Xa kuziwa kwizithuthi zombane, singathanda ukuba wenze njalo zingakhona ezininzi Kulabo bahamba ezitalatweni zeedolophu ezithile, uTesla nguye oye wavula indlela yokuba abanye balandele. Ngaphezulu kwezithuthi ezingama-100.000 ze-Elon Musk enkulu eziya koyisa ezo ndlela zisasazeke kuwo wonke umhlaba; Nantsi icebo lakho.
Namhlanje ibhasi yombane entsha iqale, Uluhlu lwe-E2 Series, egxile kuthutho loluntu. Le bhasi ivela eProterra, umenzi ophambili waseMntla Melika, ukulungele ukuthatha ezitalatweni kunyaka olandelayo. Isakhono esikhulu sale bhasi kukuba iyakwazi ukuhamba ngaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezingama-650 ngentlawulo enye, ngaphezulu kancinci kunoko kufezekisiweyo ngeTesla Model S ngeekhilomitha ezingama-509 zokuzimela.
Abo Iikhilomitha ezili-650 zanele ukogquma zonke iindlela ngexesha losuku lwebhasi. Ukuba imoto yombane sele inezibonelelo zayo, isithuthi esikhulu, njengebhasi kunye neelori, sinezibonelelo ezinkulu. Ziibhasi zikawonke-wonke ezingabagqatswa abafanelekileyo ukuba basebenzise ithuba "lombane". Ngokufumana indlela enokuqikelelwa, abayidingi into yokutshaja, kuba benomthwalo omkhulu, bahlala bepake ebusuku kwaye ke kusetyenziswa ukubabiza.
Iibhasi zombane yonga imali kwipetroli nolondolozo, kwaye ezinye iidolophu zifumana inkxaso-mali yokuzisebenzisa ezinciphisa iindleko. Oku kwehlisa ixabiso leCatalyst E2 Series, ngesiqhelo malunga ne- $ 799.000, ezantsi. Ukuba ibhasi yedizili ixabisa malunga ne- $ 300.000, sinokuyifumana ingqiqo yayo.
Imfihlo yebhasi yeProterra ilele kumandla ayo 660 kWh yokugcina, kwanele ukubanakho ngaphezulu kwe-12 yeetoni zobunzima bebhasi engaphezulu kwe-12 yeemitha ubude. Le bhasi izakuya kwezinye iidolophu zaseMelika ezinje ngeFiladelfia okanye iLos Angeles.