Sentences with phrase «efficientdynamics electric sports car»

Not too long ago I approached Tesla, the San Francisco company that makes electric sports cars.

Ten years ago, he wrote the original Master Plan, which included the development and sale of a luxury electric sports car, a lower - cost electric car, a mainstream low - cost car, and also the rise of solar roofs.

For example, Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, made a splash last month when he said his company would install autopilot in his company's electric sports cars that will help with parking, cruise control and crash avoidance.

The Energy Department had given Tesla — which has sold its $ 100,000 electric sports cars to the likes of Larry Page, the Google co-founder, and George Clooney — $ 465 million in low - interest loans.

«This is a rocket of truly huge scale,» said Space X president Elon Musk, who also founded PayPal and manufactures electric sports cars.

First off the mark is Tesla [TSLA - NASDAQ], a fledgling California - based company that has grown from a niche manufacturer of an electric sports car to the largest North American auto manu - facturer, by market capitalization, in less than 10 years.

But while they are great for electric sports cars, the batteries aren't cheap and aren't flexible enough to cope with wildly different loads for power grid storage.

The Tesla Roadster, a $ 100,000 high - performance all - electric sports car, is made with a carbon - fiber body panels and an aluminum chassis for better efficiency.

Fears that the Tesla Roadster electric sports car had hit the skids because of the financial crisis have been eased by its billionaire founder and chief executive, Elon Musk.

And the 8 second Elon Musk cameo (CEO of Tesla Motors, the fledgling electric sports car company) where Tony leaves us pondering on the likelihood of an electric car in our driveway with his one liner to Musk about the 100 % electric airplane.

Honda's new electric sports car heads a range of concepts at the 2011 Tokyo motor show.

As BMW's i8 coupe approaches half a decade on our roads, the Munich firm has given its petrol - electric sports car not only a mid-life facelift, but also increased its electric driving range.

Though it's built by a startup known for a quirky Lotus - based electric sports car, Tesla's Model S sedan is refined enough to compete with cars from long - established automakers.

According to Mercedes, the name stands for «electric intelligence» and will be aimed at bringing electric sports cars into the mainstream.

Below we've picked a selection of the cars that really stood out, from Ferrari's heritage - inspired liveries to Renault's striking electric sports car concept.

It's possible that Tesla will introduce an updated version of its Lotus - based Roadster, an all - electric sports car that was the company's first vehicle.

The reveal of the tweaked XC60 T8 comes shortly after Polestar announced that it will no longer just make hot versions of Volvo's road cars, but it will diversify into making its own hybrid and electric sports cars too.

Before the roaring race cars took to the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, only the squeal of protesting tires could be heard as Audi's E-tron, clothed in an R8 skin, took to the track.Audi gave fans a demonstration of its electric sports car before the endurance race began as part o

The company says its concept «perfectly encapsulates the brand's stylistic and technological vision», with the usual implication that features you see here may well find their way into a production car — though a full electric sports car is unlikely.

Porsche may not be the only Volkswagen Group brand working on electric sports cars.

The black, white, and grey colors combined with the blue - accented wheels suggest Nissan's design team sees the BladeGlider as the next step in street - legal high - performance electric sports cars.

But the prospect of eccentrically styled high - performance electric sports cars, built to rival Tesla and its rapid but arguably generic - looking Model S, has certainly grabbed our attention.

A host of updates to the Tesla Roadster addresses almost every concern we had after spending a week with the electric sports car — this Silicon Valley company is clearly listening to what people have to say.

Though we're some way off finding out the details of its plans, given Spyker's previous product range - which included a 400bhp Audi V8 powered C8 and 500bhp VW W12 engined C12 — it seems plausible that the carmaker's prospective future range of electric sports cars would be angled to rival Tesla.

Tesla started selling an all - electric sports car.

Porsche will develop a platform for electric sports cars and supercars that may also be used by Audi and Lamborghini.

It's a compact electric sports car concept that's set to mark a return to performance soft - tops after the end of S2000 production in 2009.

The Lightning may still be at the concept stage, but one electric sports car that's already on sale is the Tesla Roadster.

[31][32] The concept vehicle named after Alessandro Volta, the Italian physicist who invented the battery (and the namesake of the volt unit of measurement), was officially unveiled at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show as a study of a hybrid electric sports car.

Mercedes - Benz could show a plug - in electric version of its SLS AMG supercar in Frankfurt to counter the Vision EfficientDynamics electric sports car concept that rival BMW says it will display.

Honda will unveil an all - new electric sports car — the Sports EV Concept — at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show on 25 October, as part of a broad range of advanced two - and four - wheeled production and concept vehicles.

Polestar cars will carry an all - new logo, and will feature high - performance electric technologies, with at least one full - electric sports car on the cards in the next few years.

Nissan is said to be working on an electric sports car that uses parts from its LEAF EV.

By 2020, the technologies used in electric vehicles will be far more advanced and so, the production - spec Mission E will likely be a practical all - electric sports car that doesn't run out of charge rapidly during a quick and dynamic driving - something that the Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive was criticised for.

Polestar may not be quite ready to start shipping its electric sports car quite yet, but that doesn't mean the Volvo sibling can't tease us a little beforehand.

Critical Knowledge: Rear - wheel - drive, 2 - passenger concept version of a plug - in all - electric sports car Chrysler intends to buildZero tailpipe emissions and 200 - mile maximum driving range before recharging from either a 110 - volt or a 220 - volt household appliance power outletDistinctive aerodynamic design with long, low hood and Dodge crosshair grille «Tangoreen» colored exterior with EV graphicsChrysler's ENVI Electric - Vehicle Engineering Group says it has designed a drivetrain that will deliver a 0 - 60 mph acceleration time of less than 5 seconds with a top speed of more than 120

To compare the best hybrid and electric cars, best hybrid SUVs, best hybrid and electric sports cars and best electric - only cars, take a look at our round - ups.

Qiantu K50 CH Auto introduced the Qiantu K50 electric sports car's roadster version at Auto China 2016 (2016 Beijing Motor Show) held last month.

• Honda Sports EV Concept - Fully - electric sports car concept.

Porsche said it will hire more than 1,400 new employees in the Stuttgart region to work on the development and production of the first all - electric sports car from Porsche, the Mission E. (Earlier post, earlier post.)

Achleitner describes his ongoing change of heart: «I drove the prototype of our coming electric sports car, the Mission E, and it was a very compelling experience.

Just to preclude any misunderstandings: the Porsche 911, Type 992 is not an electric sports car.

The new Detroit Electric sports car will be on sale in target markets by the end of August 2013, and will spearhead a diverse family of all electric production cars, including 2 high - performance models that will enter production by the end of 2014.

Electric cars aren't slow, but BMW's convertible version of the i8 electric sports car has sure taken its time coming.

We think the Infiniti Emerg - E looks great — although it's officially only a concept, we can't wait until more automotive manufacturers start moving towards plug - in hybrid and all electric sports cars.

However, new images have surfaced of the electric sports car undergoing winter testing in Europe, and the car has been spotted running tests in Spain as well.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie (also called through its code - names as AM - RB 001 and Nebula) is an upcoming production hybrid electric sports car collaboratively built by Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing and several other manufacturers.

Audi released a new teaser image of its e-Tron Gran Turismo (or GT) mid-March, a four - door electric sports car designed to take on the Tesla Model S when it hits the market around...

The news is not quite as good for Tesla Motors, which is building an electric sports car that has suffered repeated delays in production.

Founder Martin Eberhard has resigned as chief executive officer and named Michael Marks to replace him temporarily, as the maker of $ 98,000 electric sports cars prepares to start shipments this year.