The US automaker Detroit Electric has released a set of official photos of its new electric sports car 2013 Detroit Electric SP:01, which has its debut at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show.

As expected, the Lotus Exige was used as the base for this electric two-seater sports vehicle, and it has a centrally located electric motor with 201HP and 225 Nm. With a single charge lithium-polymer battery (37 kWh), that can take up to 4.3 hours to fully charge, the 2013 Detroit Electric SP:01 has a range of 306 km.

This 1067-pound car (thanks to the use of carbon fiber) with rear-wheel drive can reach 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds, and its top speed is around 249 km/h.

Production will begin in August 2013 at its plant in Wayne Country, Michigan, and it should be finished by the end of 2014. The dedicated facility will have an annual capacity of 2500 vehicles and create over 180 manufacturing and sales-related jobs over the next year.

Customers will be able to choose from among three design alloy wheels (175/55R16 and 225/45R17 tires) and seven exterior colors (one is Electric Blue, on the pictures), for about 135.000 US dollars.

Now check out the official car photos below:

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