Mid-engined vehicles

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 72. Chapters: Porsche 914, Tesla Roadster, AMC AMX, Audi R8, Bugatti Veyron, Pontiac Fiero, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lamborghini Murciélago, Ford E-Series, Toyota Previa, Noble Automotive, Ford RS200, Lancia Stratos HF, Lamborghini Reventón, Mid-engine design, Porsche 718, Volvo B10M, Bugatti EB110, Lancia Montecarlo, Panther Solo, Volvo C303, Honda Beat, Lamborghini Aventador, Toyota MasterAce, Volvo L3314, Chrysler ME Four-Twelve, Audi R8 Le Mans Concept, ATS 2500 GT, Rumpler Tropfenwagen, Racing Plast Burträsk, HTT Pléthore, Manta Mirage, Dodge A100, NW S, Audi Rosemeyer, AEC Reliance, Opperman, Obvio!, Spectre R42, Schuppan 962CR, Porsche 914-6 GT, Obvio! 828, Bugatti 18/3 Chiron, Melkus RS 1000, NW B, EcoJet concept car, Ruf CTR3, NW J, Zündapp Janus, Ruf RK Coupe, Reva, Porsche 804, Volvo T6, Volvo B12M, NW D, NW C, NW E, NW F, Porsche 787, Ottmar Beckman Cars AB, UNO 001, Melkus PT 73 Spyder. Excerpt: The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors in California. The Roadster was the first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production available in the United States. Since 2008 Tesla has sold more than 1,500 Roadsters in 30 countries as of March 2011. Tesla began producing right-hand-drive Roadsters in early 2010 for the British Isles, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The Roadster is the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production BEV (all-electric) to travel more than 200 miles (320 km) per charge. The world distance record of 501 km (311 mi) for a production electric car on a single charge was set by a Roadster on October 27, 2009, during the Global Green Challenge in outback Australia, in which it averaged a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). In March 2010, a Tesla Roadster became the first electric vehicle to win the Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally and the first to win any Federation Internationale de l'Automobile-sanctioned championship when a Roadster driven by former Formula One driver Érik Comas beat 96 competitors for range, efficiency and performance in the three-day, nearly 1,000-kilometer (621 mile) challenge. According to the U.S. EPA, the Roadster can travel 244 miles (393 km) on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery pack, and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in 3.9 seconds. The Roadster's efficiency, as of September 2008, was reported as 120 mpgge (2.0 L/100 km). It uses 135 Wh/km (21.7 kW·h/100 mi, 13.5 kW·h/100 km or 490 kJ/km) battery-to-wheel, and has an efficiency of 88% on average. The Roadster has a base price of US$109,000 in the United States, £86,950 in the United Kingdom, and EUR84,000 in continental Europe. As an electric vehicle, the Roadster also qualifies for several government incentives in many nations. The car was officially unveiled to the public on July 19, 2006, in Santa Monica, Californi