In the voice of "making cars in Silicon Valley", what is the pure electric sports car made by this old Detroit brand?
"SP:01 is a sports car first, not an electric car." Fang Yining, managing director of Detroit Electric Asia Pacific, thinks that performance is the biggest highlight of this car, and it follows the positioning of "sports car" in terms of design style, performance and pricing:
"You won’t feel that you are driving an electric car, and its speed can reach 252km/h, which is the fastest electric sports car in the world at present. This car is priced at 135,000 US dollars (about 836,000 yuan), and consumers who buy it are usually sports car fans. Therefore, in design, SP:01 also caters to their tastes, continuing the mechanical sense and simple quality of traditional sports cars. SP:01 will not promote words such as green and energy saving. "
Based on the mechanical interior design, you won’t see Tesla’s super cool "touch screen" on SP:01. In addition, SP:01′ s intelligent system is to configure the interface in the car, access the "Samsung mobile phone", and use an app-like application to manage the car infotainment system SAMI of Detroit Electric, which is also completely different from Tesla. Fang Yining believes that Detroit Electric will not choose a big screen touch for the time being, which may distract the driver and is inconsistent with the driving sense of the sports car. However, the high-performance electric car that will be launched at the end of next year may choose a touch screen, but it will also be compatible with smart phone interfaces, including the Apple interface.
In addition to the regular on-board functions, with this system, you can charge and discharge remotely, which is the second highlight of this car, Fang Yining said:
"In addition to being a car, SP:01 is a mobile energy system. SP:01′ s 360 energy support accessories enable the battery to charge and discharge in both directions. In this way, the owner can not only use the energy storage battery to start the vehicle, but also use it to provide electricity for the house. "
Ordinary electric vehicles can only charge and store electricity, and the electricity can only be used by cars. After the discharge function is realized, these stored and redundant electric energy can be used more. That is to say, if there is a power failure at home, you turn on the SAMI system and start the discharge function by remote control, then the remaining electric energy of the electric car can supply power to the home. SP:01 can store up to 37 kWh of energy, which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of American families for 2-3 days. Especially in case of sudden accidents such as the Ya ‘an earthquake, this energy system may really help.
"We have developed this system for 5 years, and there are more than 150 vehicles participating in the test, with a mileage of more than 2 million kilometers. It has been used in the United States, Denmark and Hong Kong." Fang Yining said.
Like Lin Xiushan, chairman of Detroit Electric, and other members of the company, Mr. Fang Yining has been engaged in the automobile industry for many years and is a professional "autobot". According to Mr. Fang Yining, they have negotiated with the dealers of imported cars in China, and SP:01 will be introduced to the China market after mass production in August this year. Moreover, Detroit Electric has found a suitable partner in the China market and will launch a high-performance electric car by the end of next year. Maybe soon, you will see this pure electric sports car in China.