Is this what the Detroit Electric car will look like?


dscf8434 300x225 Is this what the Detroit Electric car will look like?A few weeks ago Detroit Electric announced that they are planning to build an electric sedan for the American market place, then at the Shanghai Auto Show Youngman-Proton had a Europestar branded Proton Persona on show complete with an electric drivetrain (left)

Specs for the Detroit Electric are listed here, we’re unsure if the Chinese version will match the ones for the US market, but we sure hope they do.

ash 010 web avatar Is this what the Detroit Electric car will look like?

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Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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6 Comments so far, please add your thoughts!

  1. avatar l_ ___h a_____t_e___C__h i n a says:

    That Detroit Electric car is an electric Proton Gen 3 with Korean battery. What does this have to with Chinese auto industry, other than it would be on sale in China?

  2. avatar dragin says:

    There is a connection between Jinhua Youngman and Detroit Electric in that they both have agreements with Proton to produce vehicles based on the Proton Europestar (Gen2 or 3). Apparently there is a 3-way tie-up between Jinhua, Zap electric of California and Proton. Arnold Swartzenegger is all excited about this one.
    Is there possibly a tie-up between Detroit Electric and Zap?

  3. avatar Ash says:

    >>>Is there possibly a tie-up between Detroit Electric and Zap?

    I hope not, otherwise this would never get made.

  4. avatar cryptonx says:

    Its a Proton Gen-2 ..

    There is no Gen-3 yet … China Lover Dude ..

  5. avatar Esprit de Flandre says:

    I hope it doesn’t take too long to get to Europe. Proton isn’t sold here anymore, except for the UK. But I would like an electric car.

  6. avatar Merkushev says:

    Благодарен. Появилась новая мысль, но нуждается в глубокой реорганизации вашей идеи, займусь завтра. Позже поделюсь с читателями блога!

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