IN THE SPIRIT

Aiming to join the quick clique is a Canadian pioneer of light electric vehicles, with their three wheel contender — the Daymak Spiritus...

By BILL VARETIMIDIS

There aren’t many production vehicles that can hit 0 to 100 km/h in around two seconds. The 482 km/h Bugatti Chiron can do it in 2.4 seconds, and the Tesla roadster clocks in a 1.9 seconds. Top Fuel dragsters can do it in around 0.7 seconds — but they’re far from production. Produced out of Toronto, the two seat Daymak Spiritus electric trike can go from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.8 seconds — and the flexing doesn’t stop there. Thanks to a 146 kW electric motor and an 80 kWh battery this firecracker gets a massive 450+ km of range. So how does an electric motor go from 0 to 100 in under 2 seconds? It’s all in the weight; with a heap of carbon fibre onboard, the Spiritus is…

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MAXIM New Zealand (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2022

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