French-built, all-electric spider car tackles tough terrain

A new four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle dubbed the spider car that can climb inclines and trawl through river beds will be going into production at the end of next month in France.

>>Reuters
Published : 2 Sept 2015, 12:02 PM
Updated : 2 Sept 2015, 12:02 PM

Mecanroc, the French company behind the Swincar, said the vehicle has wheels at the end of arms that move independently. The vehicle weighs 150 kilos (330 pounds) and can reach a maximum speed of up to 40 km (24 miles) per hour.

The company said the off-road vehicle, which is made of aluminum, can be easily assembled and adapted to the size of the driver, and because it is all electric it is not noisy.