Detroit Electric will build First Model in the UK

The news about Detroit Electric, the fledgling manufacturer that revived the century-old name, comes in spikes is straying further and further away from its original goals.

Yes, one of these was to build its cars in the Detroit area, in order to create local jobs and actually earn the moral right to use the name– become a source of pride for an area whose economy desperately needed one. On the other hand, which won’t be the case for the company’s first model, the SP: 01, that has been officially confirmed to be entering production in the United Kingdom.

They were going to manufacture outside the United States, but the first location chosen was Holland. These first Detroit Electrics will be coming out of a factory in Leamington Spa.

Furthermore, they won’t even sell it in the United States, sticking to the European and Asian markets instead. US introduction will follow eventually, but it curiously doesn’t seem to be a priority at this point.

It’s been hard at work improving the (Lotus Elise-based) SP:01 in meaningful ways – the model is currently being signed off for production by the company’s engineers, as said by the manufacturer.

Moreover, styling is also subject to change, and we hope they make it as refreshingly different to the Elise as Tesla did when they used it as a base for a sporty EV to kick off their business. On the other hand, judging by the first cars they showed, that could very well not be the case – additional changes to the original design will most likely be minimal.

Performance for the upcoming SP: 01 will be as follows: zero to sixty in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph or 250 km/h. The next models planned after the SP: 01 are a 2+2 supercar and a sedan model. All future projects will be designed and engineered in Detroit.

You have the standard available colors for the car below that is going to cost the equivalent of around $135,000, as first revealed by the company.