Beset by delays and surrounded by hoopla, the second-technology Roadster is an ambitious product even by Tesla criteria. The four-seat supercar is run by a 200kWh battery linked to three electrical motors (a single entrance and two rear) that produce about 1000bhp (the company hasn’t disclosed precise numbers). The -60mph sprint is stated to consider just 1.9sec and the leading speed is in excessive of 250mph, but arguably the most exceptional numbers are the 620-mile vary and £189,000 inquiring price tag. It may, or may possibly not, arrive in 2022.
Aspark Owl
Japan’s nascent electric powered hypercar corporation has squandered no time in staking its assert to the title of ‘world’s quickest car’. Driven by four electric powered motors with a staggering blended output of 1985bhp, the Owl has previously rattled off the -60mph sprint in 1.72sec, and its creators reckon there is the probable to shave a additional few tenths from this figure. Top speed is claimed to be 249mph, whilst the specifically produced 64kWh battery gives a claimed selection of 280 miles. Aspark plans to make just 50 examples of the Owl, every priced at a interesting £2.5 million.
Swiftest electrical cars: -60s
Audi RS E-tron Quattro – 3.1sec
Tesla Design 3 – 3.1sec
Lotus Evija – ‘under 3.0sec’