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Telsar's Nemesis: 'The Beast Of Stroud'

 

 

Britain's first green supercar accelerates quicker than the Lamborghini Murcielago and is faster than a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The 'Beast of Stroud' proves that green cars can be practical as well as fast. This week, after two years of development the new electric car was unveiled to the public. The general opinion of electric cars is that they are unreliable, slow and basically not very cool; however the 'Beast of Stroud' aims to prove the petrol heads wrong.

 

The 'Beast of Stroud' has been dubbed technically more efficient than the American Telsa Roadster. The prototype can reach astonishing speeds for an electric car, going 0-100 in 8.5 seconds and 170mph on the flat; under the hood it has 330 horsepower. So far the car has been clocked at 135mph. If you're thinking about leasing cars,the car costs a whooping £750,000. Better get saving! However this particular model will not be put into production. The engineers are planning to produce a Mark 2 which will be even faster and in which they re-produce.

 

The story of the production of the Nemesis, the vehicle's proper name, is quite remarkable. It was created by engineers who had previously worked on F1 cars, DeLoreans, Lotuses and other sports cars. The process of development began when they bought a second-hand Lotus Exige with 20,000 miles on the clock from eBay. The engineers then went to work on the vehicle in a shed in Norfolk. They removed the petrol engine and connected the car to a 96 lithium-ion polymer batteries. Two brushless motors were then installed as well as a brand new chassis. They ripped out the interior and put in new top of the range car accessories; not so much a smelly Christmas tree and some cheap car mats! They also lowered the car's centre of gravity and go rid off the Lotus ducts and bumps.