Progress On Electric Cars

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @10:04AM from the plug-and-play dept.

Mike sends along a couple of items of interest to those anxiously awaiting the era of production electric vehicles. First, there's the upcoming Aero EV, which Shelby Supercars claims will charge in just 10 minutes and will be able to produce over 1,000 horsepower, powering the vehicle from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds. Then there's the announcement by Aptera of the first pre-production model of the Aptera 2e, which will have a top speed of 90 mph and go around 100 miles on a charge. This EV also features a strong and aerodynamic body, a lithium-based battery, front-wheel drive, and an improved door design. Release is planned by October of 2009.

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say that Shelby Supercars are beatin Tesla by quarkie68 · 2009-01-27 10:24 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"To say that Shelby Supercars are trying to beat Tesla would be an understatement." Ahmm! For the amount of money they ask for the Tesla, ANYTHING will beat the Tesla in terms of reliability. What was in "Top Gear"; Ehmm, structural panel failure, break failure, and then a short circuit..... I sincerely hope that Shelby will make something better than the Tesla.