Former Tesla employee aims to launch electric sports cars ahead of Musk Can

A UK-based automotive startup aims to unleash an exclusive all-electric sports car before Tesla offers its long-promoted convertible sports car model.

Longbow Motors has taken the reservation, the motor was founded in 2023 by Daniel Davey and Mark Tapscott, former Tesla and Lucid employees, who also gained development experience at BYD in China. Production will begin in 2026.

Tesla fans are still waiting for the company’s convertible roadster, which was promised again in 2020 and last year by CEO Elon Musk.

Musk recorded that the new sports car “must lag behind things that have a more serious impact on the interests of the world.”

The power emitted by the electric motor is not a problem with electric sports cars, but rather the weight that hinders performance.

Longbow Motors said it hopes to offset that with its concept of “lightweight electric vehicles” (FEV). The lightweight sports car will be offered as a sports car and an open speed master.

Although no official figures or detailed specifications have been released yet, both cars should reach 100 km/h very quickly. These models are based on an aluminum platform that provides a weight of 995 kg for the hardtop and a weight of 895 kg for the open speed.

“There is a need for a lightweight electric sports car that is centered around drivers, and it can be used by those who love driving and where it takes them. That’s why we develop the longbow.”

Davey is responsible for launching the Tesla Model 3 in Europe and is the first official representative outside Lucid’s North America. Tapscott works on Lotus Elise.

The Longbow Speedster is launched in a limited edition of 150 cars, and costs around €102,000. Customers can also retain the Luminary 1st Edition and signature version models, limited to 10 and 25 units, respectively.