https://gas2.org/2018/08/06/spice-x-offers-lightweight-ev-speed-on-a-budget/ Spice-X Offers Lightweight EV Speed on a Budget August 6, 2018 Jo Borrás
[images https://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-6.jpg https://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-1.jpg https://i0.wp.com/gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-SQUARE.jpg https://i2.wp.com/gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-4.jpg https://i2.wp.com/gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-5.jpg https://i2.wp.com/gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-3.jpg https://i2.wp.com/gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2560_3000-SHORT.jpg ] With cars like the American Tesla Roadster and Coratian Rimac Two getting serious media attention, it might seem like Italy is losing its stranglehold on the exotic supercar market of the future. A collaborative joint-venture between a number of Italian automotive supply companies is hoping to bring the focus back to Italy with a beautiful, lightweight, and fast trackday special called the Spice-X SX-1. And, here’s the kicker: it’s designed to be affordable. Official information is sparse, beyond these launch pictures. Still, Motor 1 Italy was able to get some more specific details out of its local sources ... Aside from the minute size and single-seat capacity, the Spice-X is powered by two electric motors for both rear wheels. Both motors can produce 30 kilowatts (40 horsepower each), which allows the Spice-X to reach its maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour (99.4 miles per hour) or 210 kilometers per hour (130.4 miles per hour), depending on the version. Torque figures are at 160 Newton meter (118 pound feet) or 400 Newton meter (295 pound feet), which depends on the two battery pack options: 330 volts or 450 volts. When I was working for Warren Mosler back in the ’90s, a company called US Electricar was taking Mosler’s Consulier GTP chassis and stuffing them full of electric motors. The car was a pioneer in EV performance, sure– but the memory that has stood out the most for me through all the years since wasn’t one from a racetrack. Rather, it was a sign in one of the offices that read. “Electric cars: go fast, go far, go cheap. (choose any two)” Twenty-odd years later, though, it seems like we can finally have our cake and eat it, too. I mean, relatively — because “less than a Ferrari” is still kind of pricey ... [© gas2.org] ... https://it.linkedin.com/in/fabrizio-pepe-58800592 Fabrizio Pepe - Co Founder - Mastery Design s.r.l. ... & Spice-X ... http://www.masterydesign.it/index.php?lang=en https://www.hotcars.com/spice-x-sx1-race-car/ Spice-X SX1: The Race Car Designed For All Drivers Aug 6, 2018 - The Spice-X SX1 is the electric race car for everyone, according to ... Designed by Fabrizio Pepe of Mastery Design, the SX1 is strangely small ... https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1118074_italian-company-wants-to-make-a-cheap-electric-race-car-for-everyone Italian company wants to make a cheap electric race car for everyone Aug 6, 2018 Spice-X is a collaborative effort between a handful of car companies based in Piedmont, Italy, with the goal to produce an affordable electric race car with lightweight yet inexpensive materials ... https://images.hgmsites.net/med/spice-x-sx1-affordable-electric-race-car_100664871_m.jpg + https://sanvada.com/2018/07/27/porsche-reports-order-influx-taycan/ Porsche Reports Order Influx for the Taycan Jul 27, 2018 Porsche has revealed an increasing interest in its all-electric model, now ... Originally known as the Mission E, the Taycan is the first EV offering from the brand ... https://i1.wp.com/sanvada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mission_E_3.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
