Mid-Engined Vehicles

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Porsche 914, Tesla Roadster, AMC AMX, Audi R8, Bugatti Veyron, Pontiac Fiero, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lamborghini Murcielago, Ford E-Series, Toyota Previa, Noble Automotive, Ford RS200, Lancia Stratos HF, Lamborghini Reventon, 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 Burtrask, HTT Plethore, 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, Zundapp 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...