The America’s New Super Electric Car Renovo Coupe – $529,000
Let’s hope there’s room for another electric car from Silicon Valley, because the Renovo Coupe is stunning. Stunning, in that it’s a two-seat coupe built on the chassis of a Shelby CSX9000. And it gets to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds, going up to a top speed 120 mph ? which isn’t bad for an EV. Renovo says its motor produces 500 horsepower and 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque, running with a 740 volt battery pack that’s roughly double the power of the one in a Tesla Model S. Renovo started working on the vehicle four years ago, according to Automotive News, and says it’s now taking orders for the roughly 100 cars that will be made starting next year. It showed off a running prototype at Pebble Beach Friday. The company’s founders see a void now that Tesla no longer makes a sports car, and even at this price, it’s hard to see how they couldn’t move every one of these great-looking coupes they make
