A new electric car!
The Thunder Power Electric Sedan
By: Samuel Desai
Ten years ago, Tesla Motors (commonly known as Tesla on our blog), was an uncommonly known start-up. They had less than 100 employees, and they had just unveiled their first car to the press roughly one month earlier. Now there is a lot of talk about the start-up Faraday Futures and their car FFZERO1. You will have to wait two more weeks to read the post about them.
The Thunder Power Electric Sedan is a new car which was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show last month. Although the acceleration isn't as fast as a Tesla Model S (3.2 seconds at the base model), but it can accelerate from 0-60 ~5 seconds. That is average for a sporty electric car. Most people don't need fast acceleration. Unless you are a race car driver, it is unnecessary. It appreciable, but unnecessary. What matters is the range. This car has a stellar range, with over 400 miles of driving. You can get to Richmond from New York City, with 50 miles extra. The tesla has 2/3 of the range, only getting 250 miles on a charge. It also can charge pretty quickly at home. It can charge 186 miles in 30 minutes, which isn't bad. It's better than the tesla. But the Porsche Mission E concept can charge 250 miles in 15 minutes. This still isn't bad charging for Thunder Power. Surprisingly, the Thunder Power Electric Sedan will only be $66,000. That is the same price as a Tesla base model. The car will be available in Europe (2017) Asia (2018) and will be in the US (To be released).
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I used:
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/20/tesla-roadster-unveiled-in-santa-monica/
http://blog.caranddriver.com/2017-thunder-power-sedan-an-electric-car-concept-with-untold-potential/
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