After a promising presentation last year of another brainchild of Elon Musk's company - the Tesla Cyberquad two-seater ATV , there was a not entirely clear pause. And some enthusiasts did not wait for the launch of the spectacular Cyberquad into production, and took matters into their own hands.
Two of them, amateur mechanic Rich Benoit and his colleague Stephen Salowski, rolled up their sleeves and created their own version of the Cyberquad based on the old Yamaha Raptor 700 Starscream. The construction cost them just over $ 10,000.
The first thing the inventors started with was replacing a regular gasoline engine with an engine from an electric motorcycle. They then tackled a bigger challenge by installing a large capacity battery in the Yamaha frame.
"Homemade" has an external resemblance to the prototype from Tesla - in particular, the characteristic body, made in the style of origami. The weight of the electric ATV is 225 kg. Its maximum speed is 164 km / h. However, according to experts, Starscream still needs a winch to overcome a truly serious off-road.
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