EV Maker Detroit Electric Postpones Launch of First Car by "At Least a Month"

According to a report from The Detroit News, re-born EV manufacturer Detroit Electric will be forced to push back the launch of its first model, the SP:01 sports car by "at least a month".  The information was passed on via telephone interview with the company’s North American CEO Don Graunstadt.

Graunstadt explained that the setback was caused by the choice of manufacturing space, which is a "partially occupied facility" and hopes are that an agreement will be reached soon, so that they can ramp up production to their stated 2,500 units per year. 

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Geely Reveals EC7-EV with "Detroit Electric Technology"

Geely Automobile Group of China has revealed an all-electric vehicle dubbed the EC7-EV, based on the brand’s Emgrand EC7 model. What’s interesting about the model is the badge it bears, which says “Detroit Electric Technology,” which apparently means it was jointly-developed by the two companies.

Work on the car began some three years ago, and the EC7-EV is set to go on sale in China in the first quarter of next year. Geely claims it wants to sell 3,000 units in the first 12 months, a figure which it expects to grow to 30,000 in three years’ time.

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Detroit Electric Reveals Lotus-Based SP:01 – First Model since 1939, Priced from $135,000

After having announced their return, Detroit Electric has finally revealed its first car, and it's a sporty Lotus Exige-based EV with impressive performance figures and a manual gearbox – the SP:01. You could also say that it marks the return of the Tesla Roadster…

They say it is the fastest all-electric production car on the market, reaching 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds, before topping out at 155 mph (248 km/h) - we think Croatia's Rimac might have something to say about that, though. The acceleration is the same as that of the Tesla Roadster, but the SP:01 does have a higher top speed.

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Historic Detroit Electric Brand Revived, Teases New Sports Car Ahead of Shanghai Auto Show

If you were born after World War II and haven't studied the history of car brands in the United States, chances are you've never heard about an American automobile company called "Detroit Electric", which was a subsidiary of the Anderson Electric Car Company based in Detroit, Michigan. As its name suggests, it produced electric cars and was active from 1907 through 1939.

Now, almost three-quarters of a century later, Detroit Electric is ready to enter the world stage again after Albert Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and Executive Director of Lotus Cars of England, revived the brand in 2008 "with a vision to produce an electric vehicle that seamlessly integrates refined aesthetics, innovative technology and superior handling and performance".

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