Electrifying: BRUSA Spyder
When it comes to electric convertibles Tesla’s a real road hog, the be-all and end-all according to most eco-minded gearheads. While most of Tesla’s designs are quite nice, there’s certainly room for other electric roadster contenders to shake things up a bit. Enter Swiss firm BRUSA which specializes in building components for electric vehicles and has now decided to design a car of its own. The BRUSA Spyder actually began life as a student project at the Swiss Buchs NTB school of engineering before catching the firm’s eye, perhaps because rival Swiss concern Protoscar has electric sports cars of its own in the works.
With artfully-rendered Porsche-derived looks, the BRUSA isn’t aiming to replicate Tesla’s supercar-in-a-can specs, but is content with more than reasonably sporty performance. That still means a respectable 0 – 100 km/h clock of under 6 seconds and a top speed of over 200 km/h. The Spyder’s two synchronous electric motors each kick out about 127 hp through an individual rear wheel for a combined output of about 270 hp. At an average speed of 80 km/h the Spyder can go for 130 clicks on a single charge of its 16kWh battery; recharging to 60% capacity takes only 3 hours. Tesla had better watch its tailpipes. Or don’t they have those?
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