Riley XR3 Hybrid - DIY - 3 Wheel Hybrid Vehicle

Your very own DIY future-mobile

When the dust has settled on the post-apocalyptic world and you crawl out from under the up-turned sofa in your cellar, to find your shiny new Porsche Hybrid has sadly not made it intact, bits of twisted metal and remnants of an industrial age strewn across the landscape, remember where you put those plans for the XR3!

This futuristic looking vehicle is the 2 seater XR3 Hybrid, which, as yet, is only available as a set of plans enabling you to build your own. The designer Robert Riley has expressed a desire to go into full production vehicles in time, but for now a DVD explaining the process and techniques required, a good deal of free time and some left over parts are all that is needed, making the XR3 highly customisable.

Driving the 2 front wheels is a Kubota Diesel tractor engine, and you can leave it at that if 125MPG is fine for your needs, or you can opt to make the vehicle a Hybrid and build an electric motor and generator system into the single rear wheel. This makes it an effective 3 wheel drive system. The XR3 can drive 40 miles on electric power alone, through it's plug-in electric ability.  

  

Class: Motorcycle

Manufacturer: XR3 Motors LLC

Propulsion: 23hp Kubota D902 tractor engine; advanced DC 8-inch motor

Top Speed: 80 mph (129 km/h)

Vehicle range: 40 miles on battery; combined 440 miles

Fuel(s): Diesel fuel, electricity

Fuel efficiency: 125 MPG on diesel, 225 MPGe on diesel and electric

Battery system: Optional

Time to full battery recharge: dependant on battery pack

Price: Plans from $100

Production costs: $12,000-$30,000