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Tesla Model S Electric Sedan

Starting at $49,900 the new Tesla Model S electric sedan is not only comparable with many German automobiles, it is styled like a much more expensive car. With lines that hint at Austin Martin, Jaguar, Audi S models and Maseratis, this car is got it going on!

The stats are pretty impressive too and reflect the milestones in electric car technologies. A 300-mile range, 45-minute fast charge capability and the ability to charge from any outlet, all with a 0-to-60 time of 5.5-seconds plus it even seats seven (although I’m not really sure where the other 2 people fit)
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Tags: Automotive, Electric, Electric Cars, Sportscar

Another Really Fast Electric Sportscar – McLaren Supercar Style – JJAD P1E

Given that I have a incredible (and possibly unhealthy) soft spot for supercars and exotic sportscars, I must tell you about the p1e by JJAD. Surrey based JJAD automotive design & prototyping company has come up with a beautiful automobile.

Lead by former McLaren F1 and Mercedes SLR designer Jim Dowle and Gordon Murray, would you expect anything less appealing? With an estimated 390 horsepower and whopping 590lb-ft of torque being delivered by two electric motors (one for each axle) and a set of lithium-ion batteries, this could be a huge contender in the ever growing world of electric supercars.

Based on the all aluminum and carbon fiber JJAD Project 001 from last year, the JJAD P1e is the electric spawn trying to make it in this emerging world of Tesla Roadsters. Holding it down with a 0-60 time of 2.9 seconds (est.) and a 230 mile range, this all electric car will retail for £55,000 which is close to $100,000 for us yanks.

[via carbodydesign]

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Tags: Automotive, Electric, Sportscar, Supercar

The Fastest Car in the World – and its Green!

Wrightspeed X1 Electric Supercar

It’s faster than a jet, can out handle a roller coaster, and it is environmentally friendly. How, you ask? Starting with only the most exciting super car to drive EVER, the Atom, then adding an electric motor. What you have then is a beautifully designed engineering masterpiece, the Wrightspeed X1. With its minimalist design, consisting of merely a frame to hold everything in place, 3 pedals, a steering wheel and a seat, its more like a stripped down motorcycle with 4 wheels than it is a car. Its basically a street legal go cart. But what does that do for it? It makes it incredibly light! Pair that with an AC Propulsion 3-phase AC induction motor and inverter, and you have rocket-like propulsion from the on-demand torque.

Unfortunately, there are no plans to make this particular design a production vehicle, heck, its hard enough just to get a regular Atom, but they do hint that there will be a production version of the X1. I’m not sure what that means, but i’m still interested.

For those who like specs, check out these numbers:

In recent track testing, on street tires, it achieved the following performance:
0-30 mph: 1.35 sec
0-60 mph: 3.07 sec in 117 ft
0-100 mph: 6.87 sec
0-100-0 mph 11.2 sec
Lateral g: 1.3
Braking g: 1.2

Hopefully high performance automobiles like this will strike a nerve with car enthusiasts, sparking a bigger desire to own a car ‘just like the ones on TV’. In a way, its already working.

Tags: Aerial Motor Co, Atom, Automotive, Electric, Prototype, Sportscar, Supercar, Wrightspeed X1