Shows the BRP Can-Am Spyder Roadster as a plug-in hybrid - Geneva 2011

2007 brings the Canadian company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), the first Can-Am Sypder Roadster to market. The motorcycle on three wheels - two in front, one rear - has the advantage that one does not need a motorcycle license but the license for the car (class B) is sufficient. At the Geneva Motor Show BRP now shows a plug-in hybrid version of the Spyder roadster.


The concept study Can-Am Spyder Roadster Hybrid has a Rotax engine with 600 cubic centimeters, which usually comes in some of the "Ski-Doo snowmobiles, BRP-used. In addition, an electric motor with an output of 20 kW (equivalent to 27 hp) on board. When energy storage is a lithium-ion battery, which can be due to a corresponding port loaded separately on a standard household outlet. Purely electric roadster is to create the hybrid about 30 kilometers. The total range is the manufacturer of 600 kilometers.