Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro: No one Desires to Purchase the All-Electrical Drag Racer

The all-electric Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro did not discover a purchaser on the Monterey Automotive Week public sale.

Muscle Automobiles and Vehicles studies that the one-off all-electric Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro didn’t discover a new house in the course of the Russo and Steele public sale held in the course of the Monterey Automotive Week. The public sale home representatives confirmed that the fully-functional idea did not promote in the course of the August public sale.

Estimates had positioned the eCOPO Camaro to cross the block with a ultimate bid someplace within the vary of $425,000 to $525,000. Half 1,000,000 for a one-of-a-kind all-electric drag racing machine which may do a quarter-mile in 9.51 seconds and 140 mph – not too excessive an estimate in an age when GT500s and Supras roll previous the public sale block for twice that cash.

An 800-volt electrical motor delivers the equal of 700 hp and 600 lb-ft to the rear wheels of the eCOPO Camaro. Two 200-volt battery packs occupy the area the place the rear seats was once and two extra battery packs have been tucked into the trunk. The location of the battery packs results in a 56 % rear weight bias which in flip improves the drag strip efficiency. A traditional race-spec Turbo 400 computerized gearbox handles transmission duties and the strong rear axle discovered within the common COPO Camaro has been built-in.

GM was not concerned in putting the drag racing machine for public sale. That leaves solely Hancock and Lane Racing which co-developed the eCOPO Camaro because the identify behind the concept of releasing the automotive for public sale.

The non-sale of the path-breaking drag racer could also be on account of a variety of causes. The chief one could possibly be that the target market of Camaro lovers and muscle automotive fans aren’t prepared for the propulsion system to modify from fossil fuels to electrical energy.

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