Tech | October 18, 2011 | 3 comments

DeLorean Is Back, and Electric

source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2011/10/18/141457164/delorean-goes-electric-compa...

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There's a new DeLorean DMC-12 coming out — or rather, there's a new version of the same stainless steel wedge of a sportscar that became an icon (and perhaps the lone representative) of '80s cool. But it won't run on gas — it'll be electric.

And unlike the DeLorean that played a vital role in Back to the Future, this one won't require a nuclear reaction that generates 1.21 gigawatts.

Instead, the prototype runs on batteries, which currently give it a range of between 70 and 100 miles. But the company says that its second-generation prototype should have a greater range, thanks to more efficient batteries and a lighter frame.

But as DeLorean CEO Stephen Wynne tells Autoweek, that doesn't mean the car's body isn't made of stainless steel — only the underpinnings have been changed to lighter materials.

"I know my market well, and there are certain things we won't mess with," he says. "It will keep the stainless-steel exterior. We still want it to be a real car."

The car comes as electric vehicles are rising in popularity — and overcoming early doubts about their performance capabilities. As NPR reported back in 2009, there's even a niche group of drag-racers who convert old cars to run quick quarter-miles on maxed-out electric power.

DeLorean Motor Co. announced the new car this past weekend, unveiling the electric model for fans who had gathered in Houston, where the revamped car company was holding an open house. It anticipates putting them on the market in 2013, for a retail price of around $90,000.


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3 comments // DeLorean Is Back, and Electric

  • artemis6
  • PressCore
    • +2
      PressCore  

    • Bravo. It's back to the future yet again. I've resolved I won't buy
      another car if it runs on fossil fuels anyway.. As for electrics, I've
      had my eye on a Tesla roadster or a BMW Mini Cooper electric
      in the years to come. I'm still waiting for the nanotech energy
      absorption plates S. Korean scientists had a breakthrough in
      3 years back being implemented. That would give the 300 mile
      range of the Tesla a 3,000 mile max range. From New York to
      California on one charge ? Ya sure ya betcha. Do not attempt
      to adjust your television set. We are now in control. For the next
      50 years, sit back as we take you from the inner mind to the Outer
      Limits ! Please stand by...

    • 7 months ago
  • remanns
    • +2
      remanns  

    • Neat- O ! ( added to ""Culture" ; try it again, for the first time ! )

      Also added to "Urban Mobility".

      p.s. Oh,.....and "current cult" ; "car culture cult".

    • 8 months ago
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