Can-Am Spyder Hybrid: boldly going where Piaggio has gone before

Exciting news out of Canada today. BRP has announced that it’s partnering with Universite de Sherbrooke to develop a plug-in hybrid version of the Can-Am Spyder. You know, the vehicle that successfully combines the performance of a car with the weather protection of a motorcycle. The four-year project aims to tackle the challenge of fitting hybrid drivetrain components into a “compact” three-wheeled platform. The thing is, Piaggio has done all this already, manufacturing a mass-production, reverse-trike that, right now in 2011, doubles BRP’s target fuel economy. Of course, the Piaggio can lean around corners too.

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