Nemesis is the first British Full Electric Super Car which is capable of reaching 170 MPH and can reach speed of 0-100 mph in just 8.5 seconds. The car has stock 330 bhp power under the hood. It took Dale Vince ( British Millionaire) a super car lover nearly £1million to build this car. He commissioned a team of engineers who had been involved in various iconic British vehicles including the McLaren F1 supercar and DeLorean and result is awesome. Interestingly, The car is built on top of a second-hand Lotus Exige bought off eBay .
Some of the interesting facts about this car:
- Faster than a V12 Ferrari, the Nemesis has done 0-100mph in 8.5 seconds and is capable of reaching top speed of 170mph ( although so far has reached 135 mpg).
- It is powered entirely by 100% green electricity made by Ecotricity’s UK network of 51 windmills.
- It runs for between 100-150 miles between charges depending on driving style.
- It can be charged from empty in under 2 hours from its fast charger or 8-9 hours from a regular mains supply, both via hidden retractable cable systems built into the rear of the car
- A second-hand Lotus was bought on eBay and rebuilt from the ground. The engineers lengthened the chassis by 90mm, lowered and shifted the centre of gravity forward, fitted a cluster of 96 lithium-ion polymer cells, two brushless motors and a completely new transmission
- Ecotricity re-built the Exige and fitted 96 lithium-ion polymer cells, a completely new transmission and two motors developing 330bhp.
Ecotricity, The company behind this car will attempt to break the 139mph record for an electric British car currently held by Don Wales in the Bluebird Electric at a later date. The company claims ‘no large car company could have developed anything like this so rapidly or for the sub-£1million budget it has cost’.
About its competitors
Tesla, an American car company, has built an electric sports car, the Roadster, which also based on a Lotus platform. The Californian car maker, which has received huge investment from the likes of Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, is already selling its models whereas there are no plans as yet to put the Nemesis into production.
Ecotricity says the technology developed for the Nemesis will be incorporated into its next projects – a 250mph-plus wind-powered electric supercar, and an electric tractor.
via DailyMail UK
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