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Detroit Electric SP:01- Exterior And Final Interior Designs Revealed
Detroit Electric released a few of the latest photos of two pre-production SP:01 vehicles, which were tested outside of Detroit Electric’s UK facility at Leamington Spa, UK. Interior and exterior designs are finally confirmed and production is scheduled to begin in early 2015.
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Is Detroit Electric Done With Detroit? Do Greener Pastures Exist for Startup Automaker in China?
Detroit Electric SP:01 Roadster Delayed Indefinitely Remember when Detroit Electric flooded the media with news of its upcoming SP:01? The launch of that vehicle, which was supposed to be in the production stage by now, has been delayed a few times and now it seems to us that the SP:01 may be dead in the water. Detroit Electric has yet to secure a site for production of t...
Detroit Electric Production Plans Delayed...Again
Detroit Electric has been compared to Tesla Motors quite often in the past. An America-based start-up with plans to build a limited run roadster based on a Lotus platform (in this case the SP:01), before continuing on into more mainstream/higher volume EVs. SP:01 Has A 0-60 Time Of 3.7 Seconds Unfortunately, the story is starting to diverge, as Detroit ...
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Detroit Electric Delays Production of Electric SP:01...Surprised? We Aren't
Detroit Electric Roadster Teaser...I'll Be Joining The Electric Party Later Than Expected No surprise here. Detroit Electric SP:01 Roadster Delayed At Least One Month...Probably More Startup automaker Detroit Electric says its flagship electric roadster, the SP:01, will be delayed at least one month due to the automaker's inability to sec...
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Overly Optimistic Detroit Electric to Manufacture Electric Vehicles on 3 Continents
Detroit Electric SP:01 Roadster Little known Detroit Electric sure dreams big. We're well aware that Detroit Electric is seeking a manufacturing facility in Wayne County, Michigan to produce its $135,000 Tesla-cloning SP:01 electric roadster. We further know that Detroit Electric teamed with China's Geely Automobile Group to produce the Emgrand EC7-EV-Detroit Technolo...
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Hong Kong Firm Responsible for Revival of Detroit Electric
Detroit Electric SP:01 Detroit Electric SP:01 Little is known of the current inner workings of the mysterious automaker by the name of Detroit Electric. In fact, the automaker hadn't made headlines in years until just a few weeks ago when it began pumping up interest in its electric SP:01 roadster. We do know that shady automaker ZAP is...