Longbow’s Speedster EV Makes Light and Fast Waves in UK Auto Industry
The British automotive scene is buzzing with excitement over Longbow's latest offering, the Speedster Electric Vehicle (EV). This startup has managed to capture the hearts of enthusiasts by bringing its first model from a mere design sketch to a fully functioning demonstrator in just six months. That's nearly half the time most carmakers take for similar development stages. The Speedster is set to debut with a production run already sold out, promising an impressive start for Longbow in the competitive EV market.Longbow's founders, Daniel Davey, Jenny Keisu and Mark Tapscott, have adopted an agile, vertically-integrated approach they call “Speed of Lightness,” which aims at both rapid development and lightweight design. This ethos is evident from the car's kerb weight of 895 kg, a figure t...