--- title: "DeLorean Shows Off New Electric Car With Iconic Gull-Wing Doors" description: "DeLorean Motor Company has teased a brand new all-electric take on the iconic 80s sportscar from \"Back to the Future\" called Alpha 5." date: "2022-05-31" modified: "2022-05-31" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/delorean-electric-car-reveal" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "delorean" - "electric cars" - "the digest" --- # DeLorean Shows Off New Electric Car With Iconic Gull-Wing Doors ![]() *\Image: DeLorean Motor Company\* ## Alpha 5 DeLorean Motor Company has teased a brand new all-electric take on the iconic 80s sportscar from "Back to the Future." The company — technically a new Texas outfit that bought the rights to the DeLorean intellectual property after the original company went defunct in 1982 — gave us the first glimpses of its [Alpha 5]() vehicle in a series of images this week — and, at least at this development stage, it looks like an absolute beauty. ![]() ## 1.21 Gigawatts As expected, the Alpha 5 will feature two gull-wing doors that open out and upwards, just like the 1982 car that took the Marty McFly and Emmett "Doc" Brown for a variety of time travel adventures in the "Back to the Future" movies. The real life version will also boast plenty of electric motor-powered muscle, accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in just under three seconds, while zero to 88 mph — the required speed for time travel in Robert Zemeckis' 1980s films — takes just 4.35 seconds. ![]() A "base" performance model will come with a 100 kWh battery, giving it a top range of 300 miles, according to the company. At the moment, that's more more or less all we know about the new EV. The car is scheduled to make its premiere at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August, so we'll likely learn more about it then. The company is hoping to begin deliveries some time in 2024, so you'll have to be patient — unless, of course, the company opts to travel back in time to visit us in the summer of 2022. **READ MORE:** [DeLorean offers a first look at its gull-winged Alpha 5 EV revival]() \[*The Verge*\] **More on the DeLorean:** *[DeLoreans Are Apparently Coming Back as Electric Cars]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()