Extreme electric e-WOLF e-2 supercar boasts 536 HP, 738 lb-ft. torque

By Andrew Nusca | Oct 1, 2009 |

Few lucky souls will be privy to driving German manufacturer e-WOLF’s new e-2 electric supercar, which manages 536 horsepower and 738 lb-ft. of torque without a single drop of fossil fuel.

The e-2, stablemate to the race-ready e-1 supercar, is intent on pushing the envelope as an “extreme electric sports car.”

To achieve this, the vehicle sports an ultralight carbon/aluminium-construction chassis with Li-Tec CERIO “flat cell” technology, formula racing technology and — best of all — approval for on-road use.

The e-2 manages 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than five seconds. Its top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph, and the whole kit n’ kaboodle happens thanks four 134-horsepower electric motors — one per wheel — and an all-electrical drive system.

A sales launch is set for the beginning of 2010 and production is expected to occur in 2011.

The aim until then? Preparing the e-2 to compete in a 24-hour race.

 
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    Electrosurg

    10/02/09 | Report as spam

    RE: Extreme electric e-WOLF e-2 supercar boasts 536 HP, 738 lb-ft. torque

    While an otherwise good report, unless the batteries are being recharged by solar means, it WILL use its fair share of fossil fuel, albeit less than a gas or diesel powered version. As you guys well know, most electricity (for charging this car) is generated by means of coal, oil, or gas in this country. So please don't make the statement as you have above, "without a single drop of fossil fuel." It's just not inherently true.

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    greg@...

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    RE: Extreme electric e-WOLF e-2 supercar boasts 536 HP, 738 lb-ft. torque

    First, the big question with any electric car, what is the RANGE on a single charge?

    Second, to address the comment above, every single thing that is manufactured use fossil fuels in some way, so no need to keep harping on it.

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    Selabkram

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    RE: Extreme electric e-WOLF e-2 supercar boasts 536 HP, 738 lb-ft. torque

    Home solar panels or windmills can also charge this or any other electric car. So, it is technically for this car to run without a single drop of oil. The problem is that distributed electicity generation costs a lot up front. Something most average consumers can't afford. We really need nuclear power, and will have to develop a methodology for containing the waste.

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    Raymond Danner

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    Nuclear waste...

    In re: Selabkram's response, the technology's existed for years to also utilize the waste... and render it all but harmless. It's called breeder reactors. The problem is that too many folks mistake the breeders for the enrichment systems used to create the super-bomb payloads. The fact is that breeder reactors can handle pretty much any level of radioactive material. How effective the technology truly is remains to be seen, however, as even the one pilot plant has been delayed numerous times. What is the FNRC thinking? Long-term storage of nuclear waste is not a true option, and firing the stuff into the Sun is even less of a valid option. Development of methods to render the stuff harmless should be being supported, not opposed at every turn.

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    Raymond Danner

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    Edit to previous post...

    FNRC should probably have been FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) My apologies.

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