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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.
Jan 07, 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...
Sep 06, 2013
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 ...
Aug 25, 2013
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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...
Jun 02, 2013
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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...
May 29, 2013
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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...
Apr 14, 2013
Detroit Electric Unveils Electric SP:01, Starting From $135,000
Detroit Electric Introduces What It Says Is The "Fastest Battery Electric Vehicle To Be Produced In Volume Production" With Tesla VP George Blankenship just recently talking about the next generation of Roadster maybe launching in 5 or 6 years, by looking at Detroit Electric's recently unveiled creation, you would swear that it just happened today. The similarities betw...
Apr 03, 2013