay American. Detroit Electric explained they are planning to move the production to Motor City by the time they introduce their sedan.
Via: The Detroit Bureau
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