ElringKlinger has announced it secured a contract with Piëch Engineering to supply battery prototypes for the all-electric high-end sports car GT planned by the Swiss-German manufacturer. The deal is worth a few million euros with ElringKlinger going to work as you read.
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British specialist brand Caterham is looking to secure its future and is working on an all-electric Seven set for launch in the coming years. A debut is likely to coincide with the company’s 50-year jubilee in 2023, UK media report.
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The Japanese conglomerate Aspark has started production of a small series of 50 examples of the Owl sports car. The car is expected to go from 0 to 100 kph in under two seconds. The model, which is available for a price of three million euros each, is probably not yet sold out.
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Jens Broedersdorff and Uwe Koenzen were looking for a powerful but compact electric motor for a sports car project. Because the drives available were too expensive, they developed an electric machine, which they found curiously applicable.
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The German brand intends to create an own electric platform called SPE to develop two-door sports cars and super sports vehicles, according to Automotive News. Also Audi and Lamborghini are said to benefit from the new architecture.
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Hyundai wants to build a high performance sports car that will be electrified strongly, if not fully. Speaking at the CES in Vegas, executives placed the new model under the luxury label Genesis, which is to become increasingly electric from 2019.
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