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Converted Lotus Elises - ECE, Detroit Electric
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Cool. Hopefully this trend will continue with Lotus's Eagle platform:-
01/03/08 - First Glimpse Of Project Eagle » Lotus
01/03/08 - First Glimpse Of Project Eagle » Lotus
graham
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Detroit Electric makes an electric Elise?
Alternative Energy: Driving The Detroit Electric Lotus Elise And Proton Persona
Alternative Energy: Driving The Detroit Electric Lotus Elise And Proton Persona
JRP3
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stopcrazypp
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Here's another:
DRIVEN: Detroit Electric’s electric Lotus Elise
Let's see the specs:
Based on the Lotus Elise
150kW (200hp) motor
0-100km/h (0-62mph) in 4.3 seconds
220km/h (137 mph) top speed
325km (202 mile) range
200,000km (124k miles) expected life of battery
Hmm, what car does that sound like?
Edit: Ironically, after watching the videos, I noticed the car literally sounded exactly the same as the Tesla Roadster.
240v 10A charges it in 6.5 hours. (fishy numbers 240*10*6.5 = 15.6kWh, should be impossible to travel 200 miles with just 15.6kWh, that's just 78Wh/mi)
240v 35A in 3.5 hours. (This one gets 240*35*3.5=29.4kWh, bit more believable)
240v 100A charges it to 80% in 10-15 minutes.
The engineer claims his motor is revolutionary because it is it makes 5kW per kg, while typical motors make 0.25kW per kg. The Tesla's motor makes a peak of at least 250hp=186kW, weights ~70lbs=32kg, so 5.8kW per kg.
Anyways perhaps this will be a less expensive version of the Tesla Roadster.
Edit: An interesting point is the electric Lotus Elise prototype seems to have kept the standard transmission from the original Elise. There is a clutch and at least three gears (I assume it has 5 gears, but the author only talked about shifting to third gear). I wonder how long a standard gearbox will last used this way.
DRIVEN: Detroit Electric’s electric Lotus Elise
Let's see the specs:
Based on the Lotus Elise
150kW (200hp) motor
0-100km/h (0-62mph) in 4.3 seconds
220km/h (137 mph) top speed
325km (202 mile) range
200,000km (124k miles) expected life of battery
Hmm, what car does that sound like?
Edit: Ironically, after watching the videos, I noticed the car literally sounded exactly the same as the Tesla Roadster.
240v 10A charges it in 6.5 hours. (fishy numbers 240*10*6.5 = 15.6kWh, should be impossible to travel 200 miles with just 15.6kWh, that's just 78Wh/mi)
240v 35A in 3.5 hours. (This one gets 240*35*3.5=29.4kWh, bit more believable)
240v 100A charges it to 80% in 10-15 minutes.
The engineer claims his motor is revolutionary because it is it makes 5kW per kg, while typical motors make 0.25kW per kg. The Tesla's motor makes a peak of at least 250hp=186kW, weights ~70lbs=32kg, so 5.8kW per kg.
Anyways perhaps this will be a less expensive version of the Tesla Roadster.
Edit: An interesting point is the electric Lotus Elise prototype seems to have kept the standard transmission from the original Elise. There is a clutch and at least three gears (I assume it has 5 gears, but the author only talked about shifting to third gear). I wonder how long a standard gearbox will last used this way.
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I merged this thread with an older one that has a link to some videos that are probably worth watching again.
graham
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Detroit Electric returns
Can't belive we have not discussed this company's rebirth here yet. [Edit: Turns out this entire thread never mentioned my search term "Detroit Electric"]
This post puts them in Tesla territory.
From Martin's Blog (fridge page)
Can't belive we have not discussed this company's rebirth here yet. [Edit: Turns out this entire thread never mentioned my search term "Detroit Electric"]
This post puts them in Tesla territory.
From Martin's Blog (fridge page)
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graham
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Zap! and Youngman both gave up their ownership. There may still be some contractual obligations though.
Detroit Electric hooked up the Electric Cars Europe and Proton. It's a difficult tale to follow and I don't really "get" it. Martin would surely add some credibility to the venture.
Detroit Electric hooked up the Electric Cars Europe and Proton. It's a difficult tale to follow and I don't really "get" it. Martin would surely add some credibility to the venture.
JRP3
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My guess:
200km range
150kw peak power
0-100kmh less than 5 sec
Top speed 215 km/h
10 hour recharge at 16 amps
4 hour recharge at 32 amps
Price: €128.750
So it's not as good as a Roadster but a lot more expensive. Unless "Versnellingen" is something really cool :wink:
200km range
150kw peak power
0-100kmh less than 5 sec
Top speed 215 km/h
10 hour recharge at 16 amps
4 hour recharge at 32 amps
Price: €128.750
So it's not as good as a Roadster but a lot more expensive. Unless "Versnellingen" is something really cool :wink:
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